SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG!
RIDAY NOVEMBER 24
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
TILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named:
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. Projected Ballsng From Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Malacca, | §Katori Maru
W
Destination.
For
SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe
Steamers NANKIN Capt. G. Manley
To Sail On
p.. 27th Nov.
Kemarks
Direct Service.
LIDON vía Singa-1
pore,
·Connecting at Colombo with Mall Steamer MALWA
and
LONDON & B'bay)
via S'pore, Pang, Į MALTA C'bo, Port Said & ( Capt. C. H.
Cochrane
Marseilles.......
NOVARA.
SHANGHAI, Moji¦
and Kobe
LONDON vis
Capt. H. R. Hether- ington, R.N.R.
Singapore, Fang,NANKIN
Cho. Port Said Capt. G. Manley, and Marseillos....
поод 1st Dec.
about 8th Dec.
noon
15th Dec,
},
Direct Service.
DirectService.
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. 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.&. O. S. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, .nd Nov., 1916.
CANADIAN
OCEAN SERVICES
ANS PACIFIC
E. V. D. Paul, Acting Superintendent.
PACIFIC
LIMITED
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver in conmestion with the Canadian Pacific, Raliway. Hong Kongto Vancouver 17days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 221 days. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA "
18,650 to Grom Register, Quadruple Screws, Speed 21 Kate
Largem and most Luzarious ships on the Pacific.
SAILINGS FROM HỒNG KONG (subject to change) BAILINGS FROM HOKOKONA EMPRESS OF ASIA. .30 Nov. EMPRESS OF ASIA
.15 Feb, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, 28 Dec. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 15 Mar. Empress of Japan
Empress of Japan. 28 Mar. Monteagle
3 Feb. Monteagle Calling at Shanghai, Sagasaki (Inland Sea), Kobe sad Yokohama, Monteagle calla Maji instead of Nagasaki,
.. 10 Jan
·
. 14 Apl.
Through Bills of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacific Ry, to all Overland Points in Canada and the United Stator, also to Pacific Coast Points, European ports and Wast Indies.
For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage, Sailing Lists, etc. please apply to
P. D. SUTHERLAND,
General Agust, Pamsuger Dipactisout,
J. M. WALLACE, Gracieiral Agaci.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO.,
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
LTD.
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN 'PORTS,
EASTWARD.
The S.S. "Shirala," tons 5,306, Capt. A. J. Terry, will be des- patched for Shanghai, Kobe & Moji on the 26th instant.
WESTWARD.
The S.S." Gregory Apcar," tons 4,604, Capt. H. G. Ellie, will be despatched for S'pore, ronang, Rangoon & Calcutta on the 25th inst. The above steamers have excellent saloon sccommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry ́s duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Nov, 24, 1915.
(20
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..
Agenta,
ELLERMAN" LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
For
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT,
"Sails.
Steamer
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, 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 intervals taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates.
For Freight and Pamago, apply to`
* JARDINE, MATHERON & GO..
Penang, Colombo, Capt. B. Kon T. 21,000 Delagoa Bay,Caps | §Kamo Maru- Town, Tenerrife
VICTORIA, B.C
Sailing Date
SATUR, 9th
Deo. at noon.
ƒTUES..., 2811
Capt. R. Shimidzu T. 16,000. (Nov., at noon.
SEATTLE (Tamba Maru
Tia Shanghai, | Capt. Akamatan T. 12,500 Moji, Kobe, Na-{ ¡Shidzuoka Maru - sol goya and Yoko- | Capt. Noms hama.......
Via
SYDNEY & MEL
BOURNE, Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville and Brisbane CALCUTTA
IBATUR, 16th
T. 12,500
(Dec.. at node. ƒWED., 3rd
Jan, at noon.
