SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1914,
CANADIAN PACIFIC ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE."
From Hongkong
Sailings Temporarily Withdrawa
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon.
The EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,” and EMPRESS OF ASIA”. are new quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons 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 of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.0.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus...
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
ORESTHE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHU), CO.
Destination.
Projected Sailing from Hongkong
Bubject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES |
AND LONDON, ] }Kitano Maru vis Singapore, Capt. Cops T. 16,000 Penang, Colombo, | ¡Fushìm| Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Krizawa: T. 25,000
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
·From
Kerasted us or about
Trail imava on teabe ut
Tilllwong JAPAN 2nd half Dec.......JAVA...2nd half, Deo. T}kinis S'HAI..2nd half Dec...JAVA....1st half Jan. Sailing Date Tipanas...JAVA:...2nd half Deo. JAPAN1st half Jan. Tikembang JAVA 1st half Jan.SHAIst half Jan Tilmanoek JAVA...2nd half Jan. 8'HAI ...lat half Feb. Tiibodas..............JAVA 2nd half Jan.......JAPAN 1st half Tab. "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited, number of saloon-passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all porta in Netherlands-India and Australia."
(WEDNES., 23rd (Dec., at 19 s.m... WEDNES, 30th Dep. at 10 a.m.
TUES, 29th
!
'EMPRESS OF ASIA."
vla
VICTORIA. B.O., and SEATTLE via S'hai, Mojl, Kobe, Yokkaichi,and Capt. Nagasuye Yokohama..........
§Shidzuqka Maru Capt. Deguchi &Tamba Maru
T. 12,500
12,500
1 Deo, at noon. ŠTUES., 12th
Jan, at noon.
SYDNEY & MEL-
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA**
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
EMPRESS OF INDIA," - EMPRESS OF: JAPAN," - yia
Optional Atlantio Port £65.
"MONTEAGLE”.
Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, vis Boston or Now York £45.
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"Rate 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, 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 China. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier.
J
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE
Regular Service Between
CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
BOURNE,/via | Nikko Maru
WED., 13th
T. 13,500
Jan, at noon. JWEDNES., 10th
Feb, at noon.
Manila, Thurs-Capt. R. Takeda T. 9,600 day Island, Hitachi Maru Townsville and Capt. Sato Brisbane
INQU
CALCUTTA via
S'pore, Penang Tosa. Maru: & Rangoon .... Capt. Takano BOMBAY via Singa-1 Rangoon Maru . pore and Colombo, J-Capt. Nomura KOBE .....
Jinsen Maru Capt. Tareda
T. 12,000 Dec."
JSATUR., 26th
SAT., 26th
{THURSDAY,
T. 10,000 (Dec.
T. 5,000 131st Deo.
JSATUR, 19th
1 Sanuki Maru 2
T. 12,500 (Dec.
S'HAI and Kobe.
Capt. Date NAGASAKI, Kobe | Hitachi Maru
WEDNES., 13th & Yokohama ...........J. Capt. Bado T. 13,500 Jan. at 5 pm. KOBE & Yokohama Capt. Shimizu T. 16,000 (Jan. at 11 a.m.
Kamo. Maru
ƒFRIDAY, 1st
i Fitted with now system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
Leave Hongkong.
Thursday 28th January
11th February 25th February 11th March
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building,
Telephone No. 1574
116
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
- SAN FRANCISCO. LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Displacement
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Tons & Speed
Leaves Hongkong 22,000 - 21 knots Tuesday, 5th January. 28,000 - 21. knots
26th January. 11,000-18 knots
9th February. 22,000 - 21 knots
23rd February. tvia Manila, omitting Shanghai,
Steamer.
Chiyo Maru Tenyo Maru
Nippon Marut
Shinyo Maru
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon. Steamers vis Manila leave at 10.30 am.
3
17
First Class to London.......£71.10. Return(6 months) £120. First Class to New York.***£60.
£96.10. £68.
#
San Francisco £45.
Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Betara tickets have the option of returning from Ban Francisco by steamers of the Paniflo: Mail 88. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ARIKS ata. HERE FOUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Hallway,
mat Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Vis JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. Kiyo Maru
+
9th Jan."
17,300 – 15 knots
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Famage & Freight, apply to
FOR EUROPE.
Steamers.
Displacement.
Katori Maru »
20,000 tona
Kamo
16,000
Kashima
20,000
Mishima
16,000
Sawa
25,000
25th March
Atsuta
16,000
8th April
Yasska
25,000
22nd April
Miyasaki
16,000
Kitano
16,000
Fushima
25,000
6th May 20th May 3rd June
FOR AMERICA,
Telephone No. 291
Aki
Maru
12,500 tons
Tuesday 26th January
Hongkong, Ang.”31, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON &"CO., LTD,
Agents.
Sado Yokohama Awa Shidzuoka Tamba Aki Sado
12,500
*
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
++
12,500
12,500
For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
BASTWARD.
Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular tervals, taking passengers and cargo at current rates.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,
Bankers, &c.}/
Hord Office for the Far East-16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG, SHANGHAL: 2-5, 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 CASHED
A
.1, in
Chidof Office :—-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, ELO.
THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION), (177)
*Steamers.
CHANGSHA” mintirikis
tap
tonkoballitten &
Arrivo Hongkong
from Australia
- 7th Jan,
Ball Hongkong for Australia. 10th Jan.
9th February 23rd February
9th March 23rd MarchTM
6th April 20th April 4th May
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
For
SHANGHAI.......
