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CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE,
From Hongkong.
Empress of
India Empress of
28th May,
10th June.
Asia Empress of
Japan
25th June.
From Quebec
All Steamships leave longkong at no n.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1914,
The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are new quadruple scrow 21, knot turbine steamors, of 16:850. toas 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 Jaland Son of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's, Pacific and}}Atlantic Fleets ard equipped with Mareoni Wireless apparatus, ̧
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
Optional Atlantic Port, E71,10.,
EMPRESS OF INDIA,"
Optional Atlantic Port £65.
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP.æð.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES, LONDON & AN- TWERP. via Kaga Maru Singaporo, Capt. Tabusu Malacca, Penang, Alsula Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt. Trizawa Port Said.............
VICTÒRIA. B.C.,
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HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
The Cost of Living,
An interesting exhib ion, do- signed to illustrate the rise ii the" Oost of living, was ti be held
PHILIPPINES. under the auspices of the Central
PHILIPPINES
STEAMSHIP CO
Sailing Date Steamship. T
Captains.
For
Sailing date.
WEDNES., 20th Zafiro 4000 F. S. McMuring Cebu and Iloilo. May, 4 p.m.
T. 12,500. May. at 10a.m.
WEDNES., 3rd T. 16,000 June, at 10 am.
TUESDAY, 19th- T:12,500 1 May, at 4 p.m.
(TUESDAY, 2nd T. 12,500 (June, at 4 pm.
and SEATTLE | Aki Maru via Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, YokCapt. Numa Sado Maru kalohi,
and
Capt. Asakawa Yokohama,
SYDNEY & MEL
BOURNE, via Manila, via Canadian
day
Island, Capt. K. Sonoda, T. 9,300 June, at noon. Townsville and
"EMPRESS OF ASIA,'
via
'EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
"MONTEAGLE”, Intermediate service, Atlantic port £43, via Boston or New York £45.
Ratos pioted above do not includo meals and sleeping car across Canada These, if required, will be furnished for £6 additional.
SPECAIL RATES (First Claas only.allowed to. Naval and Military officers Civil Servicer pmployece, Missionarios, etc, plc.. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets leave the uption of returning from, San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mail S.S. C, or Toyo Kison Kuisha.
Local and through passengers day, if desired, travel by rail between Parts of call in Japan.
For further information, Mups, Routes, Handbooks, Rates
of Freight and Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Peder Street and Praga, opposito Blake Pier.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
AP CAR
LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAÏTS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
BASTWARD.
S.S. "Japan," 6,013 tons, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI on 22nd May.
S.S. "Dunera,” 5,389 ton 3, Capt. Dickinson, will be despatch ed for MIKE, KUBE & MOJI on 22nd May.
WESTWARD.
Thure- Kumano Maru
Brisbane
CALCUTTA
via
S'pore, Penang
& Rangoon
BOMBAY via Singa-1 Colombo Maru
(WED., 3rd
[THURSDAY,
poro and Colombo. Capt. Kawashima T. 5,000 121st May.
(WED., 20th Miyazaki Maru KOBE & Yokohama}
Capt. Yamawari T. 16,000 (May, at 11 a.m. NAGASAKI, Kobal Tango Maru
JTUESDAY, 2nd
& Yokohama Capt. T. Sekino T. 13,500 June, at 5 p.m. KOBE & Yokkaichi
KOBE & Yokohaina}
+ Cargo only.
:
Kanagawa Maru Capt. Tozawa
JFRIDAY,
T. 12,500 (22nd May.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG
AND JAPAN PORTS. Commoncing from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for
3, months,
YOKOHAMA KODE
Return.
MOJI
Return.
Roturn.
$122
$109.
$.75
$ 65
NAGASAKI
Retura.
$15 $57
1st class.........$135 2nd class .......$ 81 --
With option of Rail hotwe on Steamer's Calling ports in Japan. For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramage, R.N.R. will be des- patched for SINGAPORE, PENANG &CALCUTTA, on 21st May.
S.S. C. Apcar." 4,600 tons/Capt. Drake, will be despatched. as above on 30th May.
"
The above steamers have oxcellent saloon accommodation för passengers and are fitted with all modern donveniences and carry a duly qualified surgoon.
For freight or passage, apply to,
Hongkong, May. 18, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankors, &c.
Rubi"
Manila,Mangarin, FRI., 22nd *
Manila,Mangarin, MON., ist
Cobu and Iloilo. | June, 4 p.m.
....... 4000 J. Miller. Electric light and fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses carried.
Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any stoomer of the Pacific Mail B.S. Co, Toye Kison Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passago apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Hongkong, 14th May. 1914.
