SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1916.
SHIPPING-
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undefmentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named:-
For
LONDON.
via
S'pore, Penang.
C'bo, Port Said
and Marseilles.....
Steamers
SHANGHAI, Moji,】 NOVARA
Kobe and Yoko-Capt. H. R. Hether-
baran
LONDON via)
ington, R.N.R.
Singapore, P'ang. Į SARDINIA
Coo, Port Said & (Capt. J. T. Jeffery Marseilles..........................
SHANGHAI, Moji.' NORE
Kobe and Yoko- Capt. D. Asbury
hamia.
To Bail On Remarks
'd'light 26th Sept.
Direct Service.
nood 6th Oct.
Direct Service.
about 10th Oct.
Direct Service.
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMER*. Return tickets at a fare- and-a-half available to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Ports for six months. Round-the-world and through tickets to New York, at Special Rates.
For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, and FREIGHTS { apply to
.P. &; Q. 8. N. Co·'s office,
Hongkong, 22n1 Sept., 1916.
E. V. D. Parr, Acting Superintendent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
TRANS PACIFIC
LIMITED
SIN
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Hong Kong to Vancouver 17 days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days | Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 224 days. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA
"16,850 tons Grum Register, Quadruple Serens, Speed 21 Kasta,
Targest and most Luxurious>hip on the Pacific,
BAILINGE FROM HONG KONG trulijers, to change) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG EMPRESS OF ASIA. .4 Oct. EMPRESS OF ASIA. 29 Nov. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Monteagle
Empress of Japan
I Nov. EMPRESS OF RUSSIĄ 27 Dec.
7 Nov. Empress of Japan. 10 Jan. 15 Nov.
Cailing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea), Kobe and Yokohama, Montengle calls Moji instead of Nagasaki,
Through Bile of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacific Ry. to all Overland Points in Canada and the United States, also to Pacific Coast Pointe. Eropean ports and West Indies.
For Further information as to rates of Freight and 'Passage, Sailing List, etc. please apply to
P. D BUTHERLAND,
Geloral Agent, Passenger Department,
J. H. WALLACE,
General Agaut, Hong trang
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
WESTWARD.
7be8.8. "Shirala,”tors 5,316; Capt. Terry, will be despatched for Singapore, Fenang, Rangoon & Calcutta on the 26th irst
The above steamers have excellent salcon accommodations for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply
Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1916.
to
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..
Agents,
“ELLERMAN" LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
For LONDON
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
TO
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT,
Steamer
Saile,
i
10th October.
City of Manila Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope. Subject to change without notice.
For rates of freight and further information apply to
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 15th Sept., .916.
THE BANK LINE, LTD,
General Agents,
PRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon. Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular. intervals taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates.
For Freight and Famage, apply to
Tältphone Mo: 215,
JARDINE MATHESON & GO., LD.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong -
Destination. L'DON"via Singa-1
pore, Malacos,
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Penang, Colombo, §Kitano Maru
Durban, Cape Capt. Cope Town, Tenerrifo I
VICTORIA. B.Q..
and via
Sailing Date:
[THURS., 5th T. 16,020 Oct. at noon.
WED., 11th T. 12,500 10et, at noon.
ƒTUES., 31st
SEATTLE Shidzuoka Maru
Shanghai,Capt. Noma Moji, Kobe, Yok- † §Kamakura Maru kaichi, Shim'dzu, | Capt. Kewajima T. 12,500 (Oct., at noon. and Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-'
BOURNE,
vio Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville and Brisbane... CALCUTTA via) Tosa Maru
S'pore, Penang
& Rangoon BOMBAY via S'pore, Malacca & C'bo... SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe. SHANGHAI and)
Koba.......
T. 9610
{FRI, 13th
Oct, at 4 pm. (TUES, 14th
Nov, at 11 am,
{TUESDAY. Capt. Sakamoto T. 10,000 (26th Sept. Penang Maru
MONDAY, Capt. Kushibiki T. 10,000 125th Sept. Rangoon Maru.
JSUNDAY. Capt Kobayashi T. 8,000 (15th October.
(Nikko Maru
Aki Maru Capt. Takeda
Capt. Yoshikawa T. 13,500
NAGASAKI. Kobel Aki Maru
יי
JFRI., 13th
and Yokohama ... Capt. Yoshikawa T. 13590 1Oct., at 10 a.m. SHANGHAI, Kobe) (Kaga Maru
| MON, 9th- and Yokohama... Capt. Tozawa T. 12,500 (Oct., at lua.m.
EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL
(CARGO ONLY)..
