THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 9, 1915.
SHIPPING:
SHIPPING
SHIPPING
THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Offoe for the Far East:-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG-
*** KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Street, MANILA: Manila Hotel.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN BAILWAY.
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' oon 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, EC.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers:
TAIYUAN ..... CHANGSHA passamon
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia
16th Jan,
Sail Hongkong
for Australia.
10th Dec. 21st Jan.
These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur- ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions ste, and have superior accommodation with Electrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-roome, A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- munian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No: 98.
Butterfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
BASTWARD.
The 8.8. Itola," tons 5,257, Cast. Butlor, will be des- patched for Shanghai, Kobo & Moji on the 21st instant.
WESTWARD
The S.S."Japan," tous 6,013, Capt. Seddon, will be dos- patched for S'pore, Penang, R'goon & Calcutta on the 8th Dec.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Ballings from Hongkong-
Destination.
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Subfoot to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, Kamo Maru via Singapore, Capt. Shimidzu Penang, Colombo, Kashima Maru
Suez & Port Said | Capt. Tabusa
VICTORIA,
B.O.,
and SEATTLE
Ваши
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Regular Fortnight Service between JAVA CHINA and
Tilsondari... Sailing Date T]lkembang *BATAVIA 24th Dec.
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STHURS., 16th T. 16,000 Deo., at noon. (THURS., 30th T. 19,000 Deo. at noon.
STUES, 14th. T. 12,500 Des., at noon. THURS., 23rd -T. 12,500 | Deć,, at noon.
ƒTUES., 14th T. 19,500 Dec, at 4 p.m.
(FRL, 14th
T. 9,600 (Jen, at 4 pm.
Tamba Maru via Shanghai, Capt. Nagasuye Moji, Kobe, Yokohama Maru Yokkaichi, and Capt. Shinohe Yokohama ... SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, via | STango Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Soyeda day
Island, fsNikko Maru Townsville and Capt. Takeda Brisbane CALCUTTA via
S'pore, Penang Hakata Maru
ƒSATURDAY, & Rangoon
Capt. Kawashima T. 19,500 118th Deo. BOMBAY via Bloga-)
pore, Malacos and Tenshin Maru Colombo......stillos.
Capt, Yamazaki SHANGHAI, Moji) Bombay Maru and Kobe............ Capt. Terada SHANGHAI Kobel Colombo Maru
and Yokohama Capt. Sakamoto NAGASAKI, Kobe §Nikko Maru
& Yokohama ........] Öspt. Takeda SHANGHAI, Kobel ¡Suwa Maru and Yokohama ...f Capt. Sekine
(THURSDAY,
T. 6,000 18th Des. FRIDAY,
T. 8,000 124th Dec.
[FRIDAY,
T. 8,000 124th Dec.
MON, 13th T. 9,600 (Dec. at 10 a.m.
JFRI., 17th
T. 21,000 Dec. at 10 a.m.
Fitted with wireless telegraphy.
SOME PRINCIPAL FARES,
To London lat Single Yan 600. To Marseilles 1st Single Yen 550-
Return 900.
JAPAN.
For
LOG BOOK.
N. Y. K. Raises Seattle Rate, It is stated that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha rates from Hong- kong to Battle have been advang- |ed from $250 for the first oleas
passage to $300.
American Mercantile Marine, Washington, December 2.- The United States Scoretary of the Traasury, Mr. William G. MoAdoo and the Seorotory of Commerce, SHANGHAI Mr. William O Redfield have drafted a substitute for the Ship Purchase Bill which failed of
SOERABAIA
Tran
Expected on or about in port".
Wif 'sara sa er about ...10th Doc.
.. Suth Deo.
• Wireless Telegraphy.
