SHIPPING
-THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917.
**** 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
LONDON & Bom-
bay via Singapore, Penang, Colom1o, Port Said and Kareilles.
SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe
SHANGHAI. Moji,|
Kobe and Yoko-
hama
LONDON via inga-
pore,
Penang,
Colombo, Bombay,
Port Said
and
Marseilles *****
Steamers
To Sail On
Remarks
Connecting at Colombe with Australian Mail Steamer.
Direct Servion.
Direct Service.
Direct Service.
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 to
P. &. O. S. N. Co.'s office, Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr.
Acting Superintendent
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
IANS PACIFIC
LIMITED
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
in connection with the Canadian Pacific Rahway.
Hong Kong to Vancouver 17days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 22h daya-
33,625 tons Displacement, Quadrapie Screws, Spoed 21 Knots,
Largest mod wast Luxurious skips on the Pacifc.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG subject to obanga). GALINGS FROM Monakona”
Calling at Baghai, Nagamki (Inland Sea), Kobe and Tokohamı, Moqueggle calls Moji 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,jais (8) Pacific Coast Points, European ports and West Indies.
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For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage, Sailing Lists jetë jplease shply 10
F. D. SUTHERLAND,
General Agaul, faseriger Department,
Bong Bons
.aissesors0-162.23.3
J. K. WALLACE General AguEM,
Long Lone
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service - Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
BXstward. [*
WESTWARD.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
Imodera
Kor fatebit.or passage, apply 10. L 2.0
DAVIO SASSOON & CO., LTD.. Hongkong, Jan. 3, 191789 - UTZ 1 Agents,
"ELLERMAN" LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
For palais of sailinge shippers are requested to approach
the undersignda.
Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope. GIOVA
Subject to change without notice.
Canton
THE BANK LINE. LTD..
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
intoryall:
NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yoko alia, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon .
Talepkiana No. 215,
ssengers and Cargo at current Rates.
Trenue coply to
AGI OZ JET JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.
Agen.in
7
THE JAPAN. KAIL STEARSHIP CO
Projected Ballings from Hongkong-
Subject to "Alterakon
Destination. L'DON_via. Singa-1
poro,
Malacoa, I
Penang," Colombo, Delagoa Bay, Cape Town, Tenerife VICTORIA, B.Com
and SEATTLE Tis Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Na- goya & Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, #Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville and Brisbane.....
тів
C'CUTTA via S'pore, Fang & Kangoor.
BOMBAY via S'pore, Malacos & O'ba... (SHANGHAI, Mojil
and Kobe
SHANGHAI, Kobe
and Yokohama
--
NAGASAKI, Kobel
and Yokohama
Steamers.
Sailing Date
EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL. (CARGO ONLY).
NEW YORK via Manila,
San Francisco, Panama and Colon.....
§ Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, B. HOKI, Manager,
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
SHIPPING
C. N.
C.
CHINA NAVIGATION. CO., LTD.
· SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. For!!
Steamers.
**To Sail
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
S.S. "LINTAN" and 9.8. "ANSUL"
41
ETMANILA LINE-Twin Scow Steamers ^, and "Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra ztaterooms on deck ́aft on ** ----" &
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. 78.8.
D
and
SHIPPING
US. Shipbuidlog Materials for Norwegian yırdı,
Rollit Met The Norwegian Shipping Gazette." st tes that the mana;- ing director of Forgrund's ship- building yard has just returned from a visit to the United States to buy shipbuilding materials, and, he reports that as much as is re- quired can be obtained from there, but that for prompt deliveries the prices will be so high that im- parts from there will be prohibi tive at the present building prices. material can be obtained at rese- For longer and later deliveries
onable prices.
Japanese Ship lag.
The total number of J paacse
with excellent · socommodation, 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 steamers, as on November 30 last, Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtazo and is 448 with aggregate gross ton- Northern China Ports. Passengers are lan led in Shanghai, avoid-|naze of 1,428,212. The principal · ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Wossung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Jan. 2, 1917.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
„Agents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and
*From
* Wireless Telegraphy.
Japanese shipowners having in their possession vessels aggre- --- gating over 10,000 in groes ton- page are stated sa follow-
No. Tons. Nippon Yusoa Kaisha 93 456,289 | Osaka Shosen K-isha 56.185,517′′ Toyo Kison Kaisha 11 948.4 | Mitsui Bussen Kaisha 11 35 672. Nissh'n Kisen Kaisha 12 29,663 8. Nakamura Yamashia S.S. Co.
Tatsuma
Tchida.
9 22 966
9 27,350
JAPAN.
7 19,349
7' 19.075
or about
WEES OF or about
for
Hachiuma
7 -18,696
Itaya
15
6 18,362
Okazaki
7 18,350
Harads
6 18,211
5 17,100
| Fiabimot- S.R, Co...
Mitsubishi Co.
4 16, 95
6 16,0:4
Dep't o'z gri. & Com. M. Naruse "
5 14,86
3 13,076
6 12,221:
4 11631
G. Katsuda
at Financial Dep't
*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
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Talevhine No. 1574,
York holding. -
Leave Hongkong
THE
(£122).
retum G#619. retum G$437,50.
