SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1915,
Head Office for the Far East-16,"DES «VŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fosohow 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 WORID, BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LEITERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Chief OfficeLUDGATE (IRCUB, LONDON, E.C.
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Destination.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers,
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, | §Kator! Maru via Singapore, Capt. Kon Penang, Colombo," ] §Kamo Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Shimidzu
VICTORIA, B.C.,
and SEATTLE via §Sado Maru
THE AUSTRALIAN S'hal, Meji, Kobe, Capt. Arakawa
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
TAIYUAN
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
18th Feb.
Sail Hongkong
for Australia.
21st Feb.
*
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc, and have superior ascommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Btate-rooma. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Faron. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- manian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
Butterfeld & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO.. LTD.
Regular Service Between !
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS
EASTWARD.
The S.S. "Umta," tons 5,433, Capt. Babb, will be despatched for Shanghai, Kobe and Mojhon the 4th Feb.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1915.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. and CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE,
HONGKONG TO CANTON. I CANTON TO HONGKONG. MONDAY, 25th JANUARY,
5,00 p.m. Kinshan,
5,00 p.m. Fatshan..
TUESDAY, 26th JANUARY,
8.00 a.m. Honam.
5,00p.m. Fatshan.
8,00 a.m. Heungahan. 5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
Single Fare by Night Steamer
⚫ 6.00
Return Fare by Night (available also for Roturn by day Steamer)... 10.00 - Bingle Fare by Day Steamer...aaa.
Return Fare by Day Steamer...........
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
4.00
3.00
6.5. Sui Tal, tons 1,651 5.5. Tai Shan, 'tons 2,006 HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 8 am and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Stroat Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG, :
Week days at 8 am. & 1.30 am. Sundays at 8 a.m. & 1.30 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 31st JANUARY.
The Company's new Steamship. TAISHAN
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF
at 8 a.m. and return from Macao at 1:30 p.m.
NB.-The Company will also run a suamer from Macao on Bunday at am, and from Hongkong ai1 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Rtreet Whart.
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK.
CANTON-MACAO LINE. ⠀
s.s. Sul An.
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 p.m.
;
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE, CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
s.s. Salnam, 588 tons and s.. Nanning, 169 tons. One of the shore Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes. day and Friday, at about 8 am and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.36 am: Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vise vema by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SAMUI These vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity: Electrie fax in each Cabin
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am, to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
** HONGKONO, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor),
Opposite the Blake Pior,
Yokkaichi, and Yokohama akts
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE,
via
Manila, Thurs-Hitachi Maru day Island, Capt. Sato Townsville and
Brisbane
T. 19,000
16,000
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between
JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
LOG BOOK.
3
The Clyde Busy. The Clyde shipbuilding yards return an aggregate output of 36,700 tons, spread over fifteen vesaels, for the month of Novem bor, exclusive of Admiralty work. Thia compares with twonty Youolu and 69,000 tons last year. The total for the nine months is now 443,000 tons, sa compared with Tiltaroem ...JAPAN...2nd half Jan.......JAVA
629,000 tons in the corresponding Tibodas......JAVA 2nd half Jan.......JAPAN 1st half Feb. period of last year. The feature Salling Dale Timanoek... JAVA...lat half Feb. 'HAI 1st half Feb. CiNovember was the large number
Tlikembang JAPAN...1st half Feb......JAVA ...lat half Feb of contracts. Tjillwong.JAVA...lat half Feb.......JAPAN .....ist half Feb Philippine Customs Boat Burnt. At 3:150'olock on the morning "The ateamers are all fitted throughout with eleotrio light and of January 3rd fire destroyed the have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All castorns meter boat "A" and she is steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.”
THURS., 28th Jan. at 10 am. ƒTHURS., 11th
Feb. at 10 a.m.
TUES., 9th
From ...den or about
For
...2nd half Jan.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. York Building. F15
T. 12,500 Feb, at noon..
Telephone No. 1574.
