SHIPPING-
THE HONGWONGE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1917.
SHIPPING DIA
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISIVA
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named:-
For
LONDON & Bom-
bay viaSingapore, Penang, Colombo, Port Said and Marseilles...... SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe
SHANGHAI, Moji, Kobe and Yoko-
bama...... LONDON visSinga- pore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay. Port Sald
and
Marselllès asis
Steamers
To Sail On Kemarks
Connecting at Colombo with Australia Mail Steather.
Direct Service.
Direct Servic
Direct Servica.
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Return tickets at a fare- and-a-half available to Europe for two yean. 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 Sailing-eto-appi♬ tɔ-
P. &. O. S. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr, Superintendent.
THE JAPAN HAIL STEAMSHIP "CO. Projected Sailings from Hongkong
Subject to Alteration
Destination.
L'DON via Singa-1 pore, Malacos, Penang, Colombo, Delagoa Bay, Capa Town. Togerrife VICTORIA, B.C
and SEATTLE via Shanghai,
Moji, Kobe, Na- goya & Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, vis Madila, Thursday Island, Townwelli» and Brisban©****
{ C'CUTTA via 8'pors,
F'ang & Ringoon, [1.
BOMBAY via 8'pore, }-
Malacca & 'bo... SHANGHAL” Mojil and KobeURLIÐ EYÐ
SHANGHAI, Kobe and Yokohama' ---
NAGASAKI, Kobeļ and Yokohama ...f
Steamers.
SHIPPING
C. N.
C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers,
Salling Date
For
EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA ĊANAL, (CARGO ONLY).
CANADIAN PACIFIC NEW YORK vis Manila
OCEAN
SERVICES.
RANE PACIFIC,
0.10
LIMITED
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Bong Kong to Vancouver 17days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 224 days
33.Get Lons. Displacement, Quadruple Screws, Speed 21 Kneta. Largest and most Luxurious chips on the Pacific.
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG (Cubject to change) SAILINGS FROM MONAKONG
Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sen), Kobe and Yokohama, Monteagle 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, 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 Agos, Passenger Departunsor
Hong Hoa
BRITISH
JAM, WALLACE,'
General AgenL Song Long
INDIA S. N. CO.,
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
LTD,
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD.
The above steamers have excellent salcon 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.
D
LINE.
"ELLERMAN'
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to approach
the undersigned.
Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope,
Babject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 2 Jan, 19:7
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 intervals taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates.
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For Freight and Passage, apply to
Xo, 215.
JARDINE, MATHESON & COL; LD;-
San Francisco, Panama and Colon......
§ Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, 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
Leave Hongkong
(£122),
«f
1st class to London G$348, (£71.10.0), return G4679.
to San Francisco G$250. return G8137.50.
- Cargo only. J Proceeding to South America Porta. *For the voyage the Perin Mars will call at Honolulu Special Rates givna tɔ HATAL & MILITARY, DIYIL SERVANTS,MISSIONARIES ats. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connsotion with, all the Frincipal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Ballway.
| Passengers may travel by Hallway betwaan ports of call in Japan 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, ETO.
Steamer
Tour & Speed·
For Full Fardouları as to Pasango & 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
Bubject to change without Notice.
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELES3 TELEGRAPHY.
The steamers hava accom nodation for, a I mitsi number of · saloon passengers and carry a da'y qù ilifio i sirgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Polate
In the United States of America and Cana ia.
For partio'ilars of Freight and Passage, apply to:-
Hongkong, York Buildings,
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
· Managing · Azents:
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
2
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA SHANGILAI, NAGABLET, KOEK, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, TO BAN FRANCISCO.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS 'PASSENGER" SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,^-
Prince's Buildings,
Ioe 'House' Street.
To Sail
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER. Twice Weekly.
S.S. "LINTAN" and 8.S. "ANSUI."
| ETMANILA LINE-Twin Scow Steamers **----
Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric and " fans fitted; extra-staterooms on deck 'afs on — ———******
SHANGHAT LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND GARGO.
S.S.
,” and
SHIPPING
The Somedo Maru
The Somedo Maru," a freight steamer which was laid down by the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Enginė Works as a' speculation and bought off the stcqks by the Tatsuma Kisen Kabushiki Kai- sha, of Kobe," was successfully launched in Decembar 14: The Somedo Marù is a sicel, single- screw steamer, with doub'e decks throughout, and a loading capa- city of 8200 tons. Her principal dimensions, etc. are as follows t
Length ... :430 feet... Breadth
Depth
Gross tonnage Speed
54:6
30
5,150
.....12 nots
The keel of the vessel was laid
with excellent accommodation, electric light and fans in Saloon and Slate-rooms, maintain a regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving down on July 23 last year, and Hongkong for Shanghal direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bill of Lading to all Yangtare and Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid- |ing the inconvenienos of trañshipment at Woosung,
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Jan. 2, 1917.
BUTTERFIELD &.SWIRE,
Agent.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
SCHLOH!
Regular Fertnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.
Fit
peded on
of sout
WIE HAVE DE
or sbedi
For
All steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy."
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. 115 Telephone No. 157).
York Building"
the vessel will be transferred to the owners on January,20, 1917, which means completion within six months, a very fine perfor mance in view of the great difficulty that is being exp rienced in obtaining shipbuilding material in Japan.
Japanese Shipbuilding and Ship- ping Subsidies.
The Japanese State subsidy system in regard to abipbuilding came into operation twenty years ago by the measure of 1896, 1 remained in force until 1910, and) then it was only slightly medifi- ed. According to size; speed and The employment of Japanese materials, ships are divided into four classar, and the State- subsidy varies from 11 to 12 yen