SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1915.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East 16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG- "KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-8, Foochow Road, YOKOHAMA ;
32, Water Stroot. MANILA: Manila Hotel.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORT D.
BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED.
Chief Office LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sallings from Hongrong-
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez & Port Said
VICTORIA, B.O., and SEATTLE vis
Yokkaichi, and Yokohamaattign
Bubject to Alteration
Steamers.
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
START OF
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA "and JAPAN.
Expected on te shent You
Condemned. Amongst recent condemnation. in the Priza Court has been a valuable cargo of oak löga ships ped on behalf of a German firm at Yokohama on board the Britiäb. |ship Pelsus, and consigned to Will war on satGlasgow, but for which the con Tilmanoek
......J'HAI
...lat half Feb. Miguens had not paid. Tikembang JAPAN 1st half Feb. ......JAVA.lat half Feb. British Seize U. S. Cotton Ship. Tillwong .JAVA ...1.1 half Feb,......JAPAN 2nd half Feb. Wa-hungt, January 6.-Tos Salling Date bodas......JAPAN...fnd half Fob...JAVA...lst half Masato D pirment was jarrad this
Tikini......JAVA ...2nd half Fob.......S'HAI ...1st half Mar. Tillatjap.....JAVA 1st half Mar....JAPAN ist half Mar afternoon when it was informed Titaroem JAYA.Znd half Max.......SHAI....2nd half Mar. that a British miser has seized. Tipanas......JAYA 2nd half Mar......JAPAN 2nd half Marant taken into Kirkwald, Scot
land, the American abip Den- *The steamers are all fitted throughout with elastric light and ver, of the Mall ry line, loaded | have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All
steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at throughly with American cotton and hound from Norfolk for the Ger- rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."
man bort of Bremen. The shook was unusually severs for the reason thas recently France and... |England have bath declared their
intentione "not to interfere with, cutton. For this reason and becausa. it is alleged that the integrity and honesty of the cargo waN oe tiled to by a British con
ular agent at Norfolk, Mr. Pizo was cabled to night to mand the relosse of the vessel. Officials say that the Denver in suspected of hiding copper in the a ton."
Kashima Maru Capt. Yagi
ƒTHURS,, 25th T. 19,000 Feb. at noon.
Yokohama Maru Capt. Komatsu ....T. 12,506
Capt. Hori T. 12,300
[TUES., 23rd {Feb. at noon. (MON., 185
Mar. at noon,"
Telephone No. 1574
THE AUSTRALIAN S'hai, Moji, Kobe Awa Maru
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTA
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
TAIYUAN CHANGSHA ...............................
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia...
17th Feb.
25th Mar.
SYDNEY & MEL-`
BOURNE, via
Maniio, Thurs-Tango Maru
་་
Island, Capt. Boyoda Townsville and Brisbane
day
Bail Hongkong, for Australia.
20th Feb. at noon. 6th April.
These steamers are fitted with Refrigorating machinery, enaur- ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc, and have superio accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans i
the State rooms, duly qualified Dootor is carried. Reduced Fares
Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tax- manian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
Autterfeld & Swira.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service-Bot.
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN FORTS
CALCUTTA
'S'pore,
via
Penang) Colombo Maru
& Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa-
pore and Colombo.f
SHANGHAI, Kobe
SHAI and Kobe NAGASAKI, Kobe
[TUES., 16th
T. 13,500 Mar. at 4 p.in,
[TUES, 23rd
WEDNES., 17th T. 1,000. 1 Feb.
(SUNDAY,
Capt. Sakamoto T. 12,000 Fab. Jinsen Maru Capt. Terada
Rangoon Mary T. 12,500 (Deb
Tosa Maru .. Capt. Takane Nikko Maru
JBATUR., 20th
T. 12,000 (Feb.
JMON,, 15th
T. 9,600 Mar. at 10 a.m.
(TUES., 23rd
& Yokohama..... Capt. Takeda
1 Suwa Maru KOBE & Yokohama
Capt. Murai T. 20,000 Feb. at 11 a.m.. Fitted wireless tolography.