STango Maru Nikko Maru Capt. Soyeds
Capt. R. Tareda,
[TUES, 12th
T. 13,500
1
Des at 4 pm. FRI, 12th
T. 9,600
Jan, at 4 pm.
via]
Ceylon Maru
STUESDAY,
andt Penang. Maruz
(SUNDAY, 126th Nov. ¡FRIDAY. Nith
Capt. Kushiɔiki. T. 10,000
Nov., at 7 am.
NAGASAKI, Kobe) §Nikko Maru,
ƒMON, 11th
S'pore,
& Rangoon
Penang Cape, B. Tsuda T. 10,000 (28th Nor..
BOMBAY via Sipore,Į Rangoon Maru
Malacca & bo... Capt. Kobayashi Z. 8,000 SHANGHAI
Kobe.....
SHANGHAI, Kobel and Yokohams ...)
and Yokohama. Capt. R. Takeda T. 9,630 1Dec., at 10 s.m. SHANGHAI, Koba) (Mishima Maru
+
(MÓN.27h
and Yokohama ... Capt.S. Nishimura, T. 16,000 (Nov., at 10a.m. EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL. (CARGO ONLY).
"
NEW YORK vía Shanghai, }
Kobe, Nagoya, Yoko-Tsushima M.T.15,000 WED, 6th hams, San Francisco f Capt. Mücazami - December. Panama and Colon..........
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.
§ Wireless Telegraphy.
Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU. Sailings, from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer,
Korea Maru Siberia Maru Tenyo Maru
Shinyo Maru
Persia Maru
Displacement
Tons & Speed 18,00 - 18 knots 15,000-18 knots 22,000 21 knota 22,000-21 knots 9,000 - 14 knots
Leave Hongkong 29th Nov, at noon. 13th Dec. 19th Dec. 17th Jan. 1917. 27th Jan. 1st class to London G$348, (£71.10,0), retura G16 19.
to San Francisco $250. return G$437.50.
Carge only. Proceeding to South America Ports. *For this voyage the Pers's Maru will call at Honolulu, Special Estes give to NATAL & MILITARY, OZVIL SERVAN13,MISSIONARTU oko. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets trazed in Connection with all the Prisalpal Mall Hoes and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travel be Railway between ports of salt in Japan free of charge, SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
(ELL).
Via JAPAN PORTE, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULE, ILOILO, LOS ANGILOS BALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THINCE BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
Steamer **Kiyo Maru
Tons & Speed 1,720 - 14 knots
Leave Hongkong
9th Jan. 1917,
For Full particulars as to Paast & Freight, 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,
Babject to change without Notice. 8.8. Tjikembang 12th Dec. S.S. Tjisondarl 11th Feb.
Arakan 11th Jan. ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a daly qutlife l sirgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to ali Overland Pelats in the United States of America and Canaiz.
for particulars of Freight and Pasange, apply to:-
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Hongkong, York Buildings. Managing Agents..
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOKF, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, TO SAN FRANCISCO
JANUARY 27, APRIL 11, JUNE 23, 1917.
UNSURPASSED' HIGH "CLASS" PASIENOKR SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES:
O. H RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent, Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street
For
GENOA
THE ROYAL
R.M.S.P. MAIL STEAM
PACKET CO.
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
Si b'ect to change without Nolies.
Ateamer.
.......... Merionethshire
Date of Departure end of November,
TRANS-PACISIÓ SERVICE.
SAILINGS TO VICTORIS, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, TACOMA AND PORTLAND
For freight and further partionlars, app
KAEMAR & MIZARSKE AA JARDINE, MATHESON
*215, Buh” Ez 18104-
For SHANGHAI.. TIENTSIN
916.
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
SHANGHAI..............
COMMERCIAL-NEWS.
America and China Trade. CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
It is ráported from Washington that the burean of for ign and `SAILINGS 'SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
domestic commerce has taken Steamers.