"The steamers are all fitted throughout ith electris light and paarage in the last sassion of Con have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, frees using to the opposition of All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at
the Senate. Tas bill provides an through rates to al ports in Fetherlands-India and Australia." appropriation of $50,000,000 G. for the establishment of in American merchant marine by the purchase of private vessels and fines, which are to be operated by
■ government board, later to be |sgain transferred to private owner
ship when conditions are favour. able. A federal shipping board is to be appointed which will have jurisdiction over American:: KOB traffie and control the operation of the government lines. The mean- ure will be submitted to congrass at ita next session, which begina Monday.Manila Bulletin.
For particulars of Freight and Passage,apply to the
|Telephone No. 1574
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building,
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Shinyo Maru* Nippon Marut
Shinyo Maru Kiyo Maru*** Persia Marut Chiyo Maru Dairen Maru*.
Displacement Tons & Spood (Cargo steamer) 11,000 18 knota (Cargo ateamer) 22,000 - 21 knote 17,200-15 knots 9,000 17 knots 22,000 - 21 knots 8,000 - 14 knots
Leave Hongkong
11th December. 14th Decmber. 23rd December. 28th December. 8th January. 15th January. 25th January, 3rd March,
* Cargo only.
† Via Manila Omitting Shanghai,
** Proceeding to South America Ports.
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2nd Single 400.
#
*
11
11
Return, 605.
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Return 825.-- 2nd Singlo 360.-
Return 550,-
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First Class to London.....£71.10. Roturn (6 months) £120, First Class to New York.......................£60.
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San Francisco £45,
£68.
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To London, Southampton, Liverpool via New York £60.13.0 Montreal £60, 3,0
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To Viotoria, Vancouver, Seattle, 1st Single £25,
1st Return £37.10/-
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The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a To Bydney, 1st Single £40. To Melbourne 1st Singls £41. duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or pusaugo, apply to
Hongkong, Deo. 6, 1915.
£96.10.
Speculation In Ships Active. There in a most active specula- tion in shipping. The price of abipe is increasing by leaps and bounds, vansele on the stocks being sold and resold several times. The Christiania corres- pondent of the Temps gives an example of this speculation. He says that last November a abipowner of Skien, in the south-east of Norway, ordered a Norwegian shipbuilder at the price of 310,000 kroner. The ship. will not be finished until February next. It has nevertheless been sold four times already. Last. January it was sold for 350,000 kroner, in April for 415,000 kroner, in June for 445,000 kroner,
➡Special Raton given GO MAYAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION.And still more recently it was.
ARIES sto.
ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Patsonger may travel by Railway between porse of call in Japan free of
Mail linse and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
cbergs.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
VI JAPAN POBTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES SALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANBANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
Steamer
Leave Hongkong Kiyo Maru
8th January.
1st Return £72.
B
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Agenta.
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let Return £73.16) —
To Yokohama, 1st Return $150. To Kobe 1st Return $135.
2nd
$ 90,
2nd
$ 83.
Round-the-World, Yon 1,045.
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For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager
Telephone No. 291
HONGKONG, CANTON, MAGAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. and CHINA NAVIGATION 00., Ltd.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
HONGKONG TO CANTON. | CANTON TO HONGKONG,
THURSDAY, 911 DECEMBER:
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Tons & Speed 17,200 - 15 knote
For Full Particulars as to Passage & Fesight, apply to
K. DOI, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
10,00 p.m. Honam.
| 4,30 p.m. Kinshan.
FRIDAY, 10th DECEMBER.
For
8.00 a.m. Kinshan.
10,00 p.m. Fatshan.
8.00 am. Fatshan, 4.30 p.m. Honam.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
SHANGHAI
....Chenan MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming SHANGHAI
..Anhui
To Sail
......12th Dec. at d'light ......14th Deo, at 4 p.m. ......14th Dec. at 4 p.m.
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong. from Australia.
Single Fare by Night Steamer...
$6.00
↑ St. Albans ......melitana + Empire
Binglo Faro by Day Steamor.......
18th Doo. 7th Jan. 29th Jan.
Return Fare by Day Steamor.......
Return Fare by Night (available also for Rotum by day Steamer). 10.00
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
s... Taishan. Tona 2006. | 5.5. Sul Tal Tons 1651.
HONGKONG TO MACAO.
