SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1915,
SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East16, DES VIEUX RÓAD, HONG-
KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fooohow 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 ÖREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Chief Office :-LÜDGATE QIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL. STEAMSHIP 00:
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
MARSEILLE81
Steamers
AND LONDON, | ¡Kamo Maru via Singapore, Capt. Shimidžu Penang, Colombo, Kashima Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Yagi,"
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VICTORIA, B.O.,
..and SEATTLE via | §Sado Maru
THE AUSTRALIAN S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Capt. Asakawa
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTJ
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamors,
TAIYUAN
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
18th Feb.
Hail Hongkong
for Australia
21st Feb.
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, onsur- ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms, A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fires. Cange booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas-
manian ports.
For Freight or Passago apply to
Telephone No. 93.
Sutterfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
Regular Service Between
CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS
BASTWARD.
The S.S. "Umta," tons 5,422, Capt. Bibb, 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.
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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. and CHINA NAVIGATION Üɔ., Ltd.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE."
HONGKONG TO CANTON. CANTON TO HONGKONG. THURSDAY, 4th FEBRUARY.
| 5.30 p.m. Kinshan.
8.30 p.m. Fatshan.
FRIDAY, 5th FEBRUARY,
B.00 a.m. Heungshan.
8.00 a.m, Honam.
5.30 p.m. Kinshan.
5,30 p.m. Falshan
Bingle Fare by Night.Steamer.........
6.00
-Bingle Fare by Day Steamo? pag-
Return Fare by Day Steamor..............................................
Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Steamer)... 10,00
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
4.00
8.00
4.s, Sui Tai, tons 1,6519.5. Tai Shan, tons 2,006 HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 8'a.m. and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
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MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week day's at 8 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 8 a.m. & 2 p.in.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 7th FEBRUARY.
The Company's new Steamship TAISHAN
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and
Yokkaichi, Yokohama..!
SYDNEY & MEL-]
BOURNE, via Hitachi Maru
Thurs-Capt. Sato Manila,
Island, Tango Maru Townsville and Capt. Soyeda Brisbane
day
CALOUTTA › via)
S'pore, Penang Ceylon Maru & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa- pore and Colombo
SHANGHAI, Kobe
Capt. Shinobe Jinsen Marü ́ Capt. Terada, Rangoon Maru
16,000
T. 19,000
ƒTHURS, 11th Feb. at noon. THURS., 25th Feb, at noon.
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Taww
From
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Kerested on ar about
LOG BOOK
Philippine Shipping. Manila, Jan. 22.-That inter-island steamship lines, with the exception of those dirsally aubsidised by the government," should be exempt from the con Regular Fortnightly Service between
trol of the board of public utilities commissioners, is the JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
For Will see on sé skrut opinion of Delegates Alunan, Tilmanock
S'HAI....1st half Feb. Grajo, and Cuenco, who last Tlkembang JAPAN...1st half Feb. JAVA 1st half Feb. evening introduced a bill in the Tillwong...JAVA 1st half Feb......JAPAN...2nd half Feb. nasembly which is designed to ...lat half Mar. mako euch exemption a fact, Io Sailing Date Tibodas...... JAPAN...2nd half Feb. ..............JAVA
Tikini.JAVA:2nd half Fob. SHA1st half Mar, the explatatory statement accom Tillatlap ... JAVA 1st half Mar......JAPAN 1st half Mar Titaroen JAVA 2nd half Mar...S'HAL 2nd half Mar. panying the measure its autkora Tilpanas....JAVA ...2nd half Mar... JAPAN 2nd half Mar. By The Philippino merchant marine, after having passed "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light, and through a serious crisis which have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All almost rained it, is now beginning steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through to achieve a degree of develop rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."
ment still far from that which in to be desired. As the merchant For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
marine in one of the most import ant factors in the progress of a people, the laws of every country, instead of subjecting it to restrictions, should allow it a wide field for its development, free from all sorts of unnecessary require ments. As the government, us E, general rule, has no real interest in versela plying in the freight and passenger trade, and as the companies operating them do not one their existence to any sort of a franchise, the undersigned be Leaves Hongkong.lieve that there is no reason why
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building.
KISEN KAISHA
STUES., 9th
T. 12,500 (Feb. at noon,
Telephone No. 1574
MONDAY, 15th T. 13,500 (Feb.at 11 s.m.
FRI, 12th T. 13,500 Mar. at 4 pm.
T. 12,000 (Feb;
"SATUR. GthTM
ƒTUES., 16th"
T.. 5,000 (Feb.
[SATURDAY,
an MT. 12,500 (20th Feb.
1 Kawachi Maru
SAN FRANCISCO. LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
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Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice,
Displacement
Tens & Speed
11,000 - 18 knots Tuesday, 9th February.
Steamer.
Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru
22,000-31 knota
TUES, 9th ́
Feb.
Chiyo Maru Tenyo Maru
22,000 - 21 knots
TUES., 9th
S'HAI and Kobo.Capt. Nakamura T. 12,500 NAGASAKI," Kobel Tango Maru
T. 13,500 Feb. at 10 a.m. & Yokohama ........... Capt. Soyedu
(BRL, 5th Mishima Maru KOBE & Yokohama}
Capt. S. Wads T. 16,000 1 Feb. at 11 am. { Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
Suwa Atsuta Yasako
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Leave Hongkong.
Thursday 11th February
23th February
22,000 - 21 kaots"
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon. Steamers via Manila leave at 10.30 am. First Class to London
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23rd February,
23rd March. 13th April.
