SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, c.
Head Offee for the Far East16, DES VŒŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Feochow 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.
LETTERS of CRÈDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Chief Office :-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.Q.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1918,
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Bubject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, ¦ §Mishima Maru vis Singapore, Capt. Wada
Penang, Colombo, Suwa Maru Suor & Port Said | Capt. Murai
THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORIA
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
B.O., §Awa Maru
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SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
LOG BOOK,
British Conditions on Ship Purchases.
London, Jan. 6.-It may stated on good authority that if. Regular Fortnightly Servios between
President Wilson succeeds in pass- ing the bill providing for the JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
parchase of ships and then buys: I WILL SORTA on me the German vessels in American bar Tilletjap JAVA 1st half Mar... JAPAN ...1st half Mar. baurs, he will not find the Britis Imanoek...8 HAI is half Mar JAVA 1st half Mar. Government placing obstacles in Tikini"......JAVA__„1st half Mar................S'HAI...lat half Mar. Sailing Date Tillvong JAPAN...t half Mar.JAVA
{THURS, 11th T. 16,000 1 Mar. at noon.
WIN (THURS, 25th T. 20,000 Mar. at noon.
and SEATTLE vis | Capt. Hori S'hai, Moji, Kobe, } (Shldzuoka Maru Yokkaichi and Capt. Deguchi -Yokohams.
11 #
SYDNEY & MEL-]
Kupachat an or shout
Titaroem...JAVA...2nd half Mar.......S'HAI Tipanas......JAVA:2nd half Mar...JAPAN Tibodas......JAVA...2nd half Apr....JAPAN, Tikembang - JAVA 2nd half Apr......S'HAI
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have socommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamers sarry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all porta in Netherlands-India and Australia."
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For particulars of Freight and Passago, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building.
T. 12,500
WED., 3rd Mar. at noon. ƒTHURS,, 4th
T. 12,500
1 Mar, að 2001. ́
| Telephone No. 1574
25th Mar,
Arrive Hongkong
Hail Hongkong from Australia.". for Australia.
6th April.
BOURNE, via Tango Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Soyeda day
Inland, §Nikko Maru Townsville and Capt. Takoda Brisbane
T. 19,500
T. 9,600
JTUES., 16th
Mar. at 4 p.m. FRI., 9th April at 4 p.m.
via
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
CHANGSHA ..................cóņu,
S'pore, Penang Kawachi Maru & Rangoon
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur-CALCUTTA ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions eto, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Elcetrie Fans in the State-rooms, A daly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- manian porte,
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
utterfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE,
Regular Service Between
"CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
BASTWARD,
The 8.8. "Itola," tone 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Shanghai, Yokobuma, Kobe and Moji on the 16th Mar,
The 8.8. "Umaria," tons 5,317, Capt. Elton, will be des- patched for Shanghai, Yokohama, Kobe and Moji on the 22nd Mar.,
WESTWARD.
· The 5.8. “Orissa," tons 5,436, Capt. Langlands, will be des patched for S'poro, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta on the 10th Mar.
The above steamers have excellent sulgon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a' " duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Mar, 1, 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.
MONDAY, Ist MARCH,
· 1 5,00 p.m. Falshan.
TUESDAY, 2nd MARCH.
8.00 am, Heungshan. 5.00 p.m. Kinshan,
5.30 p.m. Kinshan.
8.00 a.m. "Honam.
5.30 p.m. Fatshan.
Bingis Fare by Night SteamST.
A
Single Fare by Day Steamergen
Return Faro by Day Steamar.
HONOKONG-MACAO LINE.
6.00
Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Steamer... 10.00
8.3. Sui Tai, tons 1,651. s.s. Tal Shan, toas 2,006 HONGKONG TO. MACAO.
4:00
8,00
Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok feet Wharf. Sundays at 8 a.m. and 1 pm. from the Company's
ng Lok Street Whirf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week days at 8 am. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 8 a.m. & 2p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 7th MARCH.
