SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916.
SHIPPING
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named:
For L'DON & Bɔmbay via S'pore, Fang, C'bo, Port Said and Marseilles....J
SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe.
LONDON
}
Steamers
NOVARA
Capt. H. R. Hether- ington, F.N.R.
NYANZA
Kemarts Connecting at Colombo with Mall Steamer MOREA.
Destination L'DON ris Singa-1
Malacos,
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP OO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Altoration
Steamers.
Fushimi Maru Penang, Colombo, Capt. Irizawa Durban, Cape | §Hirano Maru Town, Tenerrife Capt. FrasIT VICTORIA, B.C., 1
pore,
T. 21,000 (Oct., at noon. (THURS., 2nd
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
To Ball. 19th Oct. at 10 sm 19th Oct. at 4 p.m. 26th Oct. atd'light, ......20th Oct. at 4 p.m. ...22nd Oct. atd light .....24th Oct. at 4 pm. ......24th Oct. at 4 p.m. DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
SWATOW/BANGKOK.........Hupeh
Salling Date
For
Steamara
(FRI., 9th
SHANGHAI.....
AMOY & SHANGEAI.
CEBU & ILOILO
T. 16.000 Nov, at noon.
SHANGHAI..............
Shantung „Tamsul Taming Yingchow
MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Tean
.
12,570
ƒTUES., 31st (Oct., at noon.
SHANGHAI
Chenan
JWED.. 22nd
8.8. "LINTAN" and SS. "SANUL.”
T. 12,500
Nov. at noon.
T. 6.000 16th Nov.
SEATTLE Kamakura Maru Shanghai, Capt. Kiwajima Moji, Kobe, Yok-† §Yokohama Mare kaichi, and Yoko- | Capt. Terada
To Sail On
noon 20th Oct.
Capt. J. Gaunt
R. N.R.
about 27th Oct,
Direct Service.
and via
vial
noon 3rd Nov.
hama
Direct Service.
about Sth Nov,
Direct Service.
Singapore, P'aux. (NORE,
Cito, Port Said & [ Capt. D. Asbary Marseilles
MALTA
SHANGHAI, Moji Capt. C. C. Talbot
and Robe
RN.R..
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Return tickets at a fare. sad-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 Rat -
For PASSAGE RATES, HAND BOOKS, and FREIGHTS
apply ti
P. &. O. S. N. Co.'s office.
Hongkong, 18th Oct., 1916.
E. V. D., Parr, Acting Superintendent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN
- SERVICES
TRANS PACIFIC
LIMITED
LINES
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
In connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Hong Kongto Vancouver 17 dage. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 davs, Hong Kong to New York 121⁄2 days. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA
16,800 tone Groms Register, Quadruple Screws, Speed 21 Knota,
Largest and most Luxurious chips on the Pacific.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG (subject to change) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 2 Nov. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 28 Dec. Monteagle
. 7 Nov. Empress of Japan
15 Nov. Monteagle
Empress of Japan EMPRESS OF ASIA. .30 Nov.
Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (luland Sex), Kobe and Yokohama. Monteagle calls Moji instead of Nagasaki,
. 10 Jan. .. 3 Feb.
Through Bil's 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 Points, European ports and West Indies.
For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage Sailing List, etc. please apply to
1. D BUTHERLAND,
Deneral Agens. Pamonger Department,
Đang loan
JH. WALLACE,
General Agetik, Hook Long
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between.
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN FORTS
EASTWARD.
The SS. "Cregory Apcar," tors 4,604, Capt. despatched for Shangbai, Kobe & Moji on the 23rd instari.
WESTWARD.
will be
The 8.8. Japan," toos 6,015, Capt. J. R. O'Sullivan, will bedes- patched for Singapore, Fenang, Rangoon & Calcutta on the 20th inst. The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry i duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Oct. 17. 1916
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.. Agents.
ELLERMAN". LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
For LONDON
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT,
Steamer
Karonga Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope, Subject to change without notice.
Bajin.
25th October.
For rates of freight and further information apply to
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 12th Oct., 1916.
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 atervals taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates,
-For Freight and Passage, apply to.....
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LO.
Agents
F
SYDNEY & MEL | •Heishin Maru
BOURNE,
via
Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville and Brisbane.... CALCUTTA via
S'pore,
Penang
Capt.
Aki Maru
(MONDAY,
TUES, 14th
Capt. Yoshikawa T. 13 500 (Nov. at 11 a.m.
Colombo Maru
JFRIDAY.
Capt. Nomura, T. 10,000 120th Oct. Bombay Maru
THURSDAY,
Capt. Shinohara T: 8,900 126th Oct. Rangoon Maru
[THURSDAY,
& Rangoon .............. BOMBAY via S'pore,
Malacca & C'bo...I SHANGHAI, Moji and Kohe...