NEW YORK via Shanghai, ļ Kobe, Yokkaichi, Yeko- huma, San Francisco Panama and Colon........
§ Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
Tsuyama Maru
21st October. Tous 15,000
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. YORI, Manager.
SATURDAY,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU. Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Tenyo Maru +Nippon Maru
Siberia Maru.
Korea Maru
Displacement
Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21 knots
11,000- 15 knota
18,000-18 knots
Leave Hongkong
4th Oct. at noon.
SHIPPING
C.IN. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
'SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For.
Steamers.
.Chenan
To Sail.
LOG BOOK.
New York as a World Fort
The foreign trade of the United States passing through the port of New York during the fiscal year ended June 30 last "rondbed. G.$3.539,060,6.7, the greatest totali in the history of the port. This
K'HOI, PHOI & H'PHONG Sungriant ......26th Sept. at 10 am. compares with a total of G-89,195, SHANGHAI.........
.26th Sept. at 4 p.m.421,097 for the fiscal year:1915. AMOY, M'LA, CEBU & I'ILOTaming ` 26th Sept. at 4pm. Approximately 54 per cent, of the G-26,500,000,000 foreign trade of the country accordingly passed through New York Harbour.. While the total established makes a new record for the fiscal year, and places New York foremost
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice. Weekly, 8.8. LINTAN" and 8.8. "SANUI” MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinbua,"*"Tamlog, and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted: extra staterooms on deck aft on “Taming”;& Tean among the world's ports, the SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. figures for June indicate a drop S.S. "Aahal," "Chenad.” 'Luchow," Yingcbow, Shan-in exports as compared with May tung," and "Sinklang, with excellent accommodation, electric from G $253,765,000 to G.3243,- light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular 448,000. schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bille of Lading to all Yangtazo and Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid- ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Wooaung,
For Freight or Pananges apply to
Telephone No. 34.
Hongkong Sept. 25. 1916.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AgODE.
Board of Trade Ex minations, The Marine Department of the Board of Trade has issued the i following repert to the Per- manent Secretary, Board of Trade, on the examinations of candidates for certificates of competency in the mercantile marine during 1915:--The num- ber of candidates passed for foreign-going certificates has decreased by 208 on the preceed- ing ураг and i the lowest record for the past thirty years, Txtra masters show a decrease of twenty, ordinary master of 118," first mates of fifty-two, only mates. of two and second mates of six- teen, on the figures of 1914. The 25th Sept. MAKASSAR record males indicates that the Ismall decrease in the number of
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA
SWART
KOBE
AMOT JAVA
CHINA and JAPAN.
Expected o
or about
WK 'save ga or about
Por
JAVA &
25th Sept. | JAVA
5th Oct.] JAVA
Tjibodas
in port Tjikini........
in port Tjipanas
in port Timanoek" SHANGHAI | 3rd Oct.
• Wireless Telegraphy, "The steamers are all fisted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for 's limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to ali ports in Netherlands-India and Australis." For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Telephone No. 1574.
York Building. 120
supply of certificated officers is being well maintained notwita- staning the abnormal conditions. number of masters and mates, There has been a decrease in the home trade. s feature of the year's examine- satisfactory tions is the steadily increasing Dumber of cand dates who have passed the voluntary examination in signalling, the number, 174, being more than double that of last year. Notice was given in June of the introduction on
17th Oct. at 10.50 a.m THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN anda 19.6, of a mini-
Leave Kobe.
5th October.
Leave Nagasaki.
17th November.
18,000-18 knots ↑ Via Manila, Omitting Shanghai,
* Cargo only. *For the voyage the Pema Maru will call at Konolelu.
1 Proceeding to South America Ports. Special Batee van to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SURTANTS,MISSIONARIES ato, ROUND THE WORLD Tickets isnted in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travs by Railway between ports of call in Japan frea of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
4
Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO. LOS ANGELOS, BALINA ORUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
Steamer..
Tons & Speed Leave Hongkong Seiyo Maru
14,000 - 13 knots 9th Nov. at noon. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291,
T. DAIGO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Monthly Service between
NETH. INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO vía NAGASAKI.
Bubject to change without Notice.
S.S. Tilsondari 12th Oct. SS. Tjikembang 12th Dec.
Karimoen 11th Nov.
Arakan ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
11th Jan.
The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of Baloon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to eli Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Managing Agents.
Hongkong, York Buildings.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL BAIL FROM HON KONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, NOVEMBER 11 - JANUARY 18, 1917.
AR. UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent, Prince's Buildings,... Ice House Street
For
THE ROYAL
R.M.S.P. MAIL STEAM
PACKET CO.
