DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, " and
KPMANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers
• "
TIGHT SHIPPING NEWS.
Penang Tonnage.
The tonnage handled by the Fenang Harbour Board during) the half-year ending June 39 list, shows an increase on the previoupe, [six months of 21°°93′ tönk. “TË
highest monthly total was 38.765 tons and the lowest monthly total's [was 2»,766 tons, as compared with; 35,355 tons and 24,20 tons reë [spectively for the corresponding
period of 1915,
The revenue socounts show a credit balance: [of ¥3%992\3. Interest - due to
and Troellent saloon accommodation? amidships; electric Government absorbs 353,055,77 fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft` on
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
SHIPPING
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY - JANUARY.
SHIPPING LOGO.
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
LONDON & Bom-
bay via Singapore, Penang, Colom' o.
Port Sald and Marseilles...
SHANGHAI, Moji l
and Kobe
SHANGHAI, Moi, Kobe and Yoko- bama....
LONDON viaSinga- роге, Fenang, Colombo, Bombay,
Port Said and
Marseilles.......
Steamers
To Sail On
Kemarks
Connecting at Colombo with Australian Mail Blasmer.
Direct Berrics.
Direct Servios.
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, FREIGHTS, Dates of Sailings etc. apply ti
P. &. O. 3. N. Co.'s office,"
Hongkong. Jan, 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr. Acting Superintendent
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN · SERVICES
THE JAPAN MÃID STEAMSHIP-CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong—
Subject to Alteration
Destination L'DON Tia Singa-1 .pore, Malacos
Penang, Colombo, Delagon Bay, Cape Town, Tonerrife VICTORIA, B.0. and SEATTLE Shanghai,
via
Moji. Kobe, Na- goys & Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE
Tis
Manila, Thursday.
Island, Townsville: and Brisbane.
C'CUTTA via S'pore, F'ang & Bangoor. BOMBAY via S'pore, } Malacca & Ob...! SHANGHAI, Moji}
and Kobe
SHANGHAI, Kobe
and Yokohamma
Steamers.
1917
SHIPPING
NC.
Salling Date
For
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
To Ball.
Į NAGASAKI, Kobe)
and Yokohama ...J. EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL.
(CARGO ONLY),
NEW YORK via Manila,
LIMITED
20
Scar
*
From
or About
WE
or abock
For
TRANS PACIFIC
GINES
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
In connection with the Canadian Pacific Ralfway.
Hong Kong to Vancouver 17 days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days, Hong Kong to New York 221 days.
3,625 tom Displacement, Quadruple Screws, Speed 21 Escu.
Largest and moet Luxurioua abips on the Pacific, BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG (muljno! to cliange) BAILINOS FROM NONGKONG
Calling at Shanghal. Nagasaki (Inland Sea), Kobe and Tokohama. Motteagle calls Mofi instead of Nagasaki,
Through Bills 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 porte and West Indies.
For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage, Sailing Lists, etc. please apply to
P. D. BUTHERLAND,
General Agezi, Passenger Department,
Hoan Hoan
San Francisco, Panama and Colon.....AMIN PORTRETFOR § Wireless Telegraphy, Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
leaving a débit balance of $19,053 - : 44: "this, added to the balanoë of “ 8.S.
#88,959.44 ́brought forward from and
.” With excellent accommodation, electric fast balf-year leaves... si dubita light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular balanos of $1180-2,58. excess of schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving expenditure over revenus During Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and the half-year thirty-five vennelak Sunday, taking cargo on through Billa of Lading to sit Yangtze and Hexclusive of the Board's own! Northern China Ports. Passengers are lauded in Ebsaghai, avoid-crf) were docked for painting. ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply tɔ
Telephone No..38.
Hongkong Jan. 2, 1917.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
* gent",
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Section between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.
* Wireless Telegraphy.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU. Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Displacement Tons & Speed
*
Leave Hongkong
return G$6)). (£182). return G$437.50.
1st class to London G8348. (£71.10.0),
to San Francisco G$250.
* Carge only. | Proceeding to South Americs Forms, "For th's royage the Persia, Mau will call at Honolulu. Special Raton meen to NAVAL & MILITARY, QITIL SERVANTS, MISSIONARIES at. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all' the Principai Mafl Unes and the Trans-Siberian Bailway.
Passengers may travel by Bailway between ports of cull in Japan free of charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Vis JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS, BALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE [ BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
Steamer
Tons & Speed
For Full Particulars as iɑ Passage & Freight, apply to
J. K. WALLACE,
General AEDT Bone Ear
Telephone No. 291,
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD.
The above steamers have excellent saloon 'accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Jan, 2, 1917.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..
Agents.
"ELLERMAN" LINE.
-(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
TO
· UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT,
For particulars of sailinge shippers are requested to approsch
the undersigned.
Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope,
Subject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton Hongkong, 2 Jan., 3*7
THE BANK LINE, LTD..
General Agents,
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon, Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular intervala "taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates,
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Talonbons No. 215.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.
Leave Hongkong
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 via NAGASAKI.
Bubject to change without Notics.