SHANGHAI,
HAIPHONG
MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Chinhua
Steamers, ....Chenan
To Sail. 20th Dec, at d'light 22nd Deo, at 4 p.m. 22nd Dec at 4 p.m. 24th Dec. at 10 á.m. ..24th Doo..at 4 p.m.
́erveronicsimrangios.Hufchow
SHANGHAT. ..........................................................Yingchow
MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Taming.29th Dao. at 4 p.m.
*WA DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
"8.8. LINTAN" and "8.8. BANUIVAAN ON
LOG BOOK
Notices to Mariners. Chefoo District, Uncharted Shoal. Notice is
given that Japanese Notice to Mariners No... 377, of 1014, announces the existence of a rocky patch with 15 feet of water over it at low water in the following position: "Data Rook" bearing 3.0 deg. E mugnetic, distant 6.6 cables. Home Commercial and Produce Markets
October 30. changed at 5 per cent. The Open The Bank rate remains un•
market rate for abort loans is 14 to 2 per cent, and discount of four months' Bank bille 3 per cent. The Silver market has con- tinued to be heavy in tone, and bars are now quoted at 22.3/8d. per oz., the lowest price since Deo, 22, 1908. The market for Rubber shares is quiet, but quotations are firm. Advices from Sydney state that a consequence of the war is the increasing com- mercial relations between Japan sad Australis. Japan is taking ad.. vantage of the industrial disloon- tion to endeavour. to obtain a substantial portion of the Aur. tralian trade. The China Tea market remains firm, but quiet. Coffee has met with good demand, and prices are steady. Sugar is steady, with a fair business. passing. Both Singapore Pepper and White Peper are quiet, but firm. Rice is in fair request at steady prices. Manila Hemp continues in the same inactive. state. Plantation Rubber remaine firm, Standard Crepe being quot- ed 28. 4d, per lb, and Smoked Sheet 28. 5d. per lb. Fine. Hard Para is 25. 61⁄4ð. per lb,s'
Bangkok Shipping.
At the present time, says the Bangkok Times of November 27, Norwegian owned ships are in mach demand by local charterers, and there is likelihood in the near future of the nam- steamers on the
bar
of
Bangkok-Singapore run being substantially increased. In these SALINA circumstances, it may not be without interest to glance at the shipping returas for the paat eight years. In 1907, 207- Norwegian vessels entered the port of Bangkok; in 1908," 231; 1909, 219; 1910, 253; 1911, 257; 1912, 167; 1913, 301; and 1914, 400 (estimated) In the figures for eight years there ia only one bad year, and then, prices prevailing for charters, a owing to the bad crop, and low
O. WURIU, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
St. Albans Aldenham
Arrive Hongkong from Australia,
2nd Jan.
for Australia.
moment
number of owners recalled their steamers to European waters. At the present chartering is brisk, The Chinese are anticipating a bumper crop, and are anxious to benefit by it. They are of course exceptionally favoured at present by the fact that the German fleet is perforce idle, Four new Norwegian steamers chartered for two years
Leave Hongkong each, for the Bangkok trade, ste expected to arrive here about the end of January, Boats chartered during November and December have obtained very good rates. With plenty of cargo offering,
19th Dec. 29th Jan.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on-boats are being handled with suring & plentiful supply of Ice, Frosh Provisions, etc., and are some celerity on arrival at Bang. lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric kok, Fans. A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
Agents.
Features of the Transylvania.
The Transylvania, of 14,500 tops,arrived in the Mersey recently from the builders, Scott's Engin- eering and Shipbuilding Com pany, of Greenook. She is the latest Canarder, and in her engine department embodies the most 10- cent development of methods for obtaining
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. big porer This is by the
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,
Highest Cisan, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the
MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,”” Taming, and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers fans-fitted; extra ataterooms on deck aft on TamingA, &G, Tean:" Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine,
SHANGHAI LINE -The Twin Screw steamers Aukul and Chenan and the 8.8. Kanchow,"
10
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
5 Luchowell and Yingchow having excellent accommodation,
Hi Linggchów, with Electrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Baloon, maintain a fast schedule service Steamships. between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Halching.... for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern
Hatung China Porta BARAN
Captain
Leaving.
W. C. Passmore. FRI, 18th Dec, at 1p.m. A.E. Hodgins... TUES. 22nd Dec. at 1 p.m.
FOR SWATOW.
Those steamers are fitted with Refrigerating, machinery, ensure NEV - ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions eto, and have superior These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the Haimun...... Ai II, Stewart. | SUN.,
accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in inconvenimos of trans-shipment at Woosung.hr
Co the State-room. A duly qualified Doctor le parried. Reduced Fares,BUL nata (endr
Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Ta manian porta.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 98
of
Halmun............. | AH Stewart... WED
20th Dee, at 10 am. 23rd Dee. at 1 p.m.
Steamers will arrive af and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Flor.
For Freight or Passages apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Butterfield & Syre.
Telephone No 35
Agents
Hongkong 18th Des., 1914,
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers,
system of geared turbines,
hitherto has been applied only to smaller vessels, and the adoption of which for an Atlantic liner was an experiment to which much interest attached. The, verdiot of the sylvania during her ran from the technical observers on the Tran- Clyde to Liverpool was wholly favourable. Not only do geared: turbines require less engine room space, but they serve to propel the vessel with remarkable. absence both of noise and vibış- tion, It is declared that bence. forth all abipe of importance must he engined on this principle. The Transylvania is designed in 1 respecte as a high class pa wenger ship, being fully furnished in the paatial manner to which travel. lers nowadays are accustomed. She has accommodation for about 300 passengers in the first olgas, 200 in the second and nearly 2,000 in the third. Her speed will be 151 knots.
Oysters, Bresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Hadde
Kippers &o.