SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, 86.
Head Offlos for the Far East-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG- KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Streat. MANILA: Manila Hotel:
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORJ D. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED
Chief Office -LUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, EỢ.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers. CHANGSHA..........................
TAIYUAN
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
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28th Mar, 19th Apr.
Hail Hongkong
for Australia.
10th April.
2nd May.
Those steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, our 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 Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas-
manian porta.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
Futterfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
The S.S."Umaria,,' tons 5,317, Capt. Elton, will be despatched
for Yokohama, Kobe and Miike on the 30th March.
The 8.3. "Sangola," tons 5,184, Capt. Milne, R.N.R., will be des- patched for Shanghai, Vladivostock, Kobs & Moji on the 2nd April.
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WESTWARD.
The 8.S. "Ilola, tons 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Singapore, Penang & Calcutta on the 20th April,
The above steamers have,excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified' surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Maroh 26, 1915.
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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."
FRIDAY, 26th MARCH.
SATURDAY, 27th MARCH.
10.00 p.m. Kinshan.
8.00 a.m. Honam.
10.00 p.m. Heungshan.
Single Fars by Night Steamer............................
Single Faro by Day Stoameri
Beturn Fare by Day Steamer....
8.00 am. Heungshan.
5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
$6.00
Return Fare by Night (avaliable ale for Return by day Steamer)... 10,00
HONGKONG-MACAÓ LINE.
4.00
8.00
s.s. Sui Tal, tonk 1.651 | ss. Tal Shan, tons 2,006 -
HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lak Street Wharf. Sundays at 8 am and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week days at 8 am. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 8 a.m. & 2 p.ri.
EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 28th MARCH.
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 2 p.m.
NB The Company will also run a steamer from Macao en Sunday at 8 s.m., and from Hongkong at 1 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK. CANTON-MACAO LINE.
s.s. Sul An,
Pepartures from Macus to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Haons on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 p.m. JOINT SERVIOE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION" CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
3.8. Sainam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchowevery Monday, Wednes day and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wnchow for Canton on the same days at 6.30 am: Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direat Bloomers LENTAN and SARDI, Those vonele have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by eleotrialty. Electrio fan in each Cabin..
Booking Office open daily (Bunday 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.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1915.
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong
Subject to Alteration
Steamers,
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, §Atsuta"Maru via Singapore, Capt. T. Sato T. 16,000 Penang, Colombo, Yasaka Maru Ma Suez & Fort Said | Capt. Yamawaki T. 21,008
JSATUR., 10th 1Apr. at noon.
THURS,, 22nd! Apr. at noon.
B.C.,
Tamba Maru Capt. Nagasago
{TUES,, 6th
T. 12,500
April, at noon.
Yokohama Maru Capt. Komatsu
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THURS., 15th
T. 12,506
Apr, at noon.
VICTORIA,
and SEATTLE via S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Yokkaichi, Yokohama.
and
SYDNEY & MEL
BOURNE,
ViaNikko Maru
Manila, Thurs-Capt. R. Takoda T. 9,600 day Island, SHitachi Maru Townsville and Capt. Tominaga T. 13,500 Brisbane
CALOUTTA
via
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
*Sisamm
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For Exacted on about
...Let balf Apr. ...1st half, Apr. ...2nd half Apr. ...2nd half Apr. ...1st half Mai.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
York Building.
Telephone No. 1574
LOG BOOK.
The Meaning of ""Deadweight."" An interesting case, says tha Weekly Commercial News, has re- cently been decided by an arbitra- tor as to the meaning of the term
"deadweight" in a cherter-party.
