SHIPPING.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
Head Office for the Far East -16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
38, Water Street, MANILA: Manila Hotel.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the princips) STEAMSHIP
LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.-
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORID. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED
oop-
Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE “ taining sailings and fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free, on application.
Chief OfficeLUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, EC.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),
Steamers.
TAIYUAN ...... CHANGSHA unnam
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
20th Sept. 13th Nov.
Sail Hongkong for Australia. 24th Sept. 18th Nov.
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur- 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, Now Zealand and Tas-, manian porta.
4
For Freight or Peonago apply to
7
Telephone No. 93.
Butterfield & Swire,
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE,.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
The 8.8. "liola," tons 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Kobe on the 22nd inst. p.m.
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong i
Bubject to Alteration
Steamers.
Destination,
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, | ¿Yasaka Maru vin Bingapore, Capt, Yamawari Penang, Colombo, Miyasaki Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Teranaks
VICTORIA,
B.C
and SEATTLEvi Tamba Maru Keelung, Shang-Capt. Nagasuya hai, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama Maru Yokkaichi, and Capt. Shinobe Yokohama... SYDNEY & MEL-'
BOURNE, vis Manila,
and
Thurs-Nikko Maru day Island, Capt. Takeda Townsville Brisbane CALCUTTA
via
S'pore, Penang &Rangoon BOMBAY vla Singa- pore, Malacos and Colombo.......ESORTS; SHANGHAI, Mojil
and Kobe. SHANGHAI Kobel
and Yokohama
NAGASAKI, Kobe}
& Yokohama j
SHANGHAI, Kobe) §Fushimi Maru and Yokohama ... Capt. Qrizawa
PTEMBER 20, 1915.
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Stow
Begular Fortnightly Service between
From
Expected on or about
JAVA · CHINA and JAPAN.
For
Will be
„S'HAI 5th Oct.” „JAVA '.....6th Oct. ....JAPAN ...12th Oct. -
TilkembangxJAVA...29th Bopt. Sailing Date Tilsondarix JAPAN ...3rd Oct. Tilbodasx ...JAVA 5th Oct.
T. £1,000
T. 16,000
[THURS., 23rd Sept, at noon, THURS., 7th 10gt, at noon.
TUES, 21st T. 12,500 18ept, at 4 p.m. (THURS,, 30th
T. 12,500 (Sept., at noon.
★ Wireless Telography,
**The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saleon-passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualitied surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
Telephone No. 1574
T. 9,000 10ct, at 4 p.m.
JFRL, 15th
fSATUR., 25th
T. 21,000 18ept, at 10 a.m.
Fitted with wireless telegraphy.
SOME PRINCIPAL FARES,
**The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for To London 1st Single Yen 600, To Marseilles 1st Single Yen 550- Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon,
For freight or passage, apply to
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notios.
Steamer.:
Displacement Tons & Speed
Leaves Hongkong -
Nippon Maru 11,000- 18 knots Tuesday, 28th Sept., at 10.30 am. Shinyo Maru 22,000 21 knots
12th Oct., "at noon.
9th Nov., at noon.
Chiyo Maru 22,000-21 knota Tenyo Maru 22,000 - 21 knots Tuesday, 30th Nov., at noon.
First Class to London............£71.10. Return (6 months) £120, First Class to New York....£60.
ARIKH Le.
"
San Francisco £45.
£96.10.
£08.
* VIA MANILA, OMITTING SHANGHAI, Special Bator given to HAVAL & MILITARY, GIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION-
HOURD THE WORLD Tickets famed in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of osil in Japan free of charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE..
Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, SALINA CRUZ PANAMA, QALLÃO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANE [ANDEAN ROUTE TÓ BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
"Roturn 2nd Bingle
900.
11
400.
+1
Return
13
H
605.
Return 2nd Single 'Return
825.-
360.-
550.-
Hongkong, Sept. 20, 1915.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD,
Agents,
To London, Southampton, Liverpool-vis New York £650.13,0 Montreal £60. 3.0
+
Seiyo Maru
To Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, 1st Single £25.
