SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1917.
SHIPPING
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
WILJ desatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on or
about the DATES named:-
For
LONDON & Bom-.
bay via Singapore,
Penang, Colom'o,
Port Said
Marseilles
and
SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe
SHANGHAI. Moji, Kobe and Yoko-
hama...
LONDON via finga- pore, Penang.
Colombo, Bombay,
Port Said
Marseilles
ani
Steamers
To Sail On
Remarks
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 montba. Round the-world and through tickets to New York, at Special Rates.
For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, Dates of Sailings etc. apply t>
P. &. O. S. N. Co.'s office, Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr, 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 Kong to Vancouver 17 days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days) | Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days, Hong Kong to New York £21 days
3 .925 tour Displacement, Quadruple Serves, éjeni 21 Kurte,
Largest and most Luxurious chip on the Pacific,
BAILINGE FROM HONG KONG waljen to changer BAILINGS FROM HONGKOKO
Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea). Kobe and Yokohama,
Monteagle calls Moji instend of Nagasaki, ·|
Through Bills of Lading issued vin 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. BUTHERLAND,
General Agent, Passenger Department
Doug Hong.
J. H. WALLACE,
Guoral 565901 Hour Bos
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 sailing shippers are requested to approach
the undersigned. ·
Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope.
Subject to change without notice.
THE BANK LINE, LTD..
General Agents,
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 2 Jan., 19.7
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailinge from HongkongTM-
Subject to Alteration
Destination. L'DON via Sings-1
Core, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagon Bay, Cape Town, Tenerrife VICTORIA, B.C.. .and SEATTLE via Shanghai, Muji, Kobe, Na- goya & Yokohama SYDNEY &`MEL-] BOURNE, via Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville and Brisbane.....
C'CUTTA via S'pore, Fang & Rangoor.
BOMBAY via S'pore,1
Malacca & C'bo... SHANGHAI, Mojiļ
and Kobe
SHANGHAI. Kobe
and Yokohama ...
NAGASAKI, Kobel
and Yokohama ...
Steamers,
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Sailing Date
For
EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL.
(CARGO ONLY),
and
Steamere,
To Bail
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER. Twice Weekly.
S.S. LINTAN" and 9.S. "ANSUI."
MANILA LINE-Twin Scow Steamers “*.
Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on
& SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
S.S. **
and
SHIPPING NEWS.
Chargeurs Reunis,
***
The Copinie Francaise de Navigation des Chargeurs Reunis, of Paris, has made a net profit of £19,000 during the financial year ended June 3, and has de-
ared a dividend of 1.73 per share as against f $5 per share for the previous year.
Shortage of Qualified Stamen in Japan.
Maru, which has been purchased It is reported that the as. Tosho by Mr. S. O. Tranaka, of Dairen, has been lying at anchor in the port of Kobe since some time ag":
with excellent accommodation, electric owing to the difficulty of engaging light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving take her from Kobe to Europe regular s well qualified shipmaster to Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and under foreiga charter. Pressed Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and hard by the pinch of necessity,the" Northern Chins Ports. Passengers are lau led in Shanghai, avoid shipowner attempted to engage ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
one at a high pay, but fail-d even in this attempt, owing to death of shipmasters which is now be-
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Jan. 2, 1917.
50-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, inz keen felt in Japan. The
Agent-
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Begalar Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and
From
NEW YORK via Manila,
San Francisco, Panama and Colon....
Wireless Tel Braphy, Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.
• Wireless Telegraphy.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANCHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Displacement Tons & Speed
Ist class to London G1348. (£71.10.0),
to San Francisco G$150.
"
Leave Hongkong
return G#6)9,' (£12%), return G$437.50. - Cargo only, For this voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu.
Procending to South America Ports. Bocial Raton giveƊ 50 MAYAL S'MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSIONARIKI stu, ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail liner and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travel by Nailway between ports of call in Japas free of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via 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 Fartinulars 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 NAGASAKL
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 qualifiei surgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Poiste
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, KOKE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, TO SAN FRANCISCO.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street
JAPAN.
or boot
Will Y OB
or c
For
at
principal cause of this shortage of qualified mariners, especially those who may be trusted with a mission to European wate s con- sidered as fraught with danger fr. m German submarine raid, is put down to the increasing war risks in those waters. Fu ther more there is another cause to be reckoned with. Comparatively low salaries, which the majority; of Japanese tramp shipowners pay the masters and other junier <fficers may be taken into ac count. At any rate, it is a ques- tion of burning importance in the
obtain a number of qualified pressing requirements.-'Mac- churia Daily News."