First Class to New Yorku£60, San Francisco £45, Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Beturn tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Paolfio Mall 9.8. Co., or from
ancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
they should fall under the provi sions of the act creating the board of public atilities commissioners." The amendment to present law proposed by the delegates con eista in the following proviso: Provided that the steamera or steametip liues engaged in carry. £71.10. Return(6 months) £120.
£96.10.iog passengers or freight are £63. exempt from the provisions of this set unless the same have or receive a subsidy from the government of the Philippine Islands or from one of its political sub-divisions, in which case it will be subject to the provisions of this act and under the control of the board of public utilities, commissioners." The bill was re fered to committee for recom m'ndation and report: ⠀⠀
Special Rates given to HAYAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSI03
ARIES etc.
HOUND THE WORLD Tlacote Issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway,
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of
cbarro.
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SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
"Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO.LÓS ANGELES, MANZANILLO, SALINA ORUZ. PANAMA. CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC,
Anyo Maru
18,503 15 kaote Wednesday, 10th March.
For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Steamers. Kamo Maru
Displacement.
16,000 tons
Kashima "
20,000
Mishima...
16,000
11th March
21
25,000
25th March
32
17
16,000
11
8th April
25,000
19
22nd April
Miyasaki
16,000
6th May
Kitano
16,000
20th May
Fushima
25,000
3rd June
FOR AMERICA,
Sado
Maru Yokohama n Awa Shidzuoka Tamba
11
12,500 tons 12,500 12,500 t 12,500
Tuesday 9th February 23rd February
Telephone No. 291.
11
9th March
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23rd March,
13
11
12,500
6th April
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Aki
12,50)
Sado
37
12,500
4th May
*Terminus Yokohama
For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
20th April
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
For
CO., LTD.
:
BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamera.
To Sail. Liangchow.....7th Feb, at d'light SHANGHAL. MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO...Taming ....9th Feb. at 4 p.m.. .Kanchow 19th Feb. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI,..
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
SS: LINTAN" and "8.8, SANUI"
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF MANILA LINE-Twin Sorew Steamers "Chlabus,""Taming,"
at. 8.a.m. and return from Macao at 2 p.m.
N.B.--The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Bunday at 8 a, and from Hongkong at1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
s.s. Sui An.
Departures from Macan to Danton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.50 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,
28. Salnam, 588 tons and s.s, Nanning, 469 tona. Une of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Waghaw every Monday, Wednes. day and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SAMU Those vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are Ughted throughout by electricity, Electric fan in enol Cabin.body
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.
HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor), Opposite the Blake Pier,
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K. DOI, Acting Agent."
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE
AUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
Empire 4.
Aldenham: »Sayan St. Albansökan
Arrive Hongkong from Australi
18th Feb.
Leave Hongkong for Australia, 8th Feb, at 11 a.m. 19th Feb.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess äre carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co. Agents,
Notice to Mariners. Sengsi to Beacon Light (Inland Sea) Notice is given by the Japanese Department of Cox, munications that the newlyn. established Seagai se Beacon Light on Sengai-ae, off Okika maro-shima, Province of Bao, Inland Sea, has been exhibited since January 11th..
New Coat-Saving Device on O.S.K. Steamer."
The O. 8. Ki stesmer Harbin- maru, 5,500 tons, just built at the Kawasaki Yard, Kobe, we read in the Mainichs, has been. equipped with a new device for reducing coal consumption to a minimum not obtained before. The working of this device has been tested with antisfactory re- sults, and it marks an important pointin the development of shipbuilding in Japan. In a 24-hour ran at the most economical speed the coal consumed by this steamer will not exceed 30 tops, instead of, the 62 tons usually consumed by. steamers, of the same Bizz. An official trial of the steamer's speed capacity is to be held on the 25th
init.
British Steamers at Tsingtau.
In response to the wishes of Sir John Jordan, the British Minister in Peking, saya, the Mainichi, the Japanese Govern ment has decided to allow a few approved British steemere to go to Tsingtan under certain con-
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. dion, and this decision han besa
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,
Highest Class, 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.)
and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electrio fans Atted; extra staterooms on dook aft on "Taming" & " Tean Anhul ESHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers and
and the 8.8,
Llangchow," Chenna
Kaachow.": **Luchow" and " Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms sad Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule'servios between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghal, lesving Hongkong for Shanghal direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Halching ... Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern | Haiyang China Ports.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Steamships.
Captain
Leaving W. C. Passmore. TUES, 9th Feb. at 1 pm. A.E.Hodgins... | FRI, 12th Feb. at 1 p.m.
Halmun.....
H.
FOR SWATOW.
THUR, 4th Feb, at noon.
Hamun Stewart SUN, 4th Fob, at 10 m
Steamer will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf near
Blake Pier,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephono No. 36,
Agenta.
Hongkong 4th Feb, 1915,
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
Generallisnegu
communicated to the Military. Administration Office at Tring. tin. The opening of the port to British steamers will be notified. to the British Minister in Peking on receipt of an answer from the Taington Military Eathorities, The Tsingtan Oratoms question atill remains un ettled, and the work of clearing · mines from Kianchau Bay is uncompleted. Though these and many other obstacles to navigation are still present, adda the Orska journal, the Government has opened part of the port to certain Japanese ateamere, and in view of Great Brilain having participated in the attack on Taing tan and also of the business connections British merchants in Shanghai and Cheloo with Tsingtan the Japaneso Government has decid. ed to open the port to certain British steamers, as mentioned.
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