Cap Kobayashi T. 8000 119th October. Ceylon Maru SHANGHAI&Kobe
Capt. Tauda NAGASAKI, Kobe) §Tango Maru
and Yokohama ... Capt. Soyeda SHANGHAI, Kobe) Kamo Maru
JMONDAY,
T. 10.000 130th Oct,
SAT., IIth
T. 13530 1 Nov, at 10 a.m.
FRI, 27th
and Yokohama ... Capt. Shimidza T. 16,000 (Oct., at 10a.m. EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA" CANAL. (CARGO ONLY).
MON., 23rd
* Calling Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne only. NEW YORK via Shanghai,, §Tsuyama Maru
Kobe, Yokkaichi, Yoko-Capt. T. Date T. 15,000) Oct. at 4 p.m.. *hama,
-Middle of Saa Francisco Kanagawa Maru Panama and Colon......... Capt. Nojiri T. 12.500 November.
§ Wireless Telegraphy.
NIPPON 'YUSEN KAISHA. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
B. MORI, Manager.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer. †Nippoa Maru
Shinyo Maru” Korea Maru Siberia Maru Tenyo Maru
Persia Maru
Displacement Tons & Speed 11,000 --15 knota 22,000 - 21 knots 18,000 18 knots 14,000-18 knots 22,000 - 21 knots
9,000 - 14 knots Ist class to London G$348 (£71.10,0),
to San Francisco G$150.
Leave Hongkong 19th Oct. at 10.30 a.m.
1st Nov. 24th Nov, at noon. 13th Dec. 19th Dec.
Leave Nagasaki. 20th Nov.
retura ($699. (£122), recura G$437.50.
Proceeding to pouch America Porta.
Via Menile, Omning Shanghai. Cargo only. "For tha
às voyage the Per a Maru will call at Hugolulu Special Bases von to NAYAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS,MISSIONARIES ata, ROUND THE WORLD Ticketa inqued in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travel by Railway Setiain parts of call in Japão free of charge, SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Vis JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELÛS, SALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUÉNOS AIRES, ETC.
Steamer Seiyo Maru
Tons & Speed 14,030 - 13 knots
Leave Hongkong 9th Nov. at noon. For Full Particulars as to Patsäce & Freient, apply to
T. DAIGO, Agent.
Telephone No. 291,
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 via NAGASAKI.
Bubject to obanse without Notice. S.S. Karimoen 11th Nov. 8.S. Arakan. 11th Jan. Tjikembang 12th Dec. ‚· Tjisondari 11th Feb. ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of 'saloon passengers and carry a duly qualifie I s urgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.
For particulars of Freight and Passsze, adoly to:-
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Managing Agents.
Hongkong, York Buildinga.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HON IKONG FÖR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA &"HONOLULU. NOVEMBER-15 ~ JANUARY 27, 1917,
PASSENGER
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH GLASS
SERVICE AT ' INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O.H RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent, -
Ice House Street. Prince's Buildings,
For
GENOA
THE ROYAL
R.M.S.P. MAIL STEAM
PACKET CO.
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG..
Bubject to change without Notios.
Steamer.. ...Merionethshire
Date of Departure end of November, TRANS-PACIAIO SERVIOR. SAILINGS TO VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE,
TACOMA AND PORTLAND,AN For freight and further particulars, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO LO Telephone No. 215 Sub, Ex. No. 10.
İETMANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhus,"" Taming,
Luchow," .* Yingchaw,"
Shan
11
LOG BOOK.
Floating Dock on Sale,
The floating door, which was | recently brought to Sassho from
Tsingtau, is now undergoing 16-- psim, which, it is exported, will; be e mplated shortly. It is stated that as soon as the repairs are completed the dook will be sold by t-ndr. Either the Mitsubishi or the Kawasaki Dockyard, it is supposed, will be the purchaser.
A Record Charter. What is believed to be the highest rate for a long term char- ter for a craft of her size will be
and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships, electric paid to the Coastwise Transport- fans fitted; extra staterooms on dock aft on "Taming" & "Teanation Co of Boston for its steamer Suffolk, which has been chartered" SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
by a Philadelphia concern for B.S. "Aahul," "Chenan.” tua and Sinklang, with excellent accommodation, electric five years, at nearly $500,000 a year. The steamer' will carry light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular coal from Chesapeake bay portato schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving South America, and will return Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday. Thursday and with manganese ore. Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid-| ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. $6.
Hongkong Oct. 18, 1916.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agent".
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.
*
Fris
Karpected on or sbost
WII learn ou or about
Tjilaroem * | SHANGHAI Tjliwong
Tjibodas Tjikini
2nd Nov.
KOBE
4th Nov. 6th Nov.
JAVA & MAKASSAR
JAVA
For
MAKASSAR.
The Chepstow Shipbuilding Scheme.
No time is being lost in pushing forward the ship building project at Chopstow. A large number of navvies is already engaged on leveling and other preparatory work for the new standardised ship-building yards, while it is reported that the company en- deavoured to acquire the old Caldicott, tin works situated be- tween Chepstow and Newport for conversion into auxiliary workships.
