SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915.
Hoad Office for the Far East16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Street. MANILA: Manila Hotel:
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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 CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE" con- taining sailings and faros from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded frog, on application.
Chief Office-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EQ.
SHIPPING:
IPPON YUSEN KAISHA
THE JAPAN HAIL STEAMSHIP 00.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong
Subject to Alteration
Steamers,
Destination. "
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, §Fushim! Maru via Singapore. Capt. Irizawa Penang, Colombo, SHirano Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Fraser
THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORIA, B.C.
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTÉ
́- SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
CHANGSHA
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
19th Juno,
Sail Hongkong
for Australia.
25tli Juno.
Those steamers are fitted with Rofrigorating machinery, eneur ing a plontiful supply of ice, frosh 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 parts. ·
For Freight or Passage apply to
Tolephone No. 93.
Butterfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
EASTWARD.
The S.S. "Itola," tons 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Shanghai. Yokohama, Kobs & Moji on the 20th June.
WESTWARD.
The S.S."" Dunera," tois-5,389, Capt. Dickinson, will be dea" patched for Singapore, Ponung & Calcutta on the 4th June.
The S.S. **Japan," tons 6,013, Capt. Seddon, will be despatched us above on 26th June,
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a quly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, May 27, 1915.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agenta,
.
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.
THURSDAY, 27th MAY,
10.00 p.m. Kinshan.
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5.00 pm, Falshan,
FRIDAY, 28th MAY.
8.00 a.m. Heungshan.
8.00 am. Honam.
5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
Single Fare by Night Steamer.
$ 6,00
Returu Faro by Night tavallable also for Itstyrn, by day Steamer)... 10,00
Singio Faro by Day Stoamer.....
4.00
Return Pare by Day Steamer...........
8,00
10.00 p.m. Fatshan.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
9.5, Sui Tal, tons 1,651 | s.s. Taishan, tons 2,006. HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Wook days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sundays at 9 am and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
"MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week days at 7.30 a.m. & 2 pm, Sundays at 7.30 a.m, & 3 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 30th MAY、
The Company's Steamship TAISHAN
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF
at 9 a.m. and return from Macao at 3 pim.
N.B. The Company will also ran a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7,30 a.m., and from Hongkong at 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK.
CANTON-MACAO LINE. '.
́S.S. SU! AN,
Departures from Macao to Danton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 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,
s.s. Sainam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes- daynd Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the samo days at 8.30 a.nt. Round tripa take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUI. Thero vemela bavo suporior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electriálty. 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 Office of the :-
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD,
HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor), Opposite the Blake Pier.
and SEATTLEvia $Shidzuoka Maru Keelung, Shang-Capt. Tozawa hai, Moji, Kobe, $Aki MardTM Yokkaiohl, and Capt. Noma Yokohama...ÍLA SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, [via | STango Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. K. Soyeda day Island, [SNikko Maru. Townsville and Capt. Takeda ·· Brisbane
via
Sailing Date!..
[THURS, 3rd T. 21,000 June, at noon,
THUR,, 17th
T. 16,000 June at noon.
THURS., 27th T/12,500 May, at 4 p.m.
JTUES., 15th T. 12,500 (June at 4. p.m.
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJV
Regular Fortnightly Service between
JAVA CHINA ̋and JAPAN.
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From Expected on or about--- For
...................JAVA
Tilkini.JAVA ...2nd half May ............... xTjimanoek JAPAN...26th May Tillatjap ......JAVA ·...25th May
Tjipanas......JAVA:4th June Tjitaroemx...JAVA ...15th. June
x Wireless Telegraphy..
LOG BOOK
A Japanese Cruiser Strikes Uncharted Rock.
The Tokyo Asahi reports that the Japanese warship Chikuma, while oruising in Chinesa waters, etruck an undaarted rock, cruisers Ikoma and Kurama,,
The
Whil save on of about which happened to be near at the time, proceeded to the resque, and
...29th May ......S'HAI &... 1st half June after some difficulty the Chikuma was refloated, although her hall
JAPAN
......JAPAN...1st half June is badly damaged. The vessel ......S'HAI...2nd half June was towed to an island west of Kyushu. On receipt of the news of the accident the Sambo Naval
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.”.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Bailding. 115
Telephone No. 1574
T, 13,500
T. 9,600
JTUES., 15th
June at 4 p.m. FRI., 15th July at 4 p.m.
[TUESDAY,
CALOUTTA
S'pore, Penang Kawachi Maru & Rangoon BOMBAY vin Singa-`
pore, Malacca and Colombo.................
...... Capt. Kurozumi T. 12,500 1st June.
KOBE
1 Sanuki Maru J Capt. Tsuda SHANGHAI, Moji lyo Maru
& Kobe... Capt. Okamoto NAGASAKI, Kobel Nikko Maru
& Yokohama..... Capt. Takeda SHANGHAI, Kobel Kamo Maru
and Yokohama ... Capt. Shimizu
(MONDAY,
T. 12,500 31st May
(TUESDAY,
T. 12,500 1st June.
TSUNDAY, 13th T. 9,600 June, a...
ƒWED., 18th
T. 16,000 (June, am.
Fitted with wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Displacement. Leave Hongkong,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notios.
Steamer.
Displacement
Leaves Hongkong Tons & Speed Chiyo Maru 22,000 - 21. knots Tuesday, 8th June, at noon.