1st class to London G$348, (£71.10,0),
to San Francisco G$250,
- Cargo taly. 1 Proceeding to South America Porua, "For th ́s voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu Special Raton MITEN TO NAVAL & MILITARY, GIYIL SERTARYS,NISSIONERIES oto, ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway,
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan- tres 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, ETO,
Steamer
Tons & Speed
For Full Farticulars as to Famage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291.
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.
Subject to change without Notice.
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a duly qualifie i surgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to:-
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Managing Agents.
Hongkong, York Buildings.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO. LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI,” NAGASAKI, KOKF, YOKOHAMA & FONOLULU, TO SAN FRANCISCO.
AN UNSURPASSED HION BLASS PASSENGER
SERVICE, AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O, H, RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prinen's Buildings,
Ice House Street.
N. Híroumi
K. Kusakabe
6 10,425
Back to Wooden Skips.
A notable fact is that the past |year has witnessed the revival of
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN wood shipbuilding in America,
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)`
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong Leave Rengkong from Australia. for Australia.
owing to the abnormal demand for steel. Since the beginning of 1916 Lloyd's Committee have con- sidered proposals for the con- struction of several vessels to be built of wood, ranzing from 100 to over 300 ft in length, the dim... ensione generally being similar to those of the four fire and six- masted schoonere built in the Un-
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on-ited States, the largest of which suring a plentiful supply of Ios, Fresh Provisions, etc., sad are lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Rooms have Electric Fane. A duly qualified Doctor and Stawardoar are carried.
AK Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy, For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
are 320 ft. in length and 5) ft. in breadth. Several of these wooden vessels are being built on the Pacific Coast for use in the Jum- ber trade of Australia. The principal wood used is Oregɔn pine or Douglas fir, found" in great abundance on the Pacific slope. Steel reinforcements are introduced in the larg [er vessels at the keel and gun- wale and at the various decks for
giving the necessary longitudinal strength to the structure, In
and vessels are fitted with single or
Regular Service of Fast, High Class Const Steamers having addition to the sail power the good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Juisine.
FOR SWATO, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying to 10 days.) Captain
Steamships.
Leaving. Haltan...... A. E. Hodgins... Į TUES.. 9th Jacz at 11 am.
FOR SWATOW.
twin screw oil engines for auxili- | 177 use when necessary, donkey bollers being supplied for working winclasses and winches. Some of the larger boats will, however, be propelled by steam power alone. Engineering."
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near] “Japanese Salës and Charters. Blake Pier).
For Freight and Pasange, apply to
#
Douglas Lapraik & Co., .
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CO.,
The Yone Maru, which has just been completed at Kobe for Norwegian owners and renamed. the Loeviy, is a s eamer of 11.0 4 tons deadweight, in the con- atruction of which Scotch s'eol has been employed fitt.d with Parsons geared turbines, and For th's
LTD.teaming 14 knots
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration).
For
Steamship
Returs Tours to Japan.
and
Од
▼ sɛel £382,400 was p id, repre- senting nearly £35 aton. Arrange- ments were recently made for her re-sile for £450,000 or nearly £42 a ton, following the remotion in the Norwegian -market, the (contract was cancelled, "It is significant that the Norwegian War Ris's Insurance ♬ asodʻation mises objections to wessels of this high class which have been built in Jagan coming to Enrope: n waters. A fine cargo steamer of leave 8,800 tons deadweight, which has
The stommers about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Kobe just been completed in Tapan. is (Inland Sea) and Moji to Hongkong. Time occupied 20 days, reported to have been sold to This is supplemented by: the
Ja! | Japanese 'owner for £42 non,
and
THE ROYAL MAILving Hongkong at regular interrals for Yokohama, Kobe and Moji or nearly £370,05 Te le ah-ano
--
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
Y
Line of Steamers
Owners of The "SHIRE
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE, UNITED KINGDOM AND, INTERMEDIATE PORTS
and returning thence direet to Hongkong. Time occupied 16 days. mous price, according to all pra These vessels have all modern improvements and are fitted war ideas. But Japan, being throughout with Electric Light.
Á duly qualified surgeon is also carried.
* Steamers have superior accommodation for First-cinna Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light, ↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bill of Lading to Yangtass
Porta, Chatoo, Timpsin, Dalny, Wehalwei, Taking dargo on Through Bill of Lading to Kudat, Lanad Data, Simporan. Tawao. Usukan. Jossalton and Fabian: (1)
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations,” All European Passingers leaving the Colony, for Straits Settle mente are required to produes on arrival at destination passports, Tth their Photographs and desen pon aded shareka,
KULU ZAMAM- Pilátot Apple to steinbau in kenny ? debomravesteÉ
• AINIZA
Brenden ve MARDINE” MATHESONĜE
lephone No
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For. Freight, or Pánsags,c
n.
JST
unable t ́› secu1e steal from this
| country owing to the needs of the munition factories, in baring to pay enormous prices for steel. in. the United States. The price of stated to be as much as £is ä steel plates at Pittsburg 's now
ton, and the ses freight to Japan" £8 a ton. Before the war plates were sold in Yurope and deliver d in Japan for an inclusive charge of £6 a ton. --While the cost of material remain on their prezent levels and Jabour chargOE RIS: also high, Japansen builders quar
MATHESON & CO., LTD, not kapoto bally che