• N.Y.K, European Service, JAVA
The demand for freight-spa e 3rd Nov
on the European service is still in JAVA &
excess of the supply, and the 13th Nov. 17th Nov. KOBE
Nippon Yu en Kaisha is despatch- ing extra steamers to Europe. 11th Nov. 14th Nov. SHANGHAI, The Kawachi-Maru sailed from
་
* Wireless Telegraphy. "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation 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 Australis." For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Telephone No. 1574,
York Building.
Jo
Kobe to Marseilles on Octoler ?, the Toyama Maru and the To- kuyama Maru from Kobe to London about October 10 and 13 respectively, while the Tottori Maru will a'so be despatched on a date not yet fixed.
Shipbuilding in Kobe,
The Kaw saki Dockyard Co., Kobe, undertook the building at
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN its own venture of 17 steamers
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong Steamer.
from Australia. for Australia,
St. Albans...ISOTITIES**
21st Oct. | 10th Nov, at 11 am.
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 Fane A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardens are carried.
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
LD.
aggrogating 1600 tons dead- weight, during this year and next, all except two of them to be finished within the year. The dockyard bas now, undertaken another similar p'an to be carried out after the execution of the present undertaking, and Mr. Maisukata, president of the Dock- yard Co., now'in London, is busy arranging for supply of the necĖS- sary shipbuilding materials. Under the new plan it is contemplated, according to the "Mainichi," to build 20 cargo... vessels ranging from 9,000 to 10,~ 030 tons deadweight.
Wages in the Mer.hast Service.
The rise of wages in the Mer- chant Service does not corres- pond with the rise of freights. If is did, the pay of officers would be on a very different
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.scala, Take, for example, the
case of a large company which, Regalar Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having after setting a huge sum aside good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and for rese:ve, paid a dividend of Fans in staterooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
Halching W. C. Passmore | FRL.
WED, Haihong...J. W. Evans Haltan...... J.S. Thomson... | FRI,
Leaving. 20th Oct. at 11 am. 25th Oct. at 11a.m. 27th Oct. Bli a m.
FOR SWATOW.
16th Oct. at noon. Halching | W. C. Passmore! MON..
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Whart (Dear Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,
MANILA
101 por cent. When the same company paid 10 per cent, the monthly pay of the captains and officers was:-Captains, £15; chief officers, £15; second officers, | £12 108; third officers, £10. Now
it is:-Captains, £30:
chief chief officers, £18; second officers, £15; third officere, £LZ. What really should be, working on a ̈ basis of the firm's earnings, is:**** Captains, £48; chief officers, £29; second officers, £14; third officers, £1910s. "Nautical Magazine."
N.Y.K'S Shortage of Officersi Owing to the fncrease of n.w steamers in Japan since 1915, there is a deficiency of officers, with the result that even such a big company as the Nippon Yusen
LTD. Kaleba is confronted with the
LTD.
difficulty of obtaining efficient offiers for new cargo beats. The scarcity is more keenly felt by the smaller owners in Japan. Many steamers, which used to be en- gaged in the coasting trade, are now being used in ocean service while the number of new steamers is increasing cor-siderably. Many noon. more steamers are under order or construction and even the amount
(Projected Sallings from Hongkong.—Subject to Alteration).
For
Steamship
On „Loongsang* Sat., 21st Oct. at 3 p.m. Sun.. 22nd Oct, at d'light. Tues., 24th Oct. at 7 a.m. Fri., 27th Oct. af Bat. 28th Oct. at 3 p.m. Wed., 1st Nov, at
MANILA
BOOM
SHANGHAI............Choysang HOIHOW & Haiphong...Loksang SANDAKAN..............Mausangt
..................................... Yuensang* S'PORE, P'ang & C'cutta Kumsang*
Retura Tours to Japan. The steamers" Kutsung,” “Namsang” and “Fooksang," Isave to be launched during this and about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Kobe next year is expected to reach (Inland Sea) and Moll to Hongkong, Time occupied 20 days. This 300,000 tons. It is now an in- service is supplemented by the "Yatshing" and "Kumsangportant problem how to obtain 500 leaving Hongkong at regular intervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Moji officers and engineers and 1,000. and returning thence direct to Hongkong, Time occupist 16 days, men required for these vessels,
These Tossels have all modern improvements and are fitted throughout with Electric Light.
4
A duly qualified surgeon is also carried.
* Steamers have superior accommodation for First-diama° Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light, ↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Yangtses
Ports, Chatoo, Tientsin, Dalay, Weihaiwel
† Taking cargo on Through Bill of Lading to, Kudat, Labad Data, Simporna: Tawan, Umkan, Jesselton and Labuan,
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.
..
All European Fase ngers leaving the Colony for Straits Settle- ments are required to produce on arrival at destination passports with their Photographe and description affized thereto,
For Freight or Panagu,
The, graduates of mercantile marine schools throughout the country number over 300 evsby † year, but as they lack the actual experience, they are not fitted for the requirements of new steamers. Seamen are available at any time from other vessels, but the difficulty is how to obtain officers and engineers.Exchange.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE. Just arrived, Large Shipments of
Apply to JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD. Cholest Ham Telephone No. 215
General Managers,