First Class to London £71:10. Return(6 months) £120. First Class to New York.....£60.
£96.10, £68.
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Station immediately sont help.
Commandeering of Steamers. One effect of having to be pre- pared for warlike operatione la the depletion of Japan's already insufficient mercantile fleet. The Chikya-mara (3,142 tons, charter ed by the O. S. K.), the Noisei maru (2,473 tons, owned by Mr. Harada of Osaka), and other steamers are discharging cargo at Kobe, reports the Asahi, having been commandeered by the Gor. grument. All steamera randy to sail for Shanghai and Nath China have cancelled sailings and asked abippers to take back their Roods. However, it is expected that if war breaks out, the small tramps which carry a large part of the China trade will be throwa out of work, whatever may be.the increased scarcity of tonnage, oW- ing to larger ships being taken up as transports, The Nippon Yusen, Osaka Shosen, and Toyo Kisen... companies are continuing their regular sailinga, having received no orders from the Government to suspend or alter them. The Ilochi aaya there are enough Japanese troops in Chine already to crush what it contemptuously calls the disconnected, irreguler, and undisciplined Chinese army: Even if more troops have to ba, sent it will only be a few and not in such a harry a the Tsingtau expedition, and transporte will be used chiefly for the purpose of carrying war vices will not be affected. There are 140 steamers of 1,000 tons or over engaged in coasting or local trade, 31u of them being trampe, and in the opinion of the Hochi. those thon out of employment by the stoppage of trade will be safficient to do all the necessary, irausport work. If this be co, it
San Francisco, £45. Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, GIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of
ARIES ats.
Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, SALINA OR UZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE BY TRANS- ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
Steamers,
Fushimi Maru
25,000 tons
Thursday 3rd June
Hirano
16,000
17th June
Katari Kamo Kashima
20,000
1st July
16,000
11
15th July
21,000
29th July
Selyo Maru Kiyo Maru
FOR "AMERICA.
Shidzuoka Maru 12,500, tons.
J
Aki Tamba Yokohama Sado
1
+
12,500 12,500
*
12,500
12,500
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For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
Thursday 27th May Tuesday 15th June 29th June Thursday 8th July Tuerday 27th July
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T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION..
For
Steamera.
To Sail. HOIHOW & PAKHOI ..... .Singan ..28th May at 11 a.m. HOIHOW & I'PHONG......Sungkiang. ..29th May at 11 a.m. SHANGHAI..................... Kanchow.......30th May at d'light MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Chinhua.....1st June at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI......... .....Luchow ....1st June' at 4 p.m. -
Huichow ..3rd June at 4 p.m.
W'WEI & TIENTSIN
**
14,030 - 15 knots Wednesday, 12th May..supplies. Foreign ste:mer Ber-
17,200-15 knots Saturday,
For Fall Particulars as to Passago & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
10th July.
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 Altronimaskine St. Albans imminen, Empire
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
1st May
14th May
24th June
is a more cheerful outlook for Japanese shipping than the other" prognostication quoted.
Shipbuilding....
In the course of the current month, the Japanese mercantile marine will receive a fine addition in the launching of two big vessels the Hawaii-mera of the Osaka "Shoten Kaisha, 10,000. tone, at the Kawasaki Dookyard and the Manils-maru, a sieter.
Leave Hongkong ship, at the Mitea Bishi Dockyard. These vessels, will be formerly transferred to the owners early in August.
for Australia.
| 28th May at 10 a.m.
22nd June 17th July
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 | Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co., Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hoagkeng-South China Coast Ports,
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twibe Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN" and "8.S. SANUI” MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,'
Taming, and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships, electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming & Tean:" Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
16
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) tr Captain
Leaving.
SHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Screw steamers Anhui *** and Chenan and the 8.9. "Kanchow,"
Liangchow," Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, with Eleotrio Light throughout and Electrio Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast sobedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday taking
Steamships. Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern Haltan... China Ports.
J. W. Evans | FRI.・・ 28th May at 1 pil. Halching W. U. Passmore. TUES,, Ist June at 1 pm. Haimun...... A. H. Stewart... | FRI.,.. 4th June at 1:p.m.
Stenzaers will strive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf near
Bisto Pior,
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong 27th May, 1915,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers,
N.Y.K. and Panama Route. According to the Nippon. Yusen Kaisha authorities, owing to the European hostilities, all the Com pany's freight liners on the Ear- opeen line will return via America; picking up freight on the way. The Tokushima-maru, 6,054 tons, sailed from London on the 6th instant, and will call at New York. The Tsushima-maru, 7,300 tons, left London on the 13th instant for Boston and Philadelphia, where she is expected to load oil to her fullest capacity, and retura vis the Panama Cana, Among the vessels jast on the way for New York from London are also the Tottori-maru 6,058. tons, "and the Wakasa-maru, 6,327 tone, both of which will return via. Panims.
"Obituaries.
died at sen on April 21, on the steamer Golcondo, Mr. Mackenzie, The chief engineer of the B.I.
voyage from Negapatam to Pen ang. He was one of the oldest servants of the Company and had been on the same ship for twenty-
saven years.
The death occurred at Wuba on May 11 of Mr. L. B. Austin, late second officer of the 1-0- steamer Wosang. Mr. Austin who was for several years in the China Merolanta' Co. went down to Hongkong on leaving that firm and returned to Shanghai abont seven months ago, obtaining em ployment in the Indo-Chine,
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