SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VOEUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fooohow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Btreet 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 CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE" con- taining sailings and fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free, on application.
Chief Office :-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
WESTWARD.
The S.S." Itola," tons 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Singapore on the 19th June,-
The S.S. "Japan." tous 6,013. Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for Singapore, Penang and Calcutta on the 19th June.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry в duly qualified surgeon.
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For freight or passage, apply to
HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1915.
SHIPPING
IPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong•
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, §Hirano Maru via Singapore, Capt. Fraser Penang, Colombo, §Katori Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt, B. Kon
VICTORIA, B.C.,
and SEATTLE vis Koolung, Shang- hai, Moji, Kabe, Yokkaichi, and Yokohama...kelet SYDNEY & MEL
Manila,
Tamba Maru Capt. Nagasuyo.
Yokohama Maru
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
Tilkini
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Reguls Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.
Tiltaroemx...JAVA...14th June
Frow
Expected on oraDONE
...JAVA SHAI ***...JAVA JAVA
Salling Date Tipanas......S'HAI 24th June
Tillatjap
T. 16,000
T. 20,000
ƒTHUR., 17th 1June at noon. THURS., 1st July, at noon.
JTUES., 29th
...JAPAN...2nd July
Wireless Telegraphy.
LOG BOOK.
Chatoo Breakwater, The tender from the Nether landa Harbour Works Company has been accepted for the con- struotion of the Chofoo Break- water. The present scheme differs in many respects, says the North China Daily News from the one Wul leave on or about recommended in 1910. The works ...17th June
will now consist of an eastern 2nd half June breakwater, off Tower Hill; a 25th June
western mole with a quay-wall on 3rd July. the northern part of it, and dred- ging within the shelter formed by the breakwater and the mole.
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and The breakwater will consist of a have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All foundation of rubble stone, on steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through which will be built a wall of rates to all ports in Netherlanda-India and Australia,"
T. 12,500 June, st 4 p.m.
ƒTHURS,, 8th
Telephone No. 1574
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
York Building.
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Capt., Komatsubara T. 12,500 (July at 4. p.m.
BOURNE, via Nikko Maru Thurs-Capt. Takeda Island, Hitachi Maru
and Capt. Tominaga
day Townsville Briabaue... CALOUTTA via
S'pore,
Penang Sanuki Maru & Rangoon
........... Capt. Tsuda BOMBAY via Singa-) Kirin Maru. pore, Malacca and Capt. Sasaki Colombo........
KOBE & Yokohama Colombo Maru I Capt. Sakamoto
SHANGHAI, Moji Bombay Maru
& Kobe
Capt. Ohta NAGASAKI, Kobel Hitachi Maru & Yokohama ...... Capt. Tominaga SHANGHAI, Kobe Mishima Maru
and Yokohama ... Capt. Wada
"
ƒFRI., 16th
T. 9,600-July at 4 p.m.
TUES., 17th
T. 12,500 1Aug. at 11 am.
SATURDAY,
T. 18,500 126th June.
MONDAY,
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA In addition to the breakwater
T. 8,000 21st June.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
T. 13,500
T. 16,000
T. 8,000 15th July.
FRIDAY, T. 8,000 125th June.
July at 10a.m. FRIDAY, 16th
JTUES., 29th
June at 10 a.m.
+ Omitting Keelung."
§ Fitted with wireless télography.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Hongkong, June 12, 1915.
DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. Agente.
Steamers,
Displacement.
Leave Hongkong.
Hirano Maru Katori Kamo Kashima
"
16,000 tons Thursday 17th June 20,000 16,000 20,000
1st July ... 15th July
29th July
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Chiyo Maru Tenyo Maru
Displacement Tons & Speed
Lenvas Hongkong 22,000-21 knots Tuesday, 24th Aug, at noon. 22,000-21 knots Tuesday, 29th 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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SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
masonry with a caisson of rein- forced concrete, filled with con- crete at each end. Before the rabble stone is damped, a channel will be dredged to a depth of 30ft, below Chefoo Zero to receive the stone. "The mole consists of a mound of sand covered with clay, brushwood and stones sur- mounted by a parapet of masonry. and the quaywall, a jetty will be bailt connecting the breakwater with the hinterland, the import- ance of which is pratty obvious, It rane right to the shore, and will have direct communication with a proposed fature railway running to Weihsien, which io tura will connect with Tainanfu and Tsingtao. Although not provided for in the contract, it is almost certain that piers will be erected along the jetty, the idea being to provide additional accommodation: for ateamere. Commenting on the present scheme, the engineer says that in recent years many schemes have been proposed to
San Francisco · £45. Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-improve Chefoo harbour, all with ARTES ute. D
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets izsued in Connection with all the Frinsipal a view to forming a shelter. The Hall linew and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Hallway between ports of call in Japan free of certain extent, the idea given in present scheme completes, to s charge.
the scheme of the Works Dapart- ment of the Maritime Castoma in 1910. The shelter under the eastern breakwater and the western mole stout on the saine place es provided for in the 1910 scheme. The mole will have a broken form, constituting a western and a northern part, and there will be an entrance between" the breakwater and the mole and at the south-saat between the breakwater and the Tower Hill, The former entrance
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, SALINA CRUZ ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE BY TRANS- Present contract is formed by the
Kiyo Maru
17,200 15 knots Saturday, 10th July. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
FOR AMERICA.
