SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 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 vin Singapore, Penang, Colom'o, Port Said and Marseilles SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe
SHANGHAI. Noji.' Kobe and Yoko: bama
LONDON via inga. pore,. Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Port Said and Marseilles .............
Steamers'
To Sail On
Kemarke
Connecting at Colombo with Australian Mall Steamer,
Direct Service.
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 Skillags etc. apply to
P. &. O. S. N. Co.'s office,
·Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr. Superintendent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
TRANS PACIFIC
THE JAPAN MAIL'STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Destination. L'DON via Singa- poro, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagua Bay, Cape Town, Tenerrife 1 VICTORIA, B.C..
and SEATTLE VIA Shanghai,
Moji, Kobe, Na- goya & Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-]
BOURNE Tia
Manila, Thursday Island, Townsvilio and Brisbane... ***
'C'CUTTA via S'pore, F'ang & Rangoor.
BOMBAY via S'pore,Į Malacca & C'bo.... SHANGHAI, Moji and Kobe........
SHANGHAI, Kobe
as
and Yokohama
NAGASAKI, Kobel
and Yokohama ...)
Steamers.
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Sailing Date
For
EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL,
and Colon........
(CARCO ONLY).
•
Steamers.
To Sail,
electric
SHIPPING NEWS.
Russla Prohibits Si'e of Ships, With a view to conserving its merchatt flert, Russia, following the example of several other countries, has issued an order prohibiting the sale of ships abroad. According to the journal “Aj-`sch" the Government also int ads to conduct a searcbing ascertain whether inquiry to various Russian steamship com- panies are actually owned by Russian subjects, and if any - hid en onemy interests are dis- closed they will be promptly. eliminated.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER. Twice Weekly.
S.S. "LINTAN" and 9.9, "ANSUL" MANILA LINE-Twin Scaw Steamers "*. and "--- "Excellent saloon accommodation amidships;
Norwegia¬s Acquire Adother Fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft ón.
Am rican Shipbullding Yard. SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO,
·Mr. Vidikunn Johnson, if the 8.8. *—wom
Norwegian shipbroking firm of and
with excellent accommodation, electric Chri toffe: Hannevig and John- light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular sen, New York, has, it is reported, schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving late y bought the Delaware hip- Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to sil Yangtze and building Co. at Seaport. The Northern China Ports. Passengers are lau fed in Ehangbai, avoid-owner intends, according to ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Wʊssung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Jan. 2, 1017.
BUTTERFIELD &
Agent.
American journals, to extend the
yard further. This is not the first shipbuilding yard in the SWIRE,tates to be acquired by the No:-
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
E DATARE
Regalar Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.
From
NEW YORK via Manila,
LIMITED
San Francisco, Panama
§ Wireless Tel"graphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.
• Wireless Telegraphy.
VINES
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway, '
Hong Kong to Vancouver 17days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 22 days
31,025 tons. Di-placement, Quadruple Screws, Speed #1 Kuota, Largest and mert Luxurious ships on the Pacific,
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG HUBJECT wchange: SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
Calling at Shanghai, Sugaski (Inland Sea), Kobe and Yokohams. Monteagle calls Moji neiead of Sagasaki.
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 ports and West Indies.
For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage, Sailing Lists, etc. please apply to
P. D. SUTHERLAND,
General Agout, Pameuger Department.
100 TRONG
J. H. WALLACE
Gegeral Aguaal Bong Kong.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Batween
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
ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT,
For paiculars of sailings shippers are requested to approach
the undersigned.
Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope,
Bubject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co, Canton
Hongkong, 2 Jan,, 1917
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 Passago, apply to
.....
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Displacement Steamer.
Leave Hongkong Tons & Speed
14
(£12.
1st class to London G8348. (£71.10.0), return G4619.
to San Francisco G$250. return G$437,50. -
Cargo only. Proceeding to South America l'orse. For th's voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu Special Rates given to RAVAL A MILITARY, KIYIL AGRYANTA, MISSIONARIES' «LO. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets ismind in Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travel by Railway between parts of call in Japan free of charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Vi JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS, SALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC..
Steamer
Tons & Speed
For Full Farticulars as to Passage & 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.
Bubject 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 qualified 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.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOKE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, TO SAN FRANCISCO.