FRIDAY, 12th
T. 13,500 1Feb at noon.
TUESDAY.
ĮMON., 25th
CALCUTTA via
S'pore, Penang Hakata Maru & Rangoon Capt.Kawashima T.12,500 126th Jan. BOMBAY via Singa- Bombay Maru
pore and Colombo.f Capt. SHANGHAI, Kobel Colombo Maru & Yokkaichi ... Capt. Sakamoto
S'HAI and Kobe...
•.•}
T. 5,000 Jan.
-J WED., 27th T.:5,000 (Jan
NAGASAKI, Kobe) Tango Maru
TUE,, 9th & Yokohama. Capt. Soyeda T. 13,500 Feb, at 5 p.m.
1 Mishima Maru KOBE & Yokohama}
[THURS 28th. "Capt. B. Wada T. 16,000 Jan. at 11 am, Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
Kitano Fushima
Thursday 28th January 1th February 23th February
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
: "I"
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Displacement Tons & Speed
Leaves Hongkong
22,000 - 21 knots Tuesday, 26th January
9th February: 23rd February.
# 23rd March.
† via Manila, omitting Shanghai,
Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Chiyo Maru
11,000-18 knots
22,000 - 21 knots
22,000 - 21 knots
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon. Steamers via Manila leave at 10.30 a.m.-
17
San Francisco £45.
M
First Class to London....£71.10. Return(6 months) £120. First Class to New York.£60.
£96.10. £68. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning, from Ban Francisco by steamers of the Pasific Mall S.8. Co., or from Vandoarer by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, GIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ROUND THE WORLD Tickets lasted in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Hallway between ports of call in Japan treo of
ARIES ato.
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
V JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, MANZANILLO SALINA CRUZ, PANAMA, CALLAO. IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE, BY TRANS-ANDEAN BOUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, EFO,
For Full Particulare'as to Famage & Braight, apply to
Steamere. Katori. Maru Kamo Kashima Mishima Suwa
FOR EUROPE.
Displacement,
Leave Hongkong.
19
-28,000 tons
16,000
19
TI
20,000
་་
*
11
16,000
11th March
25,000
17
25th March
. Atsuta
16,000
8th April
Yasaka
25,000
22nd April
Miyasaki
11
16,000
16,000
6th May 20th May
Anyo Maru
25,000
3rd June
FOR AMERICA,
Telephone No. 291.
*Shidzuoka Maru
Sado
12,500 tons
Tuesday 26th January
#1
12,500
Yokohama "1
12,500
Awo Shidzuoka
##
12,500
+1
12,500
23rd March
4.
13
12,500
6th April
12,500
91
71
12,500
1
11
20th April
4th May
*Terminus Yokohama
Tambs Aki Sado.
For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
9th February 23rd February
9th March
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
For
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers."
SWATOW,AMOY&S'HAI.....Tamsul
PAKHOI & HAIPHONG...Sungklang MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean SHANGHAI,... SHANGHAI,
To Bail. 26th Jan at d'light :26th Jan, at 11 am. ......26th Jan, at 4 p.m. Kanchow....26th Jan. at 4 p.m. Luchow .....28th Jan, at 4 p.m. MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Kueichow.....2nd Feb, at noon.
*
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly,
"8.8. LINTAN" and "S.9. BANUI"
now lying on the beach at Jolo a total wreck burnt to the keel. It. eseme that she had been hauled out: on the beach for some necessary repaira but the gasoline had not been removed from her tanks. In the early morning people at Jolo were awakened by a terrific er plosion followed by flames but before anyone could reach the beach the boat was a total wrook, The board appointed to investigate the cause of the explosion have. not made their report as yet bat it is suspested that it was of incendiary origin, Motor boat. "A" was used by the castom anthorities at Jolo running down-/. Moro smugglers and had a speed of 9 knots. Mindanao Herald,
New Service for Royal Mall Line.. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was to inaugurateilynew service between London and San Francisco and other North Pacifio porte, via the Panama canal, with the beginning of the year 1915, according to advices received in local shipping circles. Two of the vessela destined for the new line will be the modern liners Glepgyle and Gleneffer, the first having been turned over to the Glen Line, a subsidiary to the Royal Mail, by the builders, Mesera. R. and W. Hawthorn Leslie and Co., Newcastle-on- Trno, which firm is also about to deliver over the sister liner Gleniff. r. Additional vessela which the company proposes to