To Sall.
steps to consolidate -♬ merican ........Anhui
26th Nov.ald'light, trade efforts in China. The Com- 100.00 in unto ......Kuelchow
16th Nov. at 4 p.m. mercial Attache, Mr. Amold, | MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming
28th Nov. at 4 p.m. assigned to Peking, who has been SHANGHAL
Luchow ...: 8th Now at 4 p.m. | conducting a China trade cam- HHOW.PHOI & RPEONGK fon
.....29th Nov, a$10am. paign on the Pacific coast, Was SHANGHAI....Shantung 30th Now, at 4 p.m., ordered to return to Washington...
...................................... Yingchow.
3rd Dec. atd light, before probeading to his post, MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Tean
5th Dec, at 4 p.m.
He will supervise the organisation DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. of a'Chinese, American Chamber
8.8. " LINTAN" and 8.8. “BANUJ.”
of Coin Sroe, which is expected ESMANILA LINE-Twin Sorew Steamers "Chinhua,"
to give great impetus to America's and "Tean," Excellent saloon socommodation amidships, electric trade with the Far East. Already fans atted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & " Toan,” Mr. Arnold has organised several SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. Chinese accieties and trade clubs *8.8. "Anbul," "Chenan. **Luchow," " Yingchow,"
**** *Shan- in American cities, which will tung." and "Sinklang," with excellent accommodation, electrio form the nucleus," light and fans in Saloon and Blate-rooms, maintain a regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving] The prospectus has just been Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday, and fissed of the Jelel Rubber Estates, Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangiate and Ltd, a Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid-authorised capital of $150,000. ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Wooming...
For Freight or Pausages apply to
Telephone No. 36,”.
Hongkong Nov. 24, 1916.
.
M
"Taming,"
BUTTERFIELD & SWIEF,
Agente.
JÄVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Iminigstly Sarvice between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.
Deser
Fro
#
of about
T]imanoek" | JAVA. Tjilatjap Tjikini......
++
Expasted on
29th Nov. JAVA &
27th Nov. MAKASSAR SHANGHAI 7th Dec. * Wireless Telegraphy.
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TEL 'N DE
or Abst
TM
6th Dec. | SHANGHAI 4th Dec. KOBE * 9th. Dec. JAVA
at
"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 through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia." For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Cork building.
Telephone No. 1574,
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
Steamer.
Eastern
St Albans
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
6th Dec,
6th Jan.
A New Rubber Flotation.
new flotation with an
divided into 25,003 shares of $10 - each, formed to acquire and plant with rubber 1,14) sores of land in Negri Sembilan. The present issue is of 15,000 contributory shares of $10 each payable II on application, the balance is calle of fifty cents on Jan. 1st, 1917, and t at intervals of three months thereafter. The directors are the Hon. Mr. Eric Macfadyen, the Hon. Mr. A. K. E. Hampshire, Mr. J. Murray, Mr. James Rea and Mr. J. A. Russel, The lasse it is thought should suffice to plant up 700 seron, bring into bearingse the firet planted area and to pro- vide pecerstry factory buildings
end of 1920, it is anticipated that aud hand machines. After the
the estate should be self-cup- porting. The land to be acquired in situated on the Kuala Jelei Road in the Kuala Pilah District. Mr. G. F. Richardson, late of Bakit Kiara E-tate, hes already been appointed Resident Manager.
Shanghai Piece Goods. Shanghai, Nov 18.-The out- standing feature of the week is that business has been brought toa practical standstill on account? of the shortage of silver, China having exported more than was good for her. The result has been that during the past few days native interest for diy to day
has requirements 26th Dec, at 11 a.m, | advanced to about 215 per 27th Jan.
cent, and there is little hope that the situation will be relieved
Leave Hongkong
for Australia.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- until the metal is added to by im. suring a plontiful supply of Ioe, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are portations which, it is believed, lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Rooms have Electrio Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried,
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulara, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
་
LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
are coming. At such rates clear- ances have been stopped to a great extent. So "money tight- Deas" in the native market may be said to have upset things afl. round and to have broughtout a lot of resales. On the average prices are down all round at this a week's auctions.-Kungping-At
{ this opening auction of the week everything was slightly lower, the only redeeming feature being which were fairly well maintain Yellow bordered venetians
good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having
Fans in state-rooms and Baloon and Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATO, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, AND RETURN. (Osonpying 9 to 10 days.) Bteamships. Oxptain
Leaving. Halhong... J. W. Evans FRL, 24th Nov, at 11 am. Haltan..... A. H. Stewart... | FRL, 1st Dec. at 11 am.