Términus. Yokohama
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Displacement. Kashima Maru · 20,000 tons
Steamers.
Leave Hongkong,
Thursday 25th February
for
Mishinis Suwa Atsuta Yasaka Miyasaki
16,000
11th March
97
•
25,990
25th March
1
16,00
8th April
25.000
11
11
"
22nd April
16,000 16,000 25,000
6th May
1
20th May
71
3rd June
The steamers have excellent saloon accommodations Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Feb. 6, 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 | CANTON TO HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY,
5.30 p.m. Kinshan,
5.00 p.m. Fatshan,
THURSDAY, 18th FEBRUARY.
8.00 a.m. Honam.
5,30 p.m. Fatshan.
8.00 a.m. Heungshan....... 5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
Single Fare by Night Steamer
☐ 6.00
Return Fare by Night tavallable also for Retura by day Steamery, 10.00 Bingle Fare by Day Stoamor..mor
4,00
Return Fare by Day Steamer.nubiagin
8.00
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
5.9. Sui Tal, tons 1,651 s.s. Tai Shan, tons 2,006 HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Wook days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 8 a.m. and I p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG:
Week days at 8 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 8 a.m. & 2 p.m.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
$.5, Sui An.
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton te Manno on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 pm.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBⱭAT ·CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
s.s. Sainam, 588 tons and 5,5. Nanning, 460 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wushow every Monday, Wednes- day and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the same day at 8.30 a.m. Round trips take about 5 days. Passangers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamera LINTAN and SANUI, These veals have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric fan in each Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Offee of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD,"
HOTEL' MANSIONS (Tits Floor);
Opposite the Blake Pier.""
Kitano Fushima
FOR AMERICA,
Yokohama Maru 12,500 tons
Awa
12,500
Shidzuoka Tamba Aki Sado
12,500
12.500
10
12,500
F
12,500
Tuesday 23rd February
9th March
野
*Terminus Yokohama
For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
23rd March
6th April
20th April 4th May
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
HOIHOW & PAKHOI
SHANGHAI...............................................
Steamers. Wenchow .Anhui
MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO......Chinhua HAIPHONG.
To Sall.
.18th Feb; at 10 a.m. ..18th Feb. at 4 p.m.
18th Feb. at 4 p.m."
Singan
BANGKOK.
Hunan
19th Feb. at 10 a.m. .....19th Feb. at 4 p.m. .....20th Feb. at 10a.m. Liangchow......21st Feb. at d'light'
HOIHOW & HAIPHONG ,Kallong SHANGHAI.....
MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO...Sungklang......23rd Feb. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
*8.8. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI;" -
MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhus,"" Taming,
想像
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU
Sailings from
Steamer. Shinyo Marue Chiyo Maru
Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru,
Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Displacement ..
Laavon Hongkong
Tons & Speed
22,000 - 21 knots Tuesday, 23rd February. 22,000 - 21 knots
23rd March.
T
22,000 21 kaots
-11,000 18 knots
13th April. 27th April.
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon. Steamers via Manila leave at 10.30 a.m.
First Class to London............£71.10. Return(6 months) £120. First Class to New York......................£60.
"
£96.10. San Francisco £45,
£68. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pasific Return tickets have the option st returning from San Francisco by steamera of the Facific Mall 5.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
t
How The British Navý Keeps
2. The sens Clear.
The Bush Board of Frads has sined a table showing how eff:ot- vely the navy has swept German merchant shipping from the seas aad baa held the seas' secure for British shipping. The total num." bor of British and German steam- ships of over 100 tons gross are; British 10,123, with a gross tonn- see ul 20,523 706 tons; German 2,000 ships, of a gross tonnage of 6,134,720 ton. Of the vessels. there are unavailable for various. 00408: British -Captured 49,
Special Ratos given to MAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ARIES 62.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principalietained in German ports 75, Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Railway between parts of exll'in Japan from 'af
charge.
