SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBEEN 16,0 1914)
SHIPPING
CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE."
From Hongkong
Sailings Temporarily Withdrawn
All Steamships leavo Hongkong at noon.
EMPRESS OF ASIA" The EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and are new quadruple scrow 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons grond 2625 displacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurig
Pacific.
The dot route to Canada, United States and Europe, call- Ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.O.
Apteamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
PASSAGE RATES BỌNGKONG TO LONDON,
"EMPRESS UP RUSSIA."
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
EMPRESS OF INDIA,"
Optional Atlantic Port £65.
*** MONTBAGLE",
Intermediate service, Atlantic port £43, via Boston or New York £45.
Rates quoted above do not" include meals and sleeping car across Canada. These, if required, will be furnished for £8 additional.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, į šYasaka Maru ́ via Singapore, Capt. YamawakiT. 25,000 1 Penang, Colombo," §Miyazaki Maru Suez & Port Said Capt. Teranska T. 16,000
→
VICTORIA, B.C., $Sado Maru
Sailing Date
WEDNES., 18th Nova at 10 am WEDNES. 2nd (Deo. at 10 a.in,
ƒTUES, 17th
Nov. at noon. (TUES., 1st (Deo. at noon.
and SEATTLE vla | Capt. Asakawa T. 12,500 S'hai, Moji, Kobe, $Yokohama Maru- Yokkaichi, and | Capt. Komatsubara T. 12,500 Yokobama smal
CALOUTTA
""EMPRESS OF ASIA,”
via
SYDNEY & MEL-)
BOURNE,
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," vis
via Canadian
Manila,
day
via Hitachi Maru Thurs-Capt. Sato Island, Tango Maru
T. 13,500
Townsville and Capt. Soyeda Brisbane
T. 13,500
[FRI, 20th
Nov. at noon. WEDNES., 16th Deo. at noon.
via)
ƒSATUR., 21st
Į MONDAY,, 23rd
Nov, SUNDAY, 129th Nov.
MONDAY, 30th
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, etc., eto. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacifio Round Trip passago 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. Cother of Peddor Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO. LTD.
APCAR LINE!.'
1
Regular Service Between
1
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN FORTS.
EASTWARD.
Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regulac intervals, taking passengers and cargo at current rates.
Hongkong, Aug. 31, 1514.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,
Bankers, &c.
S'pore, Penang Ceylon Maru
& Rangoon ......Oapt. Naguchi T. 10,000 (Nov. BOMBAY via Singa-Į Colombo Maru
pore and Colombo. Capt. Nakamoto T. 8,000
Į Kawachi Maru S'HAI and Kobe...
J.Capt. Nakamura T. 12,500
Capt. Nomura Rangoon Maru
S'HAI and Kobe
KOBE & Yokohama}
T. 7,000 (Nov.
J
FRIDAY, 20th
NAGASAKI, Kobol Tango Maru
& Yokohama ..............f Capt. Sekine T. 12,500 Nov. at 5 p.m.
1 Kitano Maru
ƒMON, 23rd: Capt. F. E: Cope T. 16,000 (Nov, at 11 am. Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
Steamers, Katori Maru
Kamo
FOR EUROPE.
Displacement.
20,000 tons
Leave Hongkong. · Thursday 28th January
16,000
10
Kashima Mishima
20,000.
11th Feb mary 21th February
16,000
11th March
Sowa
17
25,000
25th March
Atauta
16,000
25,000
21
22nd April
16,000
11
6th May
16,000 25.000
11
20th May
3rd June
Yaɛaka
Miyasaki Kitano Fushima
FOR AMERICA.
8th April.
Tuesday 26th January
9th February 23rd February 9th March 23rd March
Aki
Maru
12,500 tons
Sado
**
12,500
+1
Yokohama, Awa" Shizuoka,
12,500
12,500
#1
12,500
ม
Tamba
12,500
6th April
14
Aki Bado
"
12,500
多发
##
12,500
1
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
20th April. 4th May
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers,
Luchow
For MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming SHANGHAI.. SHANGHAI. WWEI & TTSIN...............Hutchow Head Office for the Far East:16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG-MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Tean
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Street. MANILA: Manila Hotel.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP and
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
Ohief Office :-LUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, E.O.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
TAIYUAN „MINI
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia,
21st Nov.
Sail Hongkong for Australia.
27th Nov.
".
"1
To Bail. 17th Nov. at 4 p.m. 17th Nov. at 4 p.m.- 19th Nov. at 4 p.m.. 21st Nov, at noon. ......24th Nov..at 4 p.m.
"
Taming,"
16
Teant
11 Anhui
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN
Scasent
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
From
Dad.co or AONI
**Tow
LOG BOOK.
Contraband Rice.
A large seizure of contralan. rice was made by the Customs Shanghai on
authorities
board the Q.M. steamer Hain Kong on November which, unknown to the ship's officers, the Chinese oraw were endeavouring to amuggle,
Will can on or ab Tilmanock...
HAI ...?nd half Nov. Tibodat
......JAPAN...2nd half Nov.
Rangoon Pilotage. Tipanas......JAPAN „,.1st. half Nov......JAVA...2nd half Nov. The following appears in the A Tillatjap.JAVA...End half Nov.......JAPAN...2nd half Novadual report for 1913-1914 of the Tikini ......JAVA...2nd half Nov.....S'HAI...2nd half Nov Rangoon Port Commission anent Tillwong...JAVA 1st half Dec...JAPAN ...ist half Dec. the Government reference on the Tarcem...JAVA 1st half Doc. Tikembang JAVA
Pilot enquiry: The Commis- winners held a special meeting to consider the report of the Pilot Committee of inquiry and the Government reference to them on the subject, and they decided to reply as follows:
2nd half Dec. SHAF 1st half Jan "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamere carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building.