"
15
lat Return £37.10/-
14,000 - 18 khots Wednesday, 10th November. For Full Farticulars as to Patago & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
11
1st Return £73.16/
lat Return $135. 2nd:
$ 63.
2nd
"
$ 90.
Round-the-World, Yon 1,045.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST To Sydney, 1st Single £40. To Melbourne 1st Single £41.
RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MAÇÃO
STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. and CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd..
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
-HONGKONG TO CANTON. | CANTON TO HONGKONG.
MONDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER.
1 5.00 p.m. Fatshan.
TUESDAY. 21st SEPTEMBER:
1st Return £72.
To Yokohama, 1st Return $150. To Kobe
For further information apply to
8,00 a.m. Heungshan. 5.00 p.m. Kinshan.
$ 8.00
10,00 p.m. Kinshan.
8,00 am. Honam.
10.00 p.m. Fatshan.
Bingle Fare by Night Bleamer.......
Bingle Fare by Day Steamer...........
4.09
Return Fars by Day Blommer..
8.00
7
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
Beturn Faro by Night (available also for Return by day Eteamer)... 10,00
8,5, Sul Tai, Tons 1651. | $.8. Talshan. Tona 2006.
HONGKONG TO MACAO. ·
Weekdays at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Bundays at 9 a.m. and 1. p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Btreet Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Telephone No. 29%,
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
For
To Bail
Week days at 7,30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 a.m. & 3 p... MANILA. CEBU & ILOILO Taming 21st Sept. at 4 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER.
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 am, and from Hongkong at 1pm., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
3,3. SUI AN,
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 p... Departures from Canton to Masao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 40 p.m. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAOAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD, THE. CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA 'STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD: CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
fs.s. Sainam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Washow every Monday, Wada my and Friday; at about 8 sm and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the Imame days at 8.30 am. Bound trip take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or❜vies veres by the Company's direck Stemom LINTAN and SARUT, Phone Tamela bave superior Cable accommodation and are lighted throughout by -fleckicity. Electrio fan in each Cabina sura yaRESERVADA
Booking Office open daily (Sunday.excepted) 9 am to 5 Fürther partioniers may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD,
HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor}"
Opposite the Blake Fier,
SHANGHAI
Llangchow 21st Sept. at 4 p.m. H'HOW,P'HOI & H'PHONG Kaifong...22nd Sept, at 10 a SHANGHAL...Sinklang......23rd. Sapt, at 4 p.m. WWEI & TIENTSIN.......Hulchow 29th Sept, at noon. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Chinhua ..28th. Sept. at 4 p.m..
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.",
"8.8. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI"
MANILA LINE-Twin Borow Steamers "Chinhos,"" Taming" and "Texn." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric Tans 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
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.) -
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
St Albans ...... Empire
Eastern ............................................. Aldenham siseznamese
21st Sept. 8th Oct. 29th Oct.
2nd. Nov. 22nd Nov.
Н
LOG BOOK
Belle" Fleet for Sale,
The Shipping Gazette announces that the "Bella" passenger steaméli ere have been placed in the hands of Mesars. T. W. Tamplin and yo Co., of 83, Gracechurch-street, E.O., for asle by private treaty The six vessels were built by... Messrs. Donny and Brothers be tween 1890 and 1898, and varya Ja in size from 332:1one gross toner nage to 738, The Woolwich Belle, the smallest, has a speed of wha 14 knots, and the London Belle the largest, 18 to 19 kuote. Of the other four, one has a speed of 18 knots, two of 17, and one of 18. Huge Increase in Wheat Exporta, ēti a
Seattle, Wa, Jaly 30-During the year ending July Limports of corn and Manchurian millet from Oriental ports, to Paget Bound in oreseed nearly fortyfold, exceed ing in value more than a million, sh dollars. Daring the your Pogotis bes Sound ports shipped 5,893,000 bushels of wheat to Europe, com: 15-bga pared with 1,083,000 bushels the preceding year. Flour shipmente were 540 (00 barrels, compared with 22,445 barrels the preceding t year. Italy was the best customer. for wheat and flour. Exports of wheat and flour to the Orient de-.. creased aharply, owing to the in- creased prices. Asia took 808,000
bushels of wheat and 930,311 har rela of foar, compared with 8, 337,000 busbels of wheat and abi 1,829,000 barrels of Ilur the pro--- coding year.