FOR SWATOW. Haitan...... A. H. Stewart... TUES, 28th Nov. at 10 a.m.
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pler).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
ed. In other blacks, and fancies, the decline was more marked than in staples.-Ewo Here, siso, excepting for a slight improve. ment in venetians, all lines were down one to two per cent, on the average-Yuenfong:-Native ins d. terest was advanced to close to 25.. per cent. on Thursday when this auction was held and as con- sequence prices were deprauad further. Greys were, a 44 mace lower, whites one to two candareens, dowe, and "blacks, taken all round, mace lower. Quantities remained about the same as last week, greys and blacks having been increased by about 3) packages while whites were reduced by about 60,
NAVIGATION Co., LTD. Tetal tone of the market
(Prajected Exilings from Hongkong.-Subject to Alteration).
For
MANILA ***
On
is good in spite of the depressed Steamship
prices; in the outside marketá |prices are very steady and denlera „Yuensang” Sat., 25th Nov, at 1 pm, are not giving way, althouzh SHANGHAI via Swatow Choysangt fu, 26th Nov. at d'light, merchants are asking for re TIENTSIN vis Wwei...Cheongshing Sun., 26th Nov, atd'light, ductions, which they are not S'PORE. Pang & Coutta Lalsang* Tues., 28th Nov, at noon, gotting on account of the viss im S'HAI, Kobs & Moji ......Namsang)* Fely. 1st Dec. at d'light,exchange. SHANGHAI
Wingsang
Fri 1st Doc, at d'light.
HAIPHONG.Loksang
***
Fri
Let Dec. at 7 a.m.) MANILA ***Loongsang* Sat., 2nd Dec. at $ p.m.. SHANGHAI..
Chiakiang Shipplug.. Sua., 3rd Dec, at d'light. SANDAKAN,
The total of the shippin e which HREN HOL Mausangt
Wed 6th Dec, at noon. entered and cleared at Chinking Return Tours to Japan.
during the quarter which ended The steamers Katsang, Namang, Laisang and Fooksang, leave in June 1916 was 1,424 wessels of about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Kobe 1,741,691 tons, which was a de (Inland Bes) and Moji to Hongkong: Time occupied 20 days. crease of nine vessels and 33,818- This service is supplemented by the Yatsblog and Kamiang tons over the same quarter the leaving Hongkong at regular intervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Maji previous year. Of the total and returning thenos direct to Hongkong, Tims occupial 16 days. twenty-five vessels of 4,126 tone These vessels-have-all- mɔder improvements and are fitted were cosan ateamaa, which war'n throughout with Eleotria Light.--
A duly qualified surgeon is also carried,
* Steamers have superior accommodation for First-aisi Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electria Light
↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Yangiste
Ports, Chefoo, Tinamin, Dalny, Weihaiwel
↑ Taking cargo on Through Bill of Lading to Kudat, Labad Data, Bimporna, Tawao, Usukan. Janselton and taimanin
*** Under Strails Government Passport Regulations, All European Passengers leaving the Colony for Siralia Selfie: are required to produce, on arrival at dostigation passporta
Photographs and description, a fized Shereto.”
decrease of sixsteamers and 28,|10 tons, and 966 vessels of which 1,687,876 tons were river atesm ere, which was an incrass steamers but a decrease, tone over the same periods 1915. "The
total Japanes
and Germa