PASSENGER
AN UNSURPASSED HION CLASS
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agont,
Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street
Wat hier an
For
Or patt
at
wegians, as Mr. Christoffer Han- nevig, as before reported, already controls two large yards, namely, the Pusey and Joper, as well es the Pennsylvania hipbuilding Co. The first-named yard is engaged on the building of 4,000 deadweight steamers, and the other is constructing F7,000 and F12,500 tons deadweight steamers, Western Australian State S.S. Service. During the course of a speech in the Western Australian Legis- lative Assembly recently, the Premier, Mr F. Wilson, remarked аргород the State Steamship
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and ServicThe Government were have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengere. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo tasken through rates to sil ports in Netherlands-India and Australia." For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 1574,
York Building. [16
adverse to the dual control of the Fremantle Harbour Truet and the Siste Steamship Service, and o soon as a decision was arrived at-it was a difficult problem to deal with-Parliament would be advised. The motor ship Kan- garoo, owing to the present abnormal f eight ruling for over- seas traffic, was making large
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN profits, and she should continue
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong Steamer.
from Australia. for Australia.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a plentiful supply of Iose, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Roome have Electric Fane. A duly qualified Dostor and Stewardnes are carried,
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
to do so during the war. The position in regard to the abips obtained by the late Govern- meat for the North-West trade was most unsatisfactory. The 6. Western Australia was under ch-rter to the Imperial Govern- ment for the period of the wat. She was worse than useless for the North-West trade, and efforts wou'd be make to sell her if the Imperial Government would per- mit of the deal. The manager of the service (Mr. Stevens) had referred to her as "an absolute disaster and impossible proposi- tion." The remaining ships were quite inadequate for the North- Weet trade and were generally unsuitable. The whole of these ships were most disastrous and
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. been a most lamentable
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
failure. Mr.Stevens had reported further: --- "It is
no
good struggling on with old, more or less decrepit, slow most unsuitable ships.
Regular Service of Fast, High. Clase Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and and Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOOHOW AND RETURN. (Ononpying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
Leaving. 9th Jan, at 11 a m. Haitan...... A. E. Hodgins... | TUES..
FOR SWATOW.
| designed for trade tot lly different ia ev ry respect to these in which we have to run them." What more could members went to con- vince them regarding the state srvice? The sa. Kwinana, which was due for recond No. 3 survey at the end of the year, was getting
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near so old that she had now reached Blake Plor),
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
the stage when she should be sold. The as Bambra, chartered from "the ‹ommonwealth Government, was of slow speed and her low power entirely militated against barbeinga financial success on the North-west trade. Unfortunate. ly, she had struck an unchartered rock, and was now at Singapore
NAVIGATION CO., LTD. or repairs, which would take two
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.-Subject to Alteration).
For
The steamers
Steamship
Return Tours to Japar.
and
Од
months, thus
increasing the
difficulties for the coastal trade? The ss. Moira was chartered from. › the Commonwealth Government for the cattle trade. There was some doubt as to whether they would be able to retain this vis sel. Es vas in communication with the Prime Minister on the subject, and had impressed him with the necessity for the State retaining the ship, in order that might be no failure in the people's leave meat supply. The State Steam-
about every 3 wooks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Koba ship service showed a loss from (Inland Sea) and Moji to Hongkong, Time occupied 20 days. its inception, to June 30, 1915, of
and
£63,150 and an approximate lose--- This service supplemented by the
THE ROYAL MAIL Tingkong as regular intervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Moj from that date to June 30. 1916.
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
(op.
Owners of The "SHIRE"
Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.
Please Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & ̈00% LD. Telephone No. 215, #Sub. Mc. No. 10,
and returning thence direct to Hongkong. Time cocupíoi 16 days, Those Yousels have all modera improvements and are fitted throughout with Electric Light.
A duly qualified surgeon is also carried.
* Steamers have superior accommodation for First-clas Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light, 1 Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Yangtze
Ports, Chofoo, Tionwin, Dalny, Weihaiwel Taking cargo on Through Bill of Lading to Kudat, Lahad Data, Simporna, Tawao, Usukan. Jomaalton and Labuan.
Under Siraits Government Passport Regulations, AM European Passengers leaving the Colony for Straits. Settie- ments are required to produes on arrival at destination passports with their Photographs and desanipiion afflued theresa.
For Freight or Panags,
of £16,850-a total of £8,900. In arriving at a determination as to the best methods of continuing the service during the war and" until normal conditions were re»^ stored, there were many consider. ations to be taken into account. The Government would be in flusnood by a determination to afford the people of the Nort'i West the best service posuible la ⠀ the circumstances, and by a desira to save the State from prosent aa fature loss, the whole question: was full of difficulties and was now being investigated" with view to securing an odefens
Apply to JARDINE. MATHESON & CH., LTD, service,
215+
- Gizanal" Manngren,