*.00
8.00
Wook days at 8 am, and 7 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Stroot Wharf. Sundays at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Wook days at 7.30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 a.m, & 3 p..
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 12th DECEMBER.
The Company's Steamship TAISHAN
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOE STREET WHARF
at 9 am and return from Macao at 3 p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao ou Sunday at 7.30 am, and from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
5.3. SUI AN,
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Mano on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, GANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA BTEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW
LINE.
... Sainam, 588 tons and 5.5. Nanning, 469 tona. One of the above Steamers loaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes cay and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuohow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Round trips take shout: 5 days. Famongers can return to Hongkong er vlos vorsa by the Company's dirset Bleamers LIMTAN and SKUEEN, Those vemala bave superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity, 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 Pion
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, "8.8. LINTAN” and “8.8. SANUI”
*
MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhqa, ***Taming," and "Tean" Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean;" SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
8.8. Anhul," "Chenan." " Linagehow," "Luchow." "Ying chow," and **
'Sinklang," with excellent accommodation, electric light and fans in Saloon. and State-rooms, maintain a regular 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 Yangtize and Northem China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid- ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight of Passages apply to
Telephone No. 34.
Hongkong 9th December, 1915.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE. Agonis.
FOR VANCOUVER & SEATTLE.
The s.s. “KAIFUKU MARU,"
about the 10th December,
For freight, and particulars apply to
+ Eastern ...ANDE
Aldenham -1.4---479
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
18th Dec. 11 am, 3rd Jan. 31st Jan, " 21st Feb.
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.
+ Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further partioulazs, apply to
DOUGLAS
Gibb, Livingston & Co. Agents.
bought for 800,000 kroner. The last bayer would sell it for 650,000 kroner, and there is every reason to think that before it can be employed the ship will continos to yield fair profite to new buyers. The Temps remarks that this mad speculation shows that extreme prudence in advisable in the pur- chase of shipping in the north of Europe,
War Charters-Question of Deatha. Duties,
The Imperial Merchant Service Guild have been in communica tion with the Admiralty in respect to one of their members who lost
his life when in command of a merchant steamer through her, being torpedoed by an enemy. submarino. The vessel at the time was on direct charter to the Russian Government under sealed orders from the British Govern- ment. The duty on the de- ceased Captain's estate was sach
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his widow and young family were ill able to bear. The Guild in pointing out that as the estatee of sailors and soldiers are exceptad from extate duty con- tended that it was desirable that a similar concession should be made in the case of merchant seafarers losing their lives through the operations of the war. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in reply state: that in no case have they any power to remit the payment of death duties, but that under se0 tion 14 of the Finance Act. 1800, na amended by the Death Duties (killed to War) Aot. 1914, the Treasury may, on the recom¬ mendation of the Admiralty, remit the whole or part of the duties payable on the passing of
STEAMSHIP CO.. LD, the estates of deceased Officers
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,
Highest. Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First Class Passengers Electric Light Excellent Cuisine,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOODHOW RETDE
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
Steamships. Halching Hallan Halmun
W. O. Passmore I FRI. JS.Thomson.. { TUES,, A. H. Stewart... ! FRL,
Leaving 10th Dec, at 2 p.m. 14th Dec. at 2 pm. 17th Dec. at 2 p.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,a Wharf nekr
Blake Plor.
For Freight and Passale, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong, 18th Nov. 1915.
Douglas Laprak & Co.,
General Mannworn,
and men serving in the Royal Navy who dia while on Activa Servico. This recommendation can only be made by the Admiralty after certain conditione have been satisfied, one of which is that the deceased must have been subject to the Naval Dia cipline Act. Their Lordships re grot that in these cironmetemos........ they are prealaded from making such a recommandation in the Dave of the late merchant ship master referred to. It is added that the matter is not one upon which the Lorde Commissioners are in a position to initiate fresh legislation. The Guild bave addressed further representations. to the Admirsity on this matter.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed #Indon Haddooks, Kippers &o.
ALEXANDRA CAFE