The Company's now Steamship TAISHAN
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF
at 8 a.m. return from Macao.at 2 p.m.
JFRIDAY, Capt. Nakamura T. 12,000 (5th Mar
JFRIDAY. BOMBAY via Singa-1 Kanagawa Maru
pore and Colombo. f Capt. Tozawa T. 12,500 (5th Mar,
Iyo Maru
WEDNESDAY, MOJI & Kobe
S'HAI and Kobe. NAGASAKI, Kobe
•}
Capt. Okamoto
1 Sanuki Marit Capt. Date Nikko Maru
& Yokohama... Capt. Takeda SHANGHAI, Kobal Alsuta Maru
T. 12,500 (10th Ma
(SUN., 7th
T. 12,500. (Mar.
ƒMON., 15th
T. 9,600 Mar. at 10 am.
(WED., 10th
& Yokohama...... Capt. Yoshikawa T. 16,000 Mar.
Fitted wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Steamers.
Displacement.
Mishima Maru
19
16,000 tons 25,000 16,000 25,000
Leave Hongkong. Thursday 11th March
25th March
21
10:
"
8th "April
It
11
22nd April
16,000 T 16,000 25,000
6th May
15
20th May
3rd June
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Suwa Atsuts Yasaka Miyasaki Kitano Fushima
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
2nd kalf Mar. his way, provided certain things 2nd half Mar. ere not done. Tus British Govern 2nd half Mar. ment holde that the transfer of 2nd half Apr. Gorman ships to the American flag. .....2nd half. Apr. would be a violation of the inter- national law which provides that under present circumstances no action is permissible which would permit these ships to escape the consequences of being enemy ships. It could be hald, in British officials' opinion, that the transfer of the German" vassle to the American flag, even if the pur cheap payments were not made until after the war, would be | asoaping the consequences of be- |ing enemy ships, as such action would at least relenas the Garmen firma from the obligation of pay". ing insurance and large charges for upkeep while the ships are |lying idle. The Government hers is apparently willing to overlook this objection and not object to their transfer to the American flag, provided German or Ger- mans do not get the money st once, and also that the ships Bra not used in Gorman trade. Should the ships be placed in Latin- American trade" there would be no objection, After the passage of the law this Government doubt- less will make known ite views to Washington officially and possibly has informally done so already, although it has been careful to
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notion.
Steamer...
Chiyo Maru
Loaves Hongkong.
Displacement Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21, knots Tuesday, 23rd March. 22,000 - 21 knots
13th April, 11,000.- 18 knots
27th April.
Tenyo Maru
Nippon Maru
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon." Steamers via Manilà leave at 10.30 am.
First Class to London.£71.10. Return(6 months) £120, First Class to New York...........260.
£90.10, £68.
19 #
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·San Francisco £45. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacifio Beturn tickets have the option of returning from Ban Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mall 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Chasdian Pacifio Railway Co.
Special Rates given to RAVAL & MILITARY, DİVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ARIES 62.
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make no protest before legislation
is enacted. It cooms quite certain,
ROUND THE WORLD Tiskets issued in Connection with; all the Principal | however, "that England will at | Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
Passengers may travel by Railway between porta of call in Japan free of 000s protest if the proposal which
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SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
VIA JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, MANZANILLO SALINA ORUZ. PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE |BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC,
Anyo Maru
|appeared in the British proms this morning of transferring the steamer Dacia to the American
Bag and sanding her to Germany laden with cotton is carried out,: England would consider, sosord-
18,500-15 kaots Wednesday, 10th Marching to a reliable informant, that
For Full Farticularu na to Panange & Freight, apply to
FOR AMERICA.
Awa Shidzuoka Tamba Aki
1+
"
Maru 12,500 tons.