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers' and carry a duly qualifie i surgeon,
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Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Polats in the United States of America and Canada.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to:-).
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Managing "Agente.
Hongkong, York Buildings.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO. LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR.
SAN FRANCISCO
- VIL BHANGHAI, NÁOASAKI, KOKE; YOKOHAMA & KONOLULU,
TO SAN FRANCISCO,
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS. PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H. RITTER,・・ Freight and Passenger Agant,
Prince's Buildings,
Tea House Street
and repairs; the tonnage, based upon the tonnage in dock daily, being 34,750 tons es compared with thirty-kiz veis-is" and " tonnage of $7,530 for the previous! half-year. The average gross/ tonnage of vassele docked w Half-year coding December;1915, 878 tous; alf-year Juze 30. 1916,- 1,109 tous.
The Swedish Shipowning Fever, i
The speculative promotion of new shippine companies is pro- ceeding merrily in the Beans dinavian countries, says the Liverpool "Journal of Com- merce." Occasionally a new company finds some difficulty: in obtaining all the requis'to'
but capital
B' general rule the shares are over-
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of salcon-passengers, All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at subscribed. A peculiar 0380 through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."
For particulars of Freight and Fassago, apply to the
Telephone No.1574.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, York Building. 10
-es reported in the Norwegian Press-is that of a company formed to purchase the steamer Folynesis, The capital was large- 17 over subscribe 1, aud .even while the vessel was completing her last voyage for account of the
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN former owners, the shares rose to
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO ‘AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. WITHOUT NOTICE.).
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
200 per cent. The Polyresia, however, was sunk, so that the company was left without its ship and only the lacurance- policy as an astet, so the shares... immediately fell to p:r. It is a curious fact the s veral companies: have bien established in Norway for running Swedish tips... Owing to the export prohibition, these vessels worked by Nor-
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-¡ wegian capital, remain under the suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Frosh Provisions, etc., and are Swedish flag. It appears that lighted throughout with Electricity, All State-Rooms have Electric, the procedura in to collect the
FaDe
A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess 'arə carried. All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulars; apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
money in Norway, and than · "lend" it to a Swedish "man of; straw," who buys the ship i question and runs it in his own name. This explains to some extent the large number of new companies that have recently
LD, made their appearance in Sweden
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
L
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 state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Juisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
FOR SWATOW,
Leaving.
suppose that all the new Swedish companies are of a speculative character, many of them have actual possession of their ships, i and are making good profit. The only thing they have to far is a sudden termination of the war.
Elder Dempster Purchases in Niger'a, London, Nov. 18.-The Press Association is auth ›risad tɔ state
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near that in the recent Nigerian sile, Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
Mr. H. M. Stanley (Masara. St. Quint'n, Son, and Stanley) was acting for Bider. Demster and Co., Ltd., of which Sir Owen Philipps, K.C.M.G. M.P., is. chairman. Messrs. Elder Dampa- ter and Co., Ltd, were the pur- chase ́s of Gainer and Co.'s 'fine residential premises on the, Marina at Lagos, for which they
NAVIGATION CO., LTD. paid £37,00. It is probable the
(Projected Sailings from Hongkơng.—Subject to Alteration).
*Steamship For
The steamers
Return Tours to Japan.
+
and
these premises will be óccupied ť by the empany's local repres sentative, and the small wharfen at ached to the property will be used in connection with the company's coasting" servios jbetween Nigeria and the Gold
Coast. Mess's. E'dar Dempster“, and Co., Ltd. siso purchased tän Woermann Line repairing yard on the opposite side of the Ingoon on the main land at Apapa for, loave £19,000, to meet the requirem nita of their steadily grow ng form This property eh aid prove very useful to them, la confunction
about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Kobe (Inland Sea) and Moji to Hongkong Time ocupied 20 days. This service is supplemented by the
and
THE ROYAL MAILing Hongkong at the lacintervals for Yokohams, Kobe and Most with their floating dock, bleb
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
Owners of The "SHIRE "
Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGI TO ÁND TŁOM THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.
Plasse Apply to
t
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LD, £15, Suh. Ex. Na, IL..
returning thence direct to Hongkong. Time occupied 16 days, These vessels “have all" modern improvements and are fitted throughout with Eleotris Light
A duly qualified surgeon is also carried.
* Steamers have superior socommodation" for First-cuian
7. Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light.
↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Yangters
Porta, Chafgo, Tionmin, Dalny, Weihaiwek.
kas
1. Taking cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Kades, Lanad Usta, Simporna dawan. Uspeyn, Jassalton and Lahinjam,
Unser Straits Goyerament Passport Regulations.
All European Pei-agers leaving the Colony for trails Bettie- monia are requined to: prodnes on arrival at deskastion passporki with their Photographe add'desomption nazad Shan
by arrangement with the Govern- a ment of Nigèria in shortly to be removed from Forcados to Lagos The-Afríosh. Skóamship; Co) "incorporated by Hyal Chartë
the ear: 187, being shipping company chang the West African purchased the hand dece pri
of the Woermana Line for the sum "of "256"