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and shipping circles of Japan how to have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, seamer, in order to meet the All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken through rates to al: ports in Netherlands-India and Australis."
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Telephone No 1574.
York building. 115
THE EASTERN. & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICES
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong from Australia. for Australia.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ea suring a plentiful supply of Ioo, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Rooms hare Electric A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried. All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulara, apply to
Fanc
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
and
Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 1 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
Leaving, Halching W. C. Passmora | FRI., 12th Jan
at li a m.
FOR SWATOW. Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (Doar Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co..
General Managera.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
Classification.
The tornage classed by Lloyde". during the year, includes 32 restale of 156,475 tons, built upon itudinal framing. Up to date the Isherwood system of long-
there have been built, or are in course of construction, upon this By tem, to the Society's classifica- tion over 40 of these vesacis, totalling 2,650,000 tons. The number of vesels intended to carry oil in bulk which have been classed by the Society during the year under review is 14, of 77,167 tons. The total number of such
vessels at present classed in Lloyd's Register Book is 301, of fitted for burning oil fuel holding 1,380,235 tons gross. Verscla
classes assigned by the Committee number 269, of 1,959,714 tons. Owing to the increasing demands made for oil in this country, many → proposals to supplement the sup ply by converting ordinary cargo steamers into, all carriers have been dealt with by the Committee, been assigned to vessels in which The Society's classification has
the oil is carried in large circular tanks built into the holds. and arrangements have been approved which will admit of fuel oil, .with a high flash point being carrie) in the double bottoms of cargo vessels, provided the con- struction is suitable for the purpose.
Lloyds in. U.S.
One of the most important of the subjects which have engagei the attention of Lloyd's Com mitter during the past year has been the Society's business in the United States of Ameries The great development of the ship- building industry in America, and the fact that the bulk of the tonnage in course of construction there is being built under the
NAVIGATION · CO., LTD. Society's survey, lent force to the
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.-Subject to Alteration).
For
Steamship
On
wish of many of the clients of ! Lloyd's Register in that country, that sme arrangement should be m de to bring them into clozer association with the Society; and Mr Scott, the SecretarY, WAS accordingly instructed to visit the United States with a view to consulting with the leading ship. ping men on the subject. As B result of the negotiations which ensued the Committee recently The steamers
leave had the pleasure of announcing about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Japan, returning via Kobe that an American Committos of (Inland Sea) and Moji to Hongkong. Time occupied 20 days. Lloyd's Register of Shipping had koel established in New York. leaving Hongkong at regular intervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Mojf composed of I ading Under- and returning thence direct to Hongkong. Time occupiai 16 days. These vessels have all modern improvements and are fitted throughout with Electric Light.
Return Tours to Japan.
and
THE ROYAL MAIL This service is supplemented by the
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
·:(0):-
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD. Owners of The "SHIRE"
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 Passage, apply to
Telephone No. 215,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.
Agents
Line of Steamers.
FOR FAILI 09 TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.
Please Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & DO., LD. Telephone No. 213, Bub. Ez. Ma, 10,
A duly qualified surgeon is also carried.
and
* Steamers hare superior accommodation for First-claBE Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light. ↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Yangiaze
Porta, Chafoo, Tientsin, Dalny, Woihalwal. Taking cargo on Through Bill of Lading to Kudat, Lahad Data, Simporna. Tawao. Usukan, Jesselton and Labuan:
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations. All European Passengers leaving the Colony for Straits Settle. ments are required to produse on arrival at doskaation passports with their Photographs and desosiption afficed thereto.
· For Freight or Passage,
writers, Shipowners, Shipbuilders, and Engineers, under the Chair manship of Mr. Alfred Gilbert Smith, President of the New York and Cuba Hail Steamship Company. The General Cora- Immittee feel that the Bociety is fortunate in having secured the- association of so influential and representative a body in the conduct of the Society in the United States of American, and they confidently look forward to the great advantages which they believe will result, tɔ the whole shipping community from the cordial.co-operation now happily
Apply to JARDINE: MATHESON & CO., LTD. effected.
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Gener ManBESTS.