12,500 12,500 Y
Telephone No. 201
Tuesday 9th March
U
"
12,500
J
Sado
12,500
11
23rd March 6th April 20th April 4th May
*Terminus Yokohama.
For further information apply to .
Telephone No. 292.
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Steamers.
TIENTSIN ..........................Hulchow MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO....Tean HAIPHONG SHANGHAI...
SHANGHAI.....
.....Singan ....Anhui .....Linan
To Sail
2nd Mar. at noon. ......2nd Mar. at 4 p.m.
4th Mar. at 10 am. ...4th Mar. at 4 p.m. 5th Mar, at 4 p.m. 9th Mar. at p..
MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Chinhua
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN" and "8.5. SANDI”
ETMANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinbus.”“Taming," Banke Company will also run a steamer from Macae on Sunday at 8 and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric
fane fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" &
am, and from Hongkong all p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
s.s.. Sul An.
Departures from Macno to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9.p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1.30 p.. 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. Sainam, 588 tons and s.5. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Weduos day and Fricky, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the masƐays at 2.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and BARUI Thear "emsels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity Blect fan inch Catin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further particule. 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
(SUBJECT. TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
Aldenham...,aprinimacuties
St Albans......................................
Leave Hongkong for Australia,
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
12th March,
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 Meotris Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
Agents.
this would constitute a direos effort of the Dacia to escape the Consequsness of being an enemy ship and England would there." fore object.
The First Balling Vessel in tha Panama Canal,
For the first time since the
completion of the Panama osaal,
square rigged ship, the John - Ens, will pass through the new }. waterway within a few days, saya the San Francisco Chronicle, The vessel is owned by A. P. Lorent- son of this city and, under command of Captain Olsen, was tawed down the Delaware Wednes- day, bound from Philadelphis for Japan with a cargo of 115,000 cases of oil, shipped by the Stan- dard Oil Company. The John Ens
a four-masted ship, and her ran through the canal will savI her the hard winter passage around the Horn and a distance of 8,000 nautical milas, a large portion of which distance would mean windward work of the hard- ent kind.
Notice to Mariners. We are informed that a report has been received in Shanghai to the effect that on the 31st January #pontoon was soon sdrift in the Yellow Saa 148 miles N.16′′E. (Magustio) from Shaweishan. Japanese War Insurance Scheme. The London office of the Nippon
Kaisha
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, Xuehn har arranged with
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,
Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the
Electric Light, Excellent Quisine. Aar
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain,
5th
Leaving.
Mar: Mar. at 1. p.m. Mar. at 1 p.m.
Téan
SHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Borew steamers Anhui and Chenan and the 8.8. ' “Kadchow,” a Liangchow,"
Luchow" and " Yingchow having excellent accommodation, ́. with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Steamships. State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service
| W. C. Passmore. Į TUES,, 2nd between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Haiching for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Hallan .......
J. W. Evans FRI Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangisze and Northern Halyang......... [A. E. Hodgins..... | TUES,, -9th: China Ports.
FOR SWATOW.
Halmun...... | AE. Stewart... | WED., Srd Mar. at 1 pm.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier,
For Freight and Passago, apply to
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-ahipnient at Woosung,
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.
Hongkong 1st Mar, 1915,
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers.
Tokyo that war risk insurances may now be effected on cargo to Japan and ports en route under the Imperial Japanese. Govern ment Indemnity Schemas-wishont the necessity and expense of besh necessary up to the present. telegraphing to Japan, which hsa- No insurance policies will be land, but the bill of lading will biar endorsement to the effeót that the cargo has been duly Estered against war riske. ~ The present rates, which, however, aft subject to alteration at any time willout notice, are as follows From Middlesbrough to Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, porta in Japan proper, Korea, Langtang Province, and For bácsa, 100, per cent.; from London to ditio, Ts. per cent.; from Mar- wills to ditto, 3s. per ont,
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or St Findon Haddocks, Kippers
ALEXANDRA CAFES