Telephone No. 291
Tamba Yokohama Sado Awa
Maru 12,500 tons
12,500
12,500 "
Tuesday 29th June Thursday 8th July Tuesday 27th July Tuesday 10th August
12,500
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, 17th JUNE,
· FRIDAY, 18th ́JUNE.
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
10.00 p.m. Fatshan,
8.00 am, Heungshan.
10.00 p.m.. Kinshian,
I 5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
8.00 a.m. Honam. 5.00 p.m. Fatshan.
Single Fare by Night Steamer
romanzenge
$6.00
Return Fare by Night tavallable also for Retura by day Steamer... 10.00 Single Fare by Day Bleamer..
Return Fare by Day Steamer.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
s.s. Sui Tal, tóna 1,651 s.s. Taishan, tons 2,006
HONGKONG TO MACAO.
4.00
8,00
KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok NEWCHWANG Street Wharf. Bundays at J'a.m. and 1 pm. from the Company's SHANGHAI.. Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week days at 7,30 am. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 a.in, & 3 pm/
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 20th JUNE.
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 p,m,
NB. The Company will also runs a steamer from Macno on Sunday at 7.30 a., and from Hongkong at 1 pm, from the Company's Wing Lot Street Wharf.
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK. CANTON-MACAO LINE,
s.s. SUIAN.:
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 pan. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of 430 pm JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
s.s. Sainam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Steamers loaves Canton for Weshow every Monday, Wednes. day and Friday, at about 6 am, and the other loaves Wuohow for Canton on the Ramos dayr 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 SANUI These romels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by alectricity. “Electric fan:insack Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am to 5 pm. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
s
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD,
HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor),
Opposite the Blake Pier.
HAIPHONG
Steamers.
Kalgan
To Jail. ...19th June at 4 p.m.
Chenan Kalfong
MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Chinhua SHANGHAI... *****...Anhul: MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Taming
.20th June at d'light ...21st June at 11 am. 22nd June at 4 p.m. ....22nd June at 4 pm. .....29th June at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, "S.S. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI"
MANILA LINE-Twin Sorew Steamers "Chinhua,"
"Taming, and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & Tean:
K. DOI, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS,
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA.
MAIL" SCHEDULE
will be used for steamera enter ing harbour, while the other will be used by janks and in the event of the northern entrance, become ing, from any cause, blocked. To connect the breakweter with the share at this point would raise the cost of the work rather co- siderably and would have no commercial use at present, but if found necessary, the connection osn be formed at any time. With" Leave Hongkong regard to the depth of water, the vicinity between the jetty and the breakwater will be dredged to a 22nd June at 11am.depth of 2001. Chefoo Zero, 17th July
which is about 211ft, balow low water, and about 30ft. below. high water. Near the break.
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
St Albans
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
for Australia.
Empire nursemarie
24th June
Eastern..........................................
15th July
9th Aug.
Aldenham UNCONTRAREA
2nd Aug.
23rd Aug.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-water itself, dredging will be 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 are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co., Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-Soath China Coast Ports,
Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengersf Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
Leaving
ESHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers and
Anbul Chenan with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the
and the 8.8. "Kauchow," **Luchow" and "Yingchow " having, excellent accommodation,
Liangchow,
State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Steamships. for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtare and Northern Halmun........... A. H. Stewart...THURS., 17th June at 12 noon. China Ports.
Haitan J. W. Evans
FRI.. 18th June at 2:30 pm, Halching ... | W. C. Passmore, TUES. 22nd June at 2.30 p.m. Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Do,'s Wharf near
Blake Pier.
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
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Telephone No. 16.
Hongkong 17th June, 1915,
Douglas Lapraik & Co. General Managers.
dons to a depth of 25ft, 0.2, providing for 20 ft. af low water. The idea of this is to make it pos sible for ocean-going steamers to get alongside at half tide and, if necessary, to depart under the same conditions. The Customs anthorities will erect three light- houses, one at each end of the breakwater and one at the end of mole, a au of Hk. Tls, 7,000 having been included in the con-" treat for this purpose. The break- water will be about 2,800ft. long, the jetty will be 6,000ft. (includ ing the northern part which itself will be about 1,2001t, long) and the quay wall will extend for 600ft. The whole work is expected price of the contract reaches close to occupy about four years. The
apon $4,000,000.
Asiatic Fleet Admiral. Washington, Secretary. Danjols acnounced to-day the selection of Rear Admiral Albert G. Winter halter to command the Asiatic flost of the United States Navy. He will succeed Admiral Walter O Cowles, who will retire from active service under the age limit on July 11.
Oysters, Fresh, Tried or Sto Findon Haddooks, Kippers
ALEXANDRA CAPTSD