SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, o.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1915,
Head Ofoe for the Far East:-16, DES VOEUX ROAD, HONG- 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 WORI D.
BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of OREVIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Ohiof Office →→LUDGATË CIROUS, LONDON, E.C.
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
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.O.,
and SEATTLE vis §Sado Maru
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Servios between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN,
LOG BOOK.
Port of Tsingtau.
The port of Taingtan has been declared free of danger, the fair- way from a point 34 miles north of Takangtao through Kisnchan Bay to Main Harbour having been carefully swept for mines. The firat steamer to enter was the ...2nd half Jan, transport Kaijan Mara, which Tillaroem ...JAPAN...2nd half Jan.......JAVA
JAPAN ...lst half Feb. steamed into Main Harbour on Tjibodas......JAVA...2nd half Jan. Sailing Date Timanoek.JAVA.lat half Feb. SHAI let half Feb. December 14. The first merchant Tilkembang JAPAN1st half Feb.......JAVA 1st half Feb, steamer to enter was the Koun Tillwong ...JAVA.lat half Feb...... JAPAN 1st half Feb. Maru No. 2, which arrived there
ƒTHURS, 28th T. 19,000 (Jan. at 10 am. THUES., 11th 18,000 Feb. at 10 am.
JTUES., 9th
THE AUSTRALIAN S'hai, Moji, Kobe. Capt. Asakawa T. 12,500 (Feb. at noon,
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTJ
·SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
TAIYUAN PEREIÐUR
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
18th Feb.
Hail Hongkong
for Australia.
21st Feb.
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur- ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions eto, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, Now 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 5,422, Ospt. Babb, will be despatched for Shanghai, Kobe and Moji on 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 CHIINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
HONGKONG TO CANTON | CANTON TO HONGKONG. TUESDAY, 26th: JANUARY."
5,00 p.m. Fatshan.
15.00 p.m. Kinshan.
WEDNESDAY, 27th JANUARY,
8.00 a.m. Heungshan.
8.00 am, Honam,
5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
5.00. p.m. Fatshan.
Single Fare by Night Steamer.........
# 6.00
Single Faro by Day Steamer..........
Return Fare by Day Steamer...
Return Fare by Night favallable also for Return by day Steamer)... 10.0
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
4.00
8.00
s.s. Sul Tai, tons 1,651 s.s. Tal Shan, tons 2,006
HONGKONG "TO MACAO.
Yokkaichi, and Yokohama...***
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, via @Hitachi Maru'. Manila, Thurs-Capt, Sato
day Island, (§Tango Maru Townsville and Capt. Soyeda Brisbano
CALCUTTA
S'pore,
via Panang
[FRIDAY, 12th T. 13,500 (Fob at noon.
FRI., 12th T. 13,500 Mar. at noon.
(WEDNESDAY,
T.. 5,000 Jan.
Stemmer
From Exy ochadi un oe about
Walle d'or ahent
“The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and on December 28. The first ship have accommodation for a limited number of salcon-passengers. All from Shanghai was the S. M. R. steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through Company's steamer Kobo Mara, rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Australis,"
For particulara of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. 115 York Building.
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. Leaves Hongkong
¿TUES., 26th
JWED., 17th
Steamer. Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru
Shinyo, Maru
T. 5,000 (Jan.
Hakata Maru & Rangoon ...... Capt. Kawachima T.12,500 (27th Jan. BOMBAY via Singa- Bombay Maru
pore and Colombo. Capt. SHANGHAI, Kobel Colombo Maru Yokkaichi ...... Capt. Sakamoto
JMON., 15th 1 Kawachi Maru S'HAI and Kobe Capt. Nakamura
¡TUES, 9th NAGASAKI, Kobel Tango Maru
T. 13,500 (Feb. at noon. & Yokohama...... Capt. Soyeda
fTUES., 2nd Mishima Maru KOBE & Yokohams) Capt. S. Wads T. 16,800 Feb. at 11 a.m.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
T. 12,500 Feb.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
כ,
FOR EUROPE,
Leave Hongkong.
Thursday 28th January 11th February 23th February' 11th March
25th March...
Steamers.
Displacement.
Katori Kamo Kashima Mishima
Maru: 20,000 tons
37
16,000
*20,000
*
16,000
+1
Suwa
25,000
Atsuta Yasaka Miyasaki Kilano Fushima
10,000
8th April
30
25,000
"1
22nd April
10,000
6th May
16,000
20th May
25,000
3rd June
FOR AMERICA.
*Shidzuoka Maru
Bado Yokohama.. Awa Shidzuoka" Tamba
12,500 tons
12,500 12,500
#
st
12,500
#1
12,500
*
12,500
1
$1
Aki
Sado
12,503 12,500
พ
Tuesday 26th January
9th February 23rd February
*Terminus Yokobams
For further information apply to
Telephone No 292.-
9th March
23rd March
6th April
6
20th April
4th May
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
SHANGHAI. Wook days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok HAIPHONG. Street Wharf, Sundays at 8 am and 1 pm. from the Company's SHANGHAI...... Wing Lok Street Wharf.
·MAÇAO TO HONGKONG..
Week days at 8 a.m. & 1.30 pm, Sundays at 8 a.m. & 1.30 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 31st JANUARY. TAISHAN
The Company's new Steamship7
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at 8'am, and return from Macao at 1.30 p.m.
NB-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 8 am, and from Hongkong at 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
REDUCED FARES 2nd OLASS and DECK.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
s.s. SuÌ An.
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 pm,
Steamers.