GENERAL MANAGERS
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
BLUET
LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service betweon
JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
From
Exported on or abort FUT
Will save on me abo
...1st half June
London branch of the Women's Labour League, of which Dr. Marion Phillips is the secretary, at St. Botolph's Parish Room on - the 20th ult. It was proposed to
demonstrate the value of ons sovereign in 1889, the ove of the South African War, an iite value now in the commodities of every- day life. The cost of washing day was also to be dem snerrated, with the effect of the vacations in wages and cost of materials for Buch staple industrian as the building and furnishing trades, The exhibition was to be preceded by a conference, prees to over by Dr. Ethel Bentham, and to be addressed by Miss Ma et Atkin- sau, to which working: women were specially invited.
Rotterdam Lloyd,
With a net profit for last year of fi 1,528,360, as compared with 1.1,514,301 for 1012, no Rotter- dam Lloyd is able to repent its previous dividend of 10 per cent. The sum of fl.2,204,784 is written off for depreciation, £1.800,000 placed to the reserve fund, and
Tiikini.........JAVA ...1st half May...JAPAN 1st half May 11,200,000 to the insurance fand. Tilliwong...S'HAI ...1st half May, JAVA.Ist half May The passenger and cargo services Tjipanas......JAVA ...1st half May...S'HAI ..2nd half May according to the report," were Titarcem...JAPAN...2nd half May.JAVA 2nd half May carried on in a regular manner, Tilmahi... JAVA 2nd half May......JAPAN 2d half May and only in a few ones was it Tjibodas......JAVA ...2nd half May......JAVA
to charte special Tjimanoek...JAVA 1st half Juno ......S'HAI...1st half June necessary Tillatjap.JAVA 1st half June ......JAPAN 1st half June steamers or for the company to The steamers are all fitted throughout with Eleotrio Light, and freight its own vessels cutside the have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and regular lines. Working expenses, it ia stated, are still very high, and will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
an igoressa is to be expecte: rather JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. then any reduction. Conditions Telephone No. 1574
York Building,
115 in the ports of the Dutoh Eset Indies were very bad during the year, and the Government is called npon to prevent the presentonor- mous delaye. The company has a paid-up capital of fl.15,000,000. ind the book value of the floot. in
18,045,000 "while tounago. ander constraction is booked at 0.2,284,502.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN' 'FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Displacement
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Hongkong.
'19th May. 16th June. 23rd
T. KOSUMOTO, Manger,
Steumer. Chiyo Maru Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru*
Shinyo Maru⠀
Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21 knots Tues., 22,000 21 knots Tues., 11,003-18 knots Tues., 22,000 - 21 knots Tues.,
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Steamers. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Tean
Liangchow... SHANGHAI......................... PAKHOI & HAIPHONG. ...Sungklang SHANGHAL.
.......... Luchow SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU... Kanchow WEIHAIWEL & TIENTSIN Huichow HONG-MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO...Chinhua
SHANGHAI ......
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VŒUX 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 ratos.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED
Chief Office:LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH Deutsche Bump/schiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA.” Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES gia NRRAITS and COLOMBO,
TU
Marsellica, Havre, Emden, Bremen and Hamburg and New York And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Victoria. Vancouver
(1.0.) and Seattle, Wash. and Portland (Or.)
!
Taking Cargo at Through rates to European North Continental and British Ports, also Trie, Qgoito, Marscilfes, decos, and other Steditoremen Levantine, Black Sax and Baltic Port, and all North and South American Ports,
Next Sallings from Hongkong :.
FOR
Shanghai, Kone and Yokoliuma..
Vitoria, Yvor, Stilo & Pland(Or.).
STEAMSHIP
Segovia
TO SAIL 28th May Preussen ............. „8th June
Silesia............... 18th June.
14th July.
£96.10.
Steamers via Shanghai wil be despatched at noon. Steamers via Manila will be despatched at 10.30 a.m." First Class to London.£71.10. Return (6 months) £120. First Class to New York.........£60.
£68, San Francisco £45. "Passengers purolinsing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.S.. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian. Pacific Railway Co.
11
+
Special Ratos given to MAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Prinol pol Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call is Japan free of
ARIES oto.
Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
To Sail. 19th May, at 4 pain. 19th May at 4 p.m. 20th May at 10 am. ....21st May at 4 p.m. ......23rd May at m'nightRUZ,
24th May at d'light 26th May at 4 p.m.. Shaohsing........., 26th May at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Wookly, "8.S. LINTAN" and "8.9. SANUI" MANILA LINE,-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,” “Taming,” and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANCHAI & TSINGTAU LINE.-The Twin Screw steamers" "Anhui" "Chenan," "Shaohsing" and the 8.5,Kanchow" "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 Tuesday,Thursday, and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtsze and Northern China Ports.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
The Fire on the Svorono. The fire in the No. 2 hold of the Russian str. Sovorno," which was discovered while the vessel was in the vicinity of the Saddles when on a voyage from Viadi- voetok and Taingtao to Singapore, has been extinguished, and on May I, the oargo was being unloaded and taken to Pootong. At the time of the outbreak, there were about 9,000 bage of ground auta in the hold, and all have been destroyed, either by fire or water. Inte on Friday night, the vassel was taken as clase 60 possible to the Yangtazopoo Dock Cola wharf and the hold was completely flooded. The fire was
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA eventually put out about 8 o'clock CALLAO, IQUIJE and VALPARAISO.