A
steamer was ohartered to
Regular Fortnightly Service between
s firm in the United Kingdom JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN,
and described as ** about 2100 Wien rabattons deadweight." After running S'HAI & ..,2nd half Mar. her for a abort time she was re-let |xTjilaroem..... -
KOBE
to another British firm, she being Tiikini ...JAPAN ...1st half Apr...JAVA
again described as of "about Sailing Date Tillatjap...JAPAN...1st half Aph......JAVA
Tjikembang JAVA 1st half Apt.......JAPAN
2100 tons deadweight." The sub charterer found that the Tilbodas......JAVA 2nd half Apr.......S'HAI
capacity of the vesiel bad bear Tjimanoek JAVA 1st half Mai.......S'HAI
over-stated and claimed damager I Wireless Telegraphy.
from the charterera, whereupon "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and he latter, although they had not have accommodation for a limited number of saioen-passengers. All ubjected to the carrying capacity steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through of the seamer before, and had rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."; ;
described her to the sub-charterer in accordance with the owners LIJN.original description, then gave notice to the owners that they [15.
would hold them responsible for | 607. damages for which they might bebeld liable. The maiter wan referred to arbitra'ion, and the | arbitrators diagreed. An umpire was then appointed; and he decided ibat although the boat did nos sorudly appear to have Hr carried" 2100 tons of cargo and bunkers, the shori ostrying was covered by the expression abut." It would seem that the 2100 tons included the atores and water in the boilers. lá ommenting on this case, Fair Play (London) remarks that în Hovers 03888 on this point which have been before the pourta the word "about" has been held to mean 3 percent.either way. For instance, in the case of Marria vereus Levison, the ship was to load a full and complete cargo of "about 1100 tons.". The charter-
FRI., 16th
April at 4 pan.
IMON., 17th
May at 11 a.m.
(SATUR., 17th
SATURDAY,
S'pore, Penang Hakata Maru &Rangoon) Capt. Kawashima T. 12,500 April.
pore, Malacca and Capt. Tsuda BOMBAY via Singa-) Kirin Maru
Colombo.
1 Jinsen Maru Capt. Terada Ceylon Maru Ct. Shinohe NAGASAKI, Kobel Hitachi Mary & Yokohama... Capt. 1. Sato SHANGHAI, Kobel Miyazaki Maru and Yokohama... Capt. Teranaka
MOJI & Kobe
KOBE & Y'HAMA
T. 8,000 (3rd Apr.
T.
THURSDAY,
T. 8,000 18th April.
JSUNDAY, 12,000-128th Mar,
(FRI, 16th
T. 9,600 1 Apr. at 10 a.m.
JSUN., 4th T.16,000 (Apr. at 10 a.m.
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Fitted with wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Steamers.
Displacement.
Alsüta Maru Yasako Miyasaki Kitano Fushima
16,000, tons
13
13
25,000 16,000
19
16,000
B
25,000
Leave Hongkong. Saturday 10th April Thursday 22nd April
6th May 20th May 3rd June
FOR AMERICA,
Tamba Yokohama Sado Awa
Maru 12,500 tons
12,500 12,500 12,500
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Tuesday 6th April Thursday 15th April Tuesday 4th May 18th May
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
T, KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
LTD. CO.,
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers."
To fail. For
......27th Mar. at d light CHEFOO & NEWCHWANG Singan
27th Mar. at d'light AMOY & SHANGHAI Yingchow WEIHAIWEI & TIENTSIN Hutchow27th Mar, at noon.
Shaohsing......28th Mar. at d'light SHANGHAI...... HAIPHONG Sungkiang...28th Mar. at 9 a.m. 30th Mar. at 4 p.m. MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Chinhua
6th "Apr. at 4 p.m. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming
Land
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly,
"8.8. LINTAN" and "8.8. SANUI”
MANILA LINE.—Twin Scrow Steamers "Chinhua,"*": Taming, and Tenn." Excellent saloon secommodation amidships; eleotrio fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on Tamlag" & "Tean;"
Anhui ** ETSHANGHAI LINE.—The Twin Screw steamers
Chonan and the 8.8. Kanchow." Liangchow," "Luchow" and " Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Electrio Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtare and Northern China Ports.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO' LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA "JAPAN AND HONOLULU.