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, Si b'ect to change without Notice
HOMEWARD,
Steamer.
Date of Departure
TRANS-PACISIO SERVICES SAILINGS TO VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, TACOMA AND PORTLAND.
For freight and further particular, apply to,
·JARDINE "MATHESON & CO. LO. No. 215 Bud
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA, (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
! Arrive Hongkong Steamer
from Australia.
Eastern
St. Albans.**************
in pure
2 st Oct.
mum standard of proficiency signalling for candidates
in
for certificates of competency as master or mate. The percentage of failures show a decrease of over 4 per cent on the average of the last ten years, Leave Hongkong, the number of engineer cans
As was anticipat- for Australia. didates has fallen very lucaoly, and there seems little prospect of 10th Oct at 11 &.m. any great recovery while the war 15th Nov.
"
cont nues, as sy many engineers
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-are serving in FLM. forces and in 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 Stewardest are oarried.
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.. For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
controlled establishments. Extra first class cerfica es issued have decreased by twenty-one, first class by 563 and second class by. 756, or 34 altogether, on the total figines for 1914. The percentage of failures remains the same as for the two previous years, viz 55.27 per cent. of the first and secund class candid: tes failed in arith-
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. etc. 176 per cent in elementary
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in staterooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN, (Udenpflug #tɔ }0 days.) Steamships. Captain
Fearing. Hallan.....J.S. Thomson... | TUES., 26th Sept. at 2 p.m. Halhong. J. W. Evans
FRI., 29th Eept; at 2 p.m. Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passago, apply to
with
Douglas Lapralk”& Co,,
General Managoru.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
and practical knowledge and 21.3 per cent. of the first class can- didates in drawing. At the be- ginning of the year, in accordance with the notice issued in February. 1911, the sea service required to qualify for both first and second class certificates was raised from 12 to 18 months, but the effect of· this on the number of candidates was 'minimised by allowing all those who, at theend f19.4, were to sit at any time in 1915 on their qualified undertheold re«ulations, existing qualifications. Ons mar. ine technical school, specia1ly devated to the requirements 'of see-going engineers, has been added to the Board's lit of Approved Schools. During the year 1915 there were 6, 68 ex- aminations in form vision, and of the candidates 166 (or 2.6 per
NAVIGATION CO., LTD.est.) failed to pass the test. Ont
1
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.—Subject to Alteration).
For
SHANGHAI
MANILA
SHANGHAI
MANILA.
of 3,477 candidates examined in colour vision, 166 fa led at the local examinations and 44 warn Steamship
referred for special examination. On
Cf the former, 80 appealed for S'PORE, Pang & Ceutta. Kutsang* Wed., 17th Sept at noon. special examination, 7 of whom Worang! Thur., 28th Sept. at d'light. passad and 53 failed; while of Yuensang* Sat., 30th Sept. at. 3 pm. those referred for special ar ..................................... Choysangi
Sun.,
1st Oct. at d'light. amination 17 passed, 19 failed „Loongsang* Sat., 7th Oct. at 3 p.m. (one in form vhion), and 8 were Return Tours to Japan.
not specially exaimed before the The steamers Kutsang,” “Namaang " and "Pooksang." leave there were, on Decem er 3*, 1914, end of the year. In addition, about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Kohen ze cases still outstanding of (Inland Ses) and Koji to Hongkong. Time occupied 20 days. This candidates who had been referred service is supplemented by the Yatshing" and "Kamsant for special examination one of leaving Hongkong at regular intervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Moji whom wa passed in 1915. Cardi- and returning thence direct to Hongkong. Time occupied 16 days, dates for certificates of com- These vessels have all modern improvements and are fitted petoroy as skipper or record throughout with Electric Light.
A duly qualified surgeon is also carried,
Steamers have superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light,
↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Yanglaze
Porta, Chefoo, Tientein, Dalny, Weihaiwoi.
1 Taking cargo on Through Bill of Lading to Eudet, Lahad Data, Bimpoma. Tawan, Ueukan, Jamalton and, Labuan “
Under Strails Government Passport Regulations. All European Pass ngers leaving the Colony for Straits Settle- ments are required to produce on arrival at destination passports with their Photographs and description affixed thereto.
For Freight or Passage,
hand are required to p as the same sight testa as candidateur/ for certificates of compitenoy as mister or mate in the mercantile marine. Notios' was given in June that the use of the wool test would be discontinued an December 31, 1915;^
THE ALEXANDRAS O Just arrived, Large Bhizm
Male Apply to “JAROINE, MATHESON CO., LTD. Choicent Fran
Telephone Ho LIK