18,503-15 knote Wednesday, 10th March divert to the Panama service are
O. WURIU, Acting Agent..
KING'S BUILDINGS,
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN tremendous cargo capacity, and
STEAMSHIP Co., limited.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer,
Empire Aldenham
St. Albans.........................................
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
98th Jan,
Leave Hongkong
for Australia.
6th Feb. at 11 am. 19th Feb.
11
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fanr. A duly qualifed Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
said to be the atcamere Cardigin- ehiro and Carnarvonshire, which have operated to the North Pacifio via the Suez canal and which were taken as transports by the Admiralty at the outbreak of the war. The four vessels have
will be able to deliver 45,000 tons of foodstuffs every two months to British ports.
The prezent Far Cistern service of the Royal Mail will be maintained, and it is: expsoted that the trans-pacific. service will also be continued, giring a round the world service eimilar to that proposed by the famona Blue Funnel Line.*** San Francisco Chronicle,
British. Captain Charged at Singapore.
This morning, in the District. Court, says the Straits Times of Jaaniry 7, proceedings were com menced against Captain Evane, of the steamer Laomedon, one of the Bolt line of steamers, on the ground that his vessel, being over 500 tons net register, was ased for the importation, carrying or conveyance of opium, contrary to the provision of the Chandu Revenue Ordinance, 1900, for which he was liable to conviction under section 22 of the ordinance. The opium was valued at 34,400. Mr. Taylor, Chief of the Prevent ive Service, conducted the pro-
the Government
sleo
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.MM. Baddeley, of
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the
8 and Tean. Excellent saloon accommodation amidships, electric Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
EMANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhuo," Taming," Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & " Tean;'
Anh".
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW BETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
ESHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers and "Chenan**
Luchow
and the B.B. Kauchow," " Liangchow," and Yingchow having excellent accommodation, Steamships. with Electrio Light throughout and Lectrio Fans in the Halfan .... Btate-rooms and Dining Balcon, maintain a fast schedule service Halching ... between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghal, leaving Hongkong Halyang for Shanghaj direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtazo and Northern China Porta.
W. C. Passmore. FRI J. W. Evans TUES, A. Hodgins... { TUES,
FOR SWATOW.
SUN.,
Leaving
26th Jan. at 1 p.m.. 29th Jan, at 1 p.m. 2nd Feb, at 1 pm.
Haimum................ | A. H. Stewart...
24th Jan, at 10 am. inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung,
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the Haimun.A. H. Stewart... WED., 27th Jan. at 1 pm. Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf near
Blake Pier.
For Freight or Passages apply to
For Freight and Fassage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE.
Telephone No. 86
Agents:
Hongkong 25th Jan, 1915,
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
Geroral Manafers
being in court. Mr. O. 1. Carver appeared to represent the master. A Malay, giving evidence, suid that he was placed on special duty in the early morning and told to watch the Laomedon. The vessel was lying alongside at Tanjong Pagar, Lying close up against the wharf at the stem was a twakow and during his watch he saw certain bundles or packages being lowered from the deck to the twakow. These were received by the men on the Iwakow, who placed them under neath the fxr, boards. He only saw two men on the deck of the steamer. Later, the Chinese 02 the twakow were arrested. Wit nose, in answer to Mr. Carver said there was a certain amountif fight and that there were watch men about the wharf premises. Tas lowering of the packages, which was done by means of i rope, hand over hand, took about ifteen minutes.
Stereosh, Friod or Blowed
Kippers co