SOUTH AMERİCAN LINE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, MANZANILIZE BALINA CRUZ, PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALFARAISO. THENCE BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO.BUENOS AIRES, ETO.
Anyo Maru
18,500-15 kaots Wednesday, 10th March
For Full Particular an to Pasange & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
K. DOI, Acting Agent,
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULé
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
Aldenham,aplappakatt
St Albans...33147510156295
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
18th Feb.'
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
beld up ia Balio sad. Black dea 71, total 195 with gross tonnage 585,551 tons, ir 1.9 per cent of the total num- ber of steamships," and 2.0 per Font of the grow tonnage; Ger
an-Capiorca 80, detained in British or allied poris 166, se-k- og refuge in neutral puria 640, in, German poris „29, total une available 1,221 vemsets of a groum lonnage of 4,581,928. tons, r58 1 per cent of the tutal namTM ber and 89.3 per cent of the gross tonnage. Thereîn plyng, Bri ish shipping, 9,928 ips or 98.1 per cent of the
tutal number, with a grow tn- uage of 20, 122, 75 suau, or 97.1 per cent of the gross tonnage. Plying or aut accounted for, Gor man ships known to ba at sea 10, whips of over GLO cons accounted for 125, steam trawlera put no- counted for 353, small counters not accounted for 381, tutai" 869 or 41:9 per cent, with a gross tonnage. of 549 794 tonu, or 10.7 per cent. ---Exchange.
Kobe Shipping, The marked no ease in the
19th Feb. at 11 am.foreign trade of Kobe last year naturally led to great activity in shipping, and 2.773 vessels, with
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on an aggregate tange of 7,025,- suring a plentiful supply of los, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are 201 (ons, callou at the pure on lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electritureiga trade, an increase of 198 Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried,
For further particulars, apply to
Bibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports..
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the
fans fitted; extra staterooms on desk aft on "Taming" & and "Tean." Excellent saloon ascommodation amidships; electric Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers,
Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
1
Feat
Leaving.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOUHOW BETERY, (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain A.E. Hodgins... | WED, 17th W. O. Passmore. FRI 19th 'J. W. Evans TUES, 23rd
FOR SWATOW.
SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers
Anhul and Chenan and the 8.8. "Kanchow," Liangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow having excellent accommodation, with
Steamships. Electric Light throughout and Electrio Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service Halyang between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Halching .... for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Hallan ...... Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangteze and Northern China Ports.
Feb. at 1 p.m. Feb. at 1 p.m. Feb. at 1 pm.
pm,
21st Feb. at 10 am.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghal, avoiding the Halmun......AH. Stewart...THUR 18th Feb at 1 inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung,
Halmun.........| A. H. Stewart... 1 BUN.,
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier,
For Freight or Passages apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephone No, 36.
Agents.
· Hongkong 17th Feb., 1915,
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
Vessel and 811,137 tons over she preceding year. Billigh shipping ncreased by 21 in number and 157,279 in tonnage, the total number of British vessels to enter being 005 with an aggregate tourage of 2,126,415 tons. Freights to India were again kept at a low rate by keen con petuiun between the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Brush Iudja Sisam Navigation Company, but as a whole freight rates remained high until towards the end of the year, when a slight downward teadenoy
became
perceptible. There was still further advaRos the cost of tonnage, and a large uumber of foreign vessels were Buld at Kobe to Japanese buyers doring the year. As in 1912, however, the majority of vanwDİR (8› purchased were reg nord at Dairen in order to avoid the high duty of 15 yen per ton levied in Japan, and although 32 British Vessels were transferred to Japan- 986 owners at thin Cozmulata. General, only 11 of these were passed through the customs of Kobe. It may be added that síthough a fair number of Britina vessels were sold at Kobs in the first half of 1914, the demand now seems to be nearing an end,
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