Shipping
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1913,
Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
25th June. Alsatian
From Magkong
Empress of
Japan
Monteagle Empress of Russia
1st July.
8th July,
Victorian
From Quebec
2nd July
23rd July
4th Aug..
All Stemships "leive Hongkong at noon, The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are now quadruple screw 21. knot turbino steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, 30,623 displacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pacific.
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The direct come to Canada, United States and Europe, call ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Son of Japan), Kabe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Floots are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
·PASSACHE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.
'EMPRESS OF RUSSIA "
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
** EMPRESS OF INDIA,"
Optional Atlantic For £65.
"MONTEAGLE".
EMPRESS OF ASIA." via
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port: £43, vin- Boston or New York £45.
Rates quoted above do not irelude meals and slooping car across Canada. These, if required, will be furnished for 45 additional
SPECIÁL RATES (First Class only) allowed to Naval and Militory officers, fivil, Servies employees, Missionarios, etc,, ole. Passengers pawinasing Trans-Pacific: Round Trip passago Tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the stoumers of the Pacific Mail 5.5. Co., or Toyo Kisen Kaisha.
Loenland through passengers may, if desired, travel by rail letvou Ports of all in Japan."
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Ratos of Freight and Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedler Street and Praya; opposite Blake Pier,
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE,
Regular Service Between.
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
S.S. Takada 6,800 tons, Capt.
dospatched for KOBE & MOJE on 19th Juns.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CÓ.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong →
Destination."
MARSEILLES,
LONDON & AN-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
TWERP, vis Hitachi Maru Singapore, Capt. T. Sato Malacos, Penang, { Miyazaki Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt. Port Said...
VICTORIA,
B.O., I.
and SEATTLE via S'hai, Koelung Moji, Kobe, Yok- kalchi, Saimidzu, and Yokohama...
SYDNEY & MEL
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Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK
The Goldmouth.
The work on the oil slösmar Goldmouth, which last hor rudeler
PHILIPPINES. and stern post in the Red. Seu in
PHILIPPINES
Steamship. T. Captains.
Sailing Dale!
T. 12,500
T. 16,000
WEDNES., 17th June, at 10 a.m." WEDNES., 1st July.
Rubl
Zatiro
B
Awa Maru Capt.
[THURSDAY, 2nd T. 12,500 July, at 4 pim.
BOURNE, via | Tango Maru Manila... Thurs-Capt. Sekine d'a y
Island, Nikko Maru Townsville and Capt.
Brisbane
CALCUTTA
T. 13,500
T. 9,600
[ WEDNES., 1st July, at noon [WED, 29th
July, at noon.
vin) Kanagawa Maru *
S'pore, Penang Capt. & Rangoon
}
BOMBAY via Singa- Rangoon Maru
pore and Colombo. f Capt. KOBE & Yokohama Iyo Maru
Capt. Ilirase NAGASAKI, Kobel Nikko Maru
& Yokohama... Capt. R. Takel SHANGHAI, Mujil
and Kobe............ KOBE & Yokohama
Cargo only.
Į Kirin Maru
[SATURDAY,
PT. 12,509 127th June.
MONDAY,
T. 42,000 (22nd June.
THURS., 18th T. 16,000 June, at 11a,ni,
JTUESDAY, 30th T. 9,600 (Juno, at 5 p.m.
ƒTHURSDAY, Capt. Nakamura T. 12,000 (18th June.
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Fitted with new system of wireless_tolography." REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG
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AND JAPAN PORTS.. Commencing from 1st June, ending 37th Sept.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for
3 months,
will be
YOKOHAMA KOBE
Return. 'Roturn.
MOJI Return.
1st class.........$135 2nd class........$ 81
$122
$108-
$ 75
$ 65
S.S. "Torilla," 1,205 tons, Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be des patched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI, on 6th July.
..WESTWARD.
S.S. "Japan," 6013 tona, Capt. Seldon, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, TINANG & CALCUTTA on 18th June.
`S.5. “A. Apcar," 1,150 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched as above on 30th June.
The abovo steamers have excellent saluon accommodation for passengers and are fuld with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgon.
For freight or pasange, apply to,
Hongkong, June 13, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,
Backers, &c.
Head Offico for the Far East :-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG.
KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. "YOKOHAMA:
32, Water Street. MANILA: Manila Hotel.
LINES TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
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NAGASAKI Retura.
$57
With option of Rail botwoon Steumor's Calling ports in Japan. For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
February last and oime on to Singapore under a jury rudder, is practically completed. She has been in the King's Dock, STEAMSHIP CO. Keppel Harbour, since her arrival
For
and has had a new stern frame
Sailing date, and rudder fixed,
4000 J. Miller f Manila,Mangarin, SAT., 20th.
Cobu and Iloilo, June, 4 p.m. 4000 F. S. McMurray,
Manila,Mangarin, WED,, 1st
Cebu and Iloilo. July, p... 1 Electric light and fans in overy cabin; competent stewardesses carried.