Sailings from Hongkong Subject to change without notice.
Displacement
Steamer.. Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru
it Tons & Speed
Leaves Hongkong
22,000 - 21 knots Tuesday, 13th April,
11,000- 18 knots
22,000 - 21 knots
27th April. 11th May.
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon,
Steamers via Manila leave at 10.30 am.
£96.10,
San Francisco £45,
"
First Class to London.......£71.10. Return (6 months) £120. First Class to New York...£60.
£68.
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Passenger purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option offer loaded 1080 tons, bat the ship returning from San Francisco by steamore of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacifio Raliway Co.
Special Raten given to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION
ARIES to.
ROUND THE WORLD Ticketa irmed in Connection with all the Principal Passengers may travel by Rallway between ports of call in Japan free of
Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, MANZANILLO SALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC. Selyo Maru
14,000- 15 knots Tuesday, 11th May.
For Full Particulars as to Parage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
K. DOI, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS."
could have taken 1210 toas. It was held that effect must be given to the words "say, about
tone," and that 3 per cent. was a fair excess to allow, so that the charterer ought to have loaded 1133 tone. In another osse, where the costraor was to load "a cargo of ore, say, about 2800 tone, it was held sufficient to load 2840' tone, although the ship could bave carried 2880 tons. In an other case (Rutherfald 8. 8. 06. varade Tweedy), the ship was to load under a berth-nots a fall cargo of wheat at a certain rats "per ton on the guaranteed deadweight capacity of 4250 tons," The 4260 tons included: bunker coals, and the vessel only
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN took on board 3947 tone of cargo.
STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE.
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.}
Steamer.
Empire
Eastern .....................
Aldenham „Y JOKER,
$.
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
'30th March 22nd April 30th April
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
20th Apr. at 11 am 13th May 21st May
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a plentiful supply of Los, Fresh Provisions, eto, and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fanz. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
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Gilib, Livingston & fin.
Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electrio Light. Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Oaptain Steamships, Haitan ....J. W. Evans... FRL, 26th TUES, 30th Halmun... A. H. Stewart...
W.C.Passmore. FRL 2nd
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the Halching ... inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
For Fraight or Passages apply to
Leaving.
Mar. at 1 pm. Mar. at 1 pm. Apr. at 1 p.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co's Wharf near
Blake Pier.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Agents.
Hongkong 26th Mar: 1915;
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
It was held that freight was pay-t able upon 3947 toas only, not upon 4250 tons.
Total Cost of the Panama
Canal.
The Panama Canal, according to the annual report, hsa ao far Cost 8353,558,049G, or nearly $20,000,000 less than the total appropriation for the work, a fact which alone, aside from the great work completed, will always stand as a monument to the U. S Army Engineer Corpe' efficiency to accomplish economically, sa well as successfully, diffioelt en gineering problems. The report also shows that the total amount. of material removed in the dry from the Culebra cut, from the beginning of Americaa opera® Hone to Jane 15, 1914, aggregated 110,281,882 cabio yarde, at a division cost of $0.7008 percubia yari; of this amalını 25,200,100 | cubic yards were:
were removed because
ofslides, or 22 86 per cent. The giant looks and dams of the Canal have also successfully withstood this year the most violent an
and most numeroasearthquake sbooks thất bave occurred sinos the work was begun, eighty-seven distizot ahooks being recorded at Ancon alone,
The Motor Ship Industry. Orders have recently been placed with Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, of Copenhagen, for 18 motorships, making a total of 23 to be built by that firm. They consist of three vessels, with a displace- ment of 6,500 tons, one of 7,000 tone, mix of 8,000 tons, and eight of 10,000 tons, and are to the order of the East Asiatio Com- pany, of Copenhagen (who already own eight motor abips), and Stockholm and Christionia firms, All the vessels, which are to have. twin screws will be fitted with four-ovole six-cylinder Burmeister and Wain Diesel engines, and will be completed by the summer of 1917
Oysters, V'resh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kippers (200
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