» SHIPPING,
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East-16, DES VEUX "ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-8, Foochow 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 WORI D.
BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of OREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED
THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1915.
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
"
Projected Sailings from Hongkong
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE" con- MARSEILLES taining sailings and fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free, on application.
'Chief Office LUDGATE UIRCUS, LONDON, EC..
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL. LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamors...
...
CHANOSHA ....................................... TAIYUAN
Arrive Hongkong
Hail Hongkong
froin Australia..
for Australia.
3rd July.
9th July
14th July.
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur- ing & plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc, and have superior Rocommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms. A dúly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Faree. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas
manian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
Butterfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Sorvico Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
W
WESTWARD
AND LONDON,
Katori Maru via Singapore, Capt. B. Kon Penang, Colombo, $Kamo Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Shimizu
VICTORIA, B.C.,
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN,
Bromo Bxpected in or about
| Tillatjap ................JAPAN .....žnd' July | Tjikembang⋅ JAVA ...5th July“ |T]iliwong "...JAVA...6th July Sailing Date Tltaroem ...S'HAI...11th July
T. 20,000
T. 16,000
THURS, 1st (July, at noon.". THUR., 15th July at noon.
{TUES., 29th
T. 12,500
1 June, at 4 p.m.
andSEATTLEvia Tamba Maru Keelung, Shang-Capt. Nagasuye hai. Moji, Kobo, ( §Yokohama Maru Yokkaichi, and Capt. Komatsubara T. 12,500 Yokohama...REDDY SYDNEY & MEL-'
BOURNE,
י'
via (Nikko Maru
THURS., 8th July at 4 p.m.
ƒFRI., 16th
T. 9,600 July at 4 p.m.
JTUES., 17th
Aug, at 11 a.m.
Manila, Thurs-Capt. Takeda day Island,SHitachi Maru Townsville and Capt. Tominuga T. 12,500 Brisbane
via
CALCUTTA
S'pore, Penang & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa-) pore, Malacca and Colombo........... KOBE & Yokohama Capt. Sakamoto
and
Iyo Maru Capt. Okamoto Colombo Maru
SHANGHAI,
Kobe ................................ NAGASAKI, Kobel SHitachi Maru- & Yokohama... Capt. Tominaga *SHANGHAI, Kobel Mishima Maru
and Yokohama .....f Capt. Wada
The S.S." Itola." tuns 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Singapore on the 30th June.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry ä duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, June 29, 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. TUESDAY, 29th JUNE:
10.00 p.m. Fatshan,
WEDNESDAY, 30th JUNE.
5,00 p.m. Honam.
8.00 am, Honam.
10.00 p.m. Kinshan.
1
8.00 a.m. Kinshan. 5.00 p.m. Fatshan,
Bingle Fare by Night Stoamor......
$ 6.00
Bingle Faro by Day Steamer.....
Roturn Fare by Day Steamer..............
Return Faro by Night (available also for Return by day Steamer).... 10.00
HONGKONG-MACAO "LINE.
5.5. Heungshan.
s.s. Taishan.
HONGKONG TO MACAO."
4,00 8.00
Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok' Street Wharf. Sundays at 9 a.m. and I p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG."
W
24.
Wook days at 7.30 a.m. & 2 pm: Sundays at 7,30 ́s,m, & 3 p.m..
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 4th JULY.
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.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 *... and from Hongkong at1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK,
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
5.S. SUI AN.
MONDAY, T. 12,000 15th July!
ƒMONDAY, T. 8,000 15th July.
T. 13,500
T. 16,000
FRIDAY, 16th July at 10 a.m. JWED., 30th
June at 10 a.m.
Fitted with wireless telegraphy,
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Displacement.
Leave Hongkong.
Steamers.
Hirano Maru
Katori
Kamo
Kashima
. Mishima
16,000 tons Thursday 17th June
| Tibodas..............JAVA ...13th July Timanoek ...JAVA 17th July
Wireless Telegraphy.
Will care dor about JAVA 3rd July ..S'HAI...15th July ....JAVA...15th July ......JAVA...11th July ......JAPAN...22nd July
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have socommodation 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.
"D5 York Building.
Telephone No. 1574
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Displacement Tons & Speed 22,000-21 knots Tuesday,
"..
fr
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice..
Steamer.
Leaves Hongkong 29th June, at noon. Tenyo Maru
13th July, at ron. Nippon Maru 22,000-18 knots
27th July, at noon," Shinyo Maru 22,000-21 knots Chiyo Maru 22,000-21 knots
24th Aug., at noon. First Class to London...571.10. Return(6 months).£120. First Class to New York...260.
19
" -
41
tt.
11
San Francisco £45.
38
A
£96.10.
£68.
LOG BOOK.
A New Pog Signal. A new fog signal is being introduced to the shipping community by the International Marine Signalling Co. which con siets of a syren giving out blaste at fixed intervals, working on the same principle as the character istio flashing buoy or lighthouse. The Byron is sounded by means of a amail cylinder of acetylene gas and electric battery at pro determined intervals, which could be varied to give a blast every second or longer, and the inter | vala batwooq, the blasts can also
be varied.
China Ports Busy.