F15
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.
Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru
Chiyo Maru
Displacement
11,000-18 knots From Kobe, Tues., 1st
Tons & Speed
22,000 - 21 knots
??
22,000 - 21 knots
H'kong, Tues., 8th H'kong. Tues., 5th
Dec
Deo. Jan.
The s.s. Nippon Maru will leave Kobe for Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco on Tuesday, let December.
Steamers via Shanghai will 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.
San Francisco £45.
£96.10. £68.
Fassengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return ickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., or from
Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacifle Railway Co.
Special Ratas given to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ARIES ato.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets fawried in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan froo. of
sharge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
(1). After fully weighing the Government proposal to amend the British Burmas Pilots Acts, which would give the Com missioners fuller control, they were unanimous in thinking that the balance of advantage Jay on the side of their own proposals, that the British Burns Pilots Act! should no loni er apply to Raa- goon, but that the Pilot Service should be admini-tered by virtuesme of a pilotage clause in the Ranǝk. goon Port Act;
(2) No proposals could be put fora ari wuh respect to the pilots fuad, which was in a very un- remuneration until the pilot
eat-factory audition, coull be improved. Masures for in rov ing the fund would be consi ered at an early date and the ratter would then be discussed with Government;
(3) The Commissioners agres with the suggestion of the com mittes of inquiry in the matter of appointing two senior pilots to command the pilots' vessol;
(4) The Commissioners were of opinion that the question of providing a steam pilot vessel had arisen at an inopportune moment, inasmuch as the pilot, fund was so depleted that the strictest economy was demanded. Further, considered that no prima facie ones bud boen made out for such a vessel;.
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA the Commissioners CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO,
Anyo Maru
18,500 - 15 knots
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES, For Fall Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
O. WURIU, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS,
Telephone No. 291*
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA ·
VIA MANILA.
La dama
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION;)
Steamer.
Aldenham St. Albans
patsaitas
Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong from Australia. for Australia,
28th Nov.
18th Deo., 11 a.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- "S.S. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI'
auring a plentiful supply of Los, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chlahue,"
lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric Fane. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried: fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" &
For further particulars, apply to SHANGHAI LINE The Twin Screw steamers and Chenas and the 9.8. "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 Yangtaze and Northern China Ports:
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
For Fraight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36 -
Hongkong 16th Nov,¡ 1914.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
(5) The Deputy Conservator bad been inairuoted to afford every possible facility, tu pilots in boarding or leaving ships in the harbour. Nothing further could. be done at present as the fund would be auable to bear the charge of a new steam launch';
( The Commissioners' con- staat study was to improve the system of lighted buoye in the harbour, and they had placed an order for 4 new buoys lighted by liquid acetylene, which they trusted would be in position be fore the end of 1914;
(7) The Commissionera agreed: with the committee of inquiry that the emoluments of the pro- bationer pilot should be equal to the emoluments which he drew while acting as mate.
A reply to this effect was' despatched to the Local Govern
ment.
Ti
Double Skin Ship Construction.. La discussing the Turton Jones system of double skin construc.. tion for passenger vessels, it has been argued by a few that by w reducing the thickness of the ex- posed or outer shell, a vessel's sides are liable to be damaged? more easily when entering har bours and dooke, although up to a point this argument may ap paar sound enough, yet in aotunl
when comes
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. Practice and what one axons to
Hangkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Clase, 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.).. Captain
Steamships.
Leaving.
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET. Halching... W. O. Passtore. TUBS., 17th Nov. at 1 p.m.
• Hallan ...........] J. W. Evans 2. Í TUES,, 24th Nov, at 1. p.m.
FOR AMOY AND. FOOCHOW,
HONGKONG AGENCY.
The 8.8. Tambov, 4,441 R.T., Commander Alexieff, is expected Those steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, eneur to leave here on Wednesday, the 18th November, for Vladivostok ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions eto, and have superior via Nagasaki. accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in he State-rooms, A. duly qualified Doctor is carried, Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- manian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No, 93,
!
Shimonoseki and Vladivostok on Tuesday, the 17th instant.
This steamer will be ready to load cargo for Nagasaki, Moli,
For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to
Capt D. A. LUKHMANOFF,
Arront
Hotel Manalons, 3rd Floor,
Butterfleld & Swire:
Hongkong, Nov. 16, 1D14.
Halyang
. Į A. E. Hodgins.. | SATUR. 21st Nov. at 3 p.m. (not calling at Swatow)
FOR SWATOW.
Halmun...... A. H. Stewart... WED., 18th Nov, at 1 p.m. Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Dougles Lapralk & Co.,
General Managere.
look into it a little more closely,
it will be found that this questi ie really not one to give canse for the slightest society. In the plan of the Transatlantic mail steamer which has been approved, the thickness of the outer shell was! reduced by less than one-quarter of an inch and as a set off against this slight reduction, it must not be lost sight of that, in this system, there is afforded the addi- tional backing or support from the malo inner shell and frames to which the outer shell and frames are at ached by stringer plates, eto, and as there can be no doubt that this method of con- straction gives a
4 very much stronger resisting force than that, obtained by any single shell, the sides of a vessel will retain the necessary rigidity to meet all the usual conditions of harbour ser vice:
Oysters, Frosh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddooks, Kippers &o,
ALEJANDRA CATE