Luchow Kaitong
HAIPHONG... Holhow: MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Kuelchow
To Bail. 28th Jan, at 4 p.m. .30th Jan. at 11 a.m. ....S1st Jan, at d'light ...81st Jan, at 9 a.m. 2nd Feb. at noon.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.8. LINTAN" and "8.8, SANUI"
MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua... Taming." and "Tean." Excellent salopn accommodation amidships, cleotrio fans fitted; extra staterooms on desk aft on "Tamlog &
Tean
SHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Screw steamers** Anhui and Chenan “ and the 8.8. "Kanchow," Llaagchow,
Luchow and Ylagchow having excellent accommodation,
State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service
Chiyo Maru
Displacement:
Tons & Speed
22,000 - 21 knots Tuesday, 26th January.
11,000- 18 knots
22,009 - 21 knots
22,000 - 31 knots
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon. Steamers via Manila leave at 10.30 a.m.
+4
21
tvia Manila, omitting Shanghai.
9th February, 23rd February, 23rd March,
11
First Class to London......£71.10. Return (6 months) £120.
£9010. First Class to New York£60,
£68. San Francisco £45. Passongers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Facific Mall 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Special Rates given to RAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-
|ARIES eto.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets lamed in Connection with all the Frincipal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian. Railway.
Japan free of Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of sall
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES,-MANZANILLO . SALINA CRUZ. PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENOE BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETO. Anyo Maru
18,50)-15 knots Wednesday, 10th March
For Full Fartiontar an to Pamage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
O. WURIU, Acting Agent,
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULB'
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION,)
Steamer,
EmpireÖKERT Aldenham 2 ming St Albans....................
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
28th Jan.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
6th Feb. at 11 am. 19th Feb,
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, eto, and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fanc. & duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, syply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co. Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,
Highest Class, Faatest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light Excellent Cuisine, 47 le
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
Haltan.
Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 430 p.m.with Electric Light throughout and leatric Fans in the Steamships.
"JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON. AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
3.5. Salnam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning 469 tons. One of the above Bicamera leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes day and Friday, at about 8 am and the other loaves Washow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Bound trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vise veran by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SAMUI. These vessels have suporier Cabin nocommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric fas in Bach Cablo
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 pm. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
HOTEL MANSIONS (Fiat Floor),
Opposite the Blake Fier.
between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghal, leaving Hongkong Halching for Shanghai direst every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern Halyang
China Forts.
Leaving.
26th Jan. at 1. p.m. 29th Jan. at 1 p.m. 2nd Feb. at 1 pm.
J. W. Evans .... TUES, W. C. Pasamore. FRL. A.E. Hodgins... TUES,
FOR SWATOW A. H. Stewart... WED, These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the almun Stewart... SUN. 31st Jan, at 10 am.
AEL inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier,
Tor Freight or Passages apply to
Halmun.....
27th Jan, at 1_p.m.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephono No. 36
Agents
Hongkong 26th Jan, 1915.
Dougins Lapralk & Co., General Manageter
which left that port on January 5, Norwegian Shipping at Bangkok. In 1907, 207 Norwegian vessels entered the port of Bang- kok; in 1908, 231, 1000, 219; 1910, 253; 1911, 257; 1912, 167; 1913, 301 and 1914, 400 (estimated). The German fleet is perforca idle and four new Norwegian steamers chartered for two years each, for the Bogkok trade, are expected to arrive there about the end of January, Bosta chartered during Noyember and December have obtained very good rates.
New Shire Liner.
There was launched at Balfast. on 17th ult, the screw steamer Pambrokeshire, built to the order of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company for the Far Eastern asrvice. The new vessel, a sister ship of the Carmarthenshire, launched in October, is 485 ft. in. length, with a gross tonnage of over 8,000, and has been built under special survey for the highest class in Lloyd's Register, besides complying with the re quirements of the Board of Trade for a passenger steamer, Accom« imodation for a few first class passengers is provided in comfort- able state rcoms in a large deck- house amidships, while the poop and bridge spaces are so Biranged as to be readily made suitable
the reception of about 550 for
passengers. The cargo space is divided into six holds, one of which has also lean arranged for. use de a deep water ballast tank. By the adoption of the girder system of construction the cargo spaces are free ofjobetraction, and are capable of xaneiving the largest class of consignments. A number of cargo compartmen's have been insulated and propared
for the carriage of refrigerated
rargo. An installation of wire Leas telegraphy has been provided, The propelling machinery con gists of a set of quadruple-expan sion engines, with the necessary auxiliary appliances, supplied with steam from four single-end- ed boilers working under forced draught.
Pacific Coast Dry Dock. It is announced from SanTM Francisco that the Union Iron Works has signed a contract with officials of the United Statia Navy Dapir ment which will result in the construation of a G. $2,000,000 dry dock at Hunter a Point. The contrast doas not. relate directly to the constraction of the deck, bat to its mes. Under the terms of the contract the Government agrees to expend not
less than ally in
the docking
st Hunter's Point. The project will give San Francisco the largest and most complete ship repair plant on the Pacific Ocean. Bids) will be called for and work et irted as 800.38 the contracts have been awarded. The dook will be 1,000 ft. long and 140 ft. wide. It will be divided in two sections in such 8 manner that either section sy be used separately or bith at the same time. Its location is said. to he ideal easy to construct and easy to operate. The soft
Point, though impervious to water, soapstone formation of Hantera
is comparatively easy of exosv tion,
The Nottingham Port Scheme.
In view of the fact that practically no unemployment exists at Nottingham and no due empant is probablo, the Gov ernment has withdrawn its offer of £50,000 towards the cost of deepening the river Trent betweed Nottingham and Newark in order to make Nottingham an inland port. The City Council has, not Withstanding, decided to proceed with the scheme.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Ste Findon Haddocka,;