In spite of the state of war that prevailed during the last five months of 1914, the total number and tounage of vessels entered and cleared at all ports of Chins is the greatest that has yet been recorded, the number being 190,- | 738 ships of 03,324,830 tona ex- seeding the returns for 1913, the next grastest year, by 28,911 ships and 2,991,437 tone. Of the total 40.3 per cent, was British, 24.8 per cent. Japanese, 19.3 per cent. Chinese, exclusive of janks, 3.4 per cent. German, 1.9 per cent. Bassian and 1 per cent. American.
Penang Harbour Board. The report of the Penang Har- bour Board for the half year end- ed December 31, 1914, shows G oredit balance of $23,229. Bai after paying the interest due to Government, amounting to $60 055, a debit balance of $26,826 is shown, and this sum, after de" ducting the balance of $18,828 brought forward from last year,
Special Rates given to MÄVAL & MILITARÝ, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-leaves a debit balance of $7,097 ARIZS sto.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of
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SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, BALINA URUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANS- ANDEAN BOUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC."
10th July.
20,000
1st July
16,000
20,000
16,000
st
15th July. 29th July 12th Aug.
Kiyo Maru
FOR AMERICA.
Tamba Yokohama Sado Awa
Maru 12,500 tons
12,500 12,500 12,500
"J
For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
Tuesday 29th June Thursday 8th July Tuesday 27th July Tuesday 10th August '
«T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS. SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Steamers.
To Sail.
SHANGHAL....
.......Yingchow.1st July at 4 p.m. WEIHAIWEI & TTSIN...Kueichow......2nd July at noon. MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO...Tean/ .....Gth July at 4 pm.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, **8.8, LINTAN" and "8.S. BANUI"
MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhus,"" Taming, and ''Tean." Excellent, saloon accommodation amidships; electrio fens fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean;"
17,200 -15 knots Saturday,
For Full Particulars as to Fassigs & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291.
THE EASTERN
K. DOI, Aoting Agent.</
KING'S BUILDINGS.
&
AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA.
Empire
MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Steamer.
ม
Eastern...................................................
Aldenham 001,411618+0048) St. Albans...................
29th June
15th July
2nd Aug.
23rd Aug.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
1.
excess of expenditure over re- venue. The total expenditure on new works from July, 1913, to December, 1914 was $110,620. The tonnage of vessels using Swettenham Pier during the half- year was 203,991, as comparad with 340,318 during the corres ponding period in 1913. The Board now
bay ninety-eight| wooden and five steel lighters with a tonnage capacity of 6,690 tons. During the half-year thirty- nios vessels were docked for painting and repaira, the tonnage being 37,017 tons as compared with thirty-one vessels and a tan- nage of 29,925 for the previous half-year
U. S. Marine Journal's Viewage
on Germany."
The Roogkong public will doubtless be interested to read an opinion expressed by the Marine Journal of New York, one of the oldest shipping papers in the United States. A copy has been received by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, and views of the influential shipping people of the United Statea are reflected in the following paragraph:-We have 17th July at 11a.m. been saked by a number of ear- 9th Aug.
nest friends what we would do 23rd Aug.
in the present origis if we controll- 17th Sept. 94
ed the Government of the United States. This for the reason per hape that we are so lacking in knowledge of international con ditions, nevertheless, we have an opinion and here it is: We w would begin by giving the German and Austro-Hungarian Ambassadors their passports. We would notify the allies, Great Britain, France and Russia, that we would join them and all neutral peace-loving nations in exterminating those
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 Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co., Agente.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, who were responsible for the
Hongkong-South China Coast Forts,
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Clase Passengers Electric Light Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOOHOW RETURN.
(Occupying ÿ to 10 days.) Captain
ETSHANGHAI - LINE-The Twin Screw steamers Anhul and ** Chenan and the 8.8. "Kaschow," " Liangchow,"" Departures from, Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 pm. ("* Luchow" and "Yingchów "' having excellent accommodation," Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 p.m.with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, "maintaini'w fast sohedule service JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., "THE CHINA
for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Steamships. NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA
Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Tangtaze and Northern STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
China Ports.
Haltana Haiching Halmun.....
Bteamers will arrive at and depart from the Co's Wharf near,
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
9.5. Sainam, 588 tons and s.6. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Btsamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes day and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direos Steamers LINTAN and SAND), These vools have superior Gabin ncermmodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electrio 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
AHOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor), Opposite the Blake Pier.
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These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
TUES J. W. Evans WO. Pasamore, RI A. H. Stewart... TUES,
Blake Pior.
For Freight or Passages apply to
For Freight and Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agenti}
Hongkong 29th June, 1915.
Telephone No. 36,
Leaving.
29th June at 2,30 p.m. 2nd July at 2.30 pm. 6th July at 2.30 pm
murder of the 1,154 (more or less) men, women and children on board the Lusitania, and sorap. heap, their entire armament of army and navy, provided that the allies and neutral nations, includ- ing the United States, would agree thereafter to allow to rust out or destroy their armamenta on land or sea, which, if agreed to, would ensure everlasting pesce While the foregoing opinion will doubtless be declared Utopian, it would certainly prevent such atrocities as have occurred recent ly, and the possibility for murder, rapine, and destruction of every thing of use to humanity, by belligerent nations would be for ever checked, thereby enabling human beings of all nations to enjoy, that which Nature has 80 laviably bestowed upon them "
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or 8 Indon Haddocks, Kippers ALEXANDRA CAFF