Pasongers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Pains Malt 8.3. 00., Togo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern und Australian Steamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Pasango apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
Hongkong, 13th June, 1914.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN. -
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
Frium
liepastedjos or about
Fur
Light-Vessel Adrift.
A telegram has been received by the shipping authorities in Singapore from those in Port Swettenham concerning a matter cf vital interest to all ships' masters who have tanegotiate the Straits of Malacca. The wire is to the affect that a tongkang, painted red, which has lately boen doing duty as a light-vessel at Pulo Pintu Gedong has parted: from her moorings. She was last soon not far from One Fathom Bank up the Straite and all vessels aro warned to keep a sharp look
out.
The Japan-Calcutta Rate War.
In order to extend the competi. tion with the British India Steam- ship Co. on the Caloutta run, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has now Willa. or about decided to incroase the bottoms Tipanas......SHAI. „..1st half Jung.............. JAVA 1st half June on the servico from July. It is Tilatjap.JAVA 1st half June......JAPAN 1st half June reported that the Kichirin Mara, Tibodas.
JAVAnd half June of the 4,000 ton type, now engag Timahi JAPAN“ „„,,?nal half Juno ..............JAVA ...2nd half June ad in the sorvico, will be replaced Tlimanoek ...SHAI....2nd half Juno ................JAVA ...2nd half June by the Kawachi Maru. 6,000 tons, ...1st half July......JAPAN..et half July When this change is effeted all Tjiliwong .JAVA Thitaroem...JAVA ...1st half July ......S HAI ...!st half July Tjibini .........JAVA...2nd half July...SHAI. 2nd half July N..K. ships on the service will, The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electrio Light, and with the exception of the Ceylon have accommodation for a limited number of salonn passengers, and Maru, 5,000 tone, be of 6,000 will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L. '
lone type. For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN:LIJN, "lephone No. 1574
York Building
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPÁN AND HONOLULU.
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Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without ïotics.
Steamor..
Leave Hongkong.
Displacement
23rd June: 14th July.
Nippon Maru
Tons & Speed 11,000 18 knots Tues.,
T. KUSUYOTO, Manager.
Shinyo Maru Chiyo Maru Tenyo Maru
22,000 - 21 knots Tres.,
:
4th August.
27th August.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For SHANGHAI......
"Steamers. ..Luchow
SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU.....Chenan MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming SHANGHAI.
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To Sail. 18th June at 4 pm. 20th June at m'night ...23rd June at 4 p.m.
Shaohsing23rd June at 4 p.m. Kallong ,24th June at 10 a.m.
......30th June at 4 p.in.
HOIHOW & HAIPHONG .... MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN "and" S.S. SANUI "
MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Tamlug,"
22,000 21 knots Tues., 22,000 - 21 kaots. Thurs., Stoomora via Shanghai will be despatched at noon." Steamers via Manila will be despatched at 10.30 a.m. First Class to London................................£71.10: Roturn (6 months) £120. First Class to New York.........£60.
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11
F
£96.10.
San Francisco £45.
£68. "Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the optic of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail. S.S. Gu, or from Vancouver by stainers of the Canadian Pasific Railway Co.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-
ARIES etc.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal, Mai), liaos and the Trans-Siberian Rallway,
Passengers may travel by Railway between parts of call in Japan free of chargo.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Crossing the Solent.
At & meeting of the Isle of Wight Chamber of Comineros at Newport the Soleat Tunnel projest was
discussed, the president, Colonel Hobart, moving." à resolution to the effect that it' would be better policy to advo cate a train ferry from Stokes Bay to Ryilé or across the Solent. He said that the train ferry between the United States and Janada bad proved a succes, so that from Copenhagen to Stockholm. He saw no reason why by similar means they should not have a train from Waterloo running right through to Freshwater. Mr. Leonard Jordan seconded, and remarked that by means of a train ferry passengers could get all the advantages of the sea treezes in fine weather, whilst in bad weather they could remain inside the carriage without any disturb. ance of their travelling require. mente. Mr. E.. Parker argued that this proposal was side-track- ing the Solent Tuanel project, which had gone a long way The bill provided for a larger sum thon was.originally spoken of, because it was intended to cover some large works on the mainland. The resolution moved by Colonel
was ultimately adopted. Soveral members abstained from voting.
Via JAPAN PORTA, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA toward completion. CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO,
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Froj jht, apply to
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
Telephone No. 291
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KING'S BUILDINGS..
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships: electric THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN|Hobart in favour of a train ferry
OIRS arranged ALL PARTS of the WORLD. AGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at ipwest rates.
ETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED
Chief Office -LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deusche Dampischiffahrts Gesenschaft "HANSA." Regular bailing from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES he STRAITS and COLOMBO,
Marseilles, Havre, Enden, Bremen and Hamburg and New York. And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Victoria. Vancouver
(B.C.) and Sonttle, Wash. and Portland (Or.)
tabloy Care at Throngs on to all European North Continental and Brittals Ports, also Trier, Uparto, Marseilles, tea, and other Mediteranan kvanting, Black den snú Baltic F, and all North and South Amy Ican Ports,
Next Sailings from Hongkong :
Fon
STEAMSHIP
TO SAIL
Shanghai, Kobo and Yokohama......Silesia............... 20th June
C. Ferd. Laelsz...3rd July Senegambla *... 17th July Scandia Alesia
Sithonia,
....27th July
....14th Aug.
fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." ESHANGHAI & TSINGTAU LINE.-The Twin Screw steamers * Anhui” “Chenan," 'Shaohsing" and the S.S.. "Kanchow" Llangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" having, excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schodule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, foaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday,Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtsze and Northern China Ports,
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hengkong and Canton.
N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch loaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
"MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO ZODIFICATION).
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
Steamer.
Eastern ..... Empire... Aldenham
...........
4th July... 1st Aug.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
10th July, 10 am, 31st July, 28th Aug,
化
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on
Improving Port Swettenham. Great improvements have been going on for the last eight months in connection with the F.M.S. railways at Port Swettenham, and into these the use of rein forced concreto bas largely entered. Six large godowns for the storage of rabber, now being erected along the £33 front. uro being built on foundations of reinforced concrete, and the last of these foundations was succ888- fully finished last week! It is
Those steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon-suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are interesting to learn that is the
venience of the trans-shipment at Woosung.
Reduced Fares-Single $45: Return $75.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telophone No. 36
Hongkong 17th June, 1914.
23rd Aug. RUSSIAN Liberla...
Vtori V'ver, S'ile t. & P. (Or.)....Andalusia
Altmark
Belgravia Brasilia
..11th Sept.
Havre. R'dam, Hamburg & A*werp.. Wuerttemberg...20th June. M'los, Havre; Emden & H'burg Hamburg & Antwerp...
..18th Sept. 2nd Aug. .....17th Sopt, ....12th Oct.
.....Segovia 4th July. Suedmark..... 6th July, .....14th July, Preussen 19th July, Emden... ...... 20th July. Silesia..... 29th July. Markomannia....5th Aug. Frisia.............. 10th Aug. O.J, D. Ahlers...22nd Aug. Senegambla... 25th Aug.
Havre, R'dam, H'bug & A'werp....Goldenfels
Havre, Bremen & Hamburg..
Havre, R'dam & Hamburg
Havre, Emden & Hamburg
Havre &, Hamburg.....
Gonoa, Dankirk & Thurg
R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp Havre, Emdon, H'big....
For Further Particulare, apply to
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Ofos
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents
VOLUNTEER FLEET. HONGKONG AGENCY.
Homeward Bound.
(Odessa via Ports of call.)
The S.8. Mogilev 6,200 R.T., Commander Kahian, is expected to arrive here on Monday evening the 15th June, 1914.
The S.S. Koursk 6,400 R.T., Commander Padalke, is expected to arrive hore on or about the 17th day of July, 1914,
Outward Bound. (Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)'
The 8.8. Kiev 5,566 R.T., Commander Statzky, is expected to arrive here about the beginning of July, 1914.
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
dongkong. June
Capt. LUKHMANOFF, Agent, Hotel Mauriour. 3rd Floor, Room 12 & 14,
Tel No. 1716
lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
dlob, Livingston & Co..
Agents.
foundations, there are no less than 672 reinforced
concrete piles, in groups of four, each pile being driven 41 feet into the ground. The design is on the Kahn system and to make the
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.piles, 1,200 cubic yards of con-
Hongkong-Soath China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Const, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light. Excellent Culeine.
Steamships. Hailan Halyang Halching
J. W. Evans
Leaving:
19th June at 11 am 23rd June at 11 a.m. 26th June at 11 am.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days,) Captain
FRIDAY, A. E. Hodgins... (TUESDAY, W. C. Passmore, FRIDAY,
FOR SWATOW? Halmun....... A. H. Stewart... WED.,
17th June at 11 am. Haimun............, | A. H. Stewart... | SUNDAY, 21st June at 10 am. During the mouth of July and August First Class Rotura Fares to Foochow will be subject to a reduction of 20% on the full Fares.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co. General Managerë,
Crete and 260 tons of reinforcement were used. Owing to there being no previous record of the bearing capacity of piles in the ground st Purt Swettenham, tests were made by selecting groups of four piles and subjecung them to a load of twice what they would ultimately require to bear due to the weight of the buildings. All the tests wore entirely satisfactory, the load being on for 60 days without the slightest sign of day settle ment. The contractele for this werk were United Engineers, Limited, and they are to be com mended for their enterprise in the reinforced concrete line.
Oysters, Fresh, Friedor Stowed Findon Haddooks, Kippers & ALEXANDRA CAFE,