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN, ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Fuli Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291.
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
on Saturday night, and from that hour, the ships pumps were hard at work pumping the water out, Gangs of coolies were employed in unloading the spoilt cargo,
A slight mishap occurred on the
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN 9th to the tubes of the Customs
STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO ZODIFICATION..
Arrivo Hongkong from Australia.
: Steamers,
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, | Empire. Hongkong and Canton.
St. Albans........ N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for Eastern_vaniemensia the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pior at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
2nd May. 23rd May.
13th June.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
29th May, 10 a.m. 19th June, 10th July,
*
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon-suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are
lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electri venience of the trans-shipment at Woosung.
Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Reduced Fares :-Single $45: Return $75.
For Freight or Passages apply to '
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Telophone No. 36
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
i gents
Hongkong 18th May, 1914.
C. Ferd. Laeisz...3rd July RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
Senegambla *... 17th July Scandia ..........27th July
Alesla
Saxonia Andalusia
14th Aug.
10th June 31st July
Belgravia.. ....8th Sept. Brisgavia 26th May: Altmark ............28th May. Brasilia ........................... 4th June. „Fürst Bulow .....!5th June. Wuerttemburg ... 19th June. Sudmark 23rd June. Segovia....... 4th July. „Goldenfels.......13th July.. Preussen .................. 16th July.
M'los, I'dam, H'burg, A'worp. Mlos, fro, Ben & burg. R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp Havre & Hamburg..... R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp Marseilles & Hamburg. Havro Emden & I'burg R'dam, 'burg & A'worp Havre, Bremen & Hamburg..
For Further Particulars, apply to-
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Omos.
HONGKONG AGENCY.
Outward Bound. (Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
fire float, and the services of the Municipal Council's float were requisitioned. About troolock in the afternoon, Mr. Tatt, Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, received a message from Lloyd's Surveyor asking for assistance. The brigade immediately turned out and it was found that a quantity of ground-nuts in the between decks was burning. The River Police, under Inarestor T. Mellows, and the Fire Brigade succeeded in eabduing the fire, and all danger was removed during the course of the evening.
Nowegian Steamer's Disaster.
Lloyd's Agents at Nagasaki, Mesere. Holme, Ringer and Co, have received a telegran stating. that the Norwegian str, CuernoY, 4.475 tone, struck a rook off the Korean, coast, ten miles below.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. Fasan, on Monday, May 4. Sho
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
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 RETURY. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
** Leaving.
The SS. Koursk 6,400 R.T., Cmmander Padalka, is expected steamships, to arrive here on or about the 28th day of May.
Homeward Bound, (Odossa vin Ports of call.)
The 8.8. Mogilev 6,200 B.T., Commander Kahiani, is expected to arrive here on or about the 6th day of June.
The 9:5. Koursk 6,400 R.T., Commander Padalks, is expected
to arrivo here on or about the lith day of July.
For Froight, Passage and further particulara, apply to
Capt. LUKHMANOFF, Agent, Hotel Manalo, 3rd Floor, Tol. Na 1224.
Hongkong, Muy 14, 4914)
Haitan......... Halyang
Halching
: Captain |-A. H. Stewart ... {TUESDAY, 19th May at 11 am A. E. Hodgins... FRIDAY, 22nd May at 11 am W. C. Passmoro. TUESDAY, 26th May at 11 am,
FOR SWATOW.
Haimun........
| J. W. Evans
WED., 20th May at 11 am. Halmun...J, W. Evans SUNDAY, 24th May at 10 am
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf atGF Blake Pier.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co, Goneral Manager !
was carrying a cargo of 13,800 Oases of kerosene oil. The cargo in one hold was damaged and it was stated that the cargo would have to be discharged. A request was made for a apecial surveyor { and on May 6 Mr. G. D· Aitken, Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Irit Nagasaki for Fassa, The Guernsey was built at Sunderland in 1898. The telegram referred to above gives no particulara of the damage sustained by the ship; it is believed that ate ncceeded in reached Tasen after the accident.—Nagasaki Press,
Oysters, Frosh, Fried or Stowed. Findon Haddooks, Kiprers &o.,
ALEXANDRA CAFE