War Risks of Ships, Officers.
scale'
It is understood that the British Government has arranged a scheme for granting compensation to ships uffoers in respect of personal injuries sustained owing: to the war. The following ia announced: 1. Where death or permanent. total disablement reaalts-£500 in the case of a master; £400 in the case of a chief officer or chief engineer; £300 in the 0180 of any alber
seaman. No compensation is payable it the deceased leaves no dependent wholly or partially depond-- ent on his earnings, 2. mit Bed" Where partial. or temporary! total disablement resulte-An al lowance of £1 per week, but if the disablement continues for more than one year, it is to be regarded as permanent, and the injared man is to be, paid ons half the amount that would bare!. been payable in, the event of him.
death, less the amount actually psid in weekly allowances. The agreement covers all per BODE employed or engaged in any capacity on sny ship entered in the War Risks Association, but
DO
compensation is payable. under the agreement—(s) For any injary for which compensation is payable under festi the Workmen's Compensationer Act, 1906, or for which the mem- » ber is legally liable in damages, dan ada (b) Where the seaman is at i the time of the injury a servant,nie of, or entitled to receive compex-
13th Oct. 11 am.eation from, the Crown.
If the injury takes place while aut the ship is within any area of the dist sea, or part, or on any voyage, Habrán the entry or starting on which is
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on suring a plentiful supply of Ioo, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Mestrie Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
Agents.
a breach of any instruction given
by the Admiralty, the compense.
f
tion may be forfeited, in whole on list.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.. LD. The total number of steamers
Hongkong-South China Coast Forts,
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers Electric Light Excellent Cuisine.si
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
8.S. "Anhul, Chonan," ** Liangchow,"" Luchow," "Ying-
Steamships. chow," and "Sinklang, with excellent accommodation, electrio Halmus... light and fans in Saloon, and State-rooms, maintain a regular Halching. schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghal, leaving lenggang Hongkong for Shangbai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and carto Bunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtare and Northern China Porta. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages syply to:
Leaving 24th Sept. at 3.00 p.m.. 28th Sept, at 3.00 p.m.
A. H. Stewart... | FRI. J. 8. Thomson... TUES, FOR SWATOW AND FOOCHOW, Haltan... | J. W. Evans TUES 21st Sept. at 3.00 p.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf near
Blake Pior.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephone No: 38
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
Hongkong 20th September, 1918,
Douglas Lapralk & Com
General ManagerE,
nee
st
or part, in the osse of any seaman who was responsible for, or who knowingly consented to, the breach of aaoh instructions. va Commercial. and Shipping Liste all mu to face Shipping Returns for Tientalodis diein and Chefoo, van Maanud rated which entered and cleared the Dono port of Tisatsin in 1014 were. 2,295 vessels with aggregateme tonnage of 2,899,129, showing and bar increase of 208 vesels of 407,168 tona over 1018and Of the total, 80:3 were Britieb, 84.4 per cent
per conta Japanese, 16.6 per cent, Chinese,adg and 6.7 per cent. German (up to nesaf. the outbreak of the War, 2017 pe At Chefeo, the total number of steamers, which 4 entered and oleared in 1914 were 3,608 vassala of 8,378,075 tons. This shows a decrease of 64717 Vessels with aggregate, tonnage of 73,504 from 1018, Grouped under the different \\. flaga, 85.2 per cent, were Britial 28.4 per cent, Chinees, 27.4 cent. Japanese, and 4,5 German (up to the outbreak the War):
- ̈ ̈ Oysters, Fresh, Fried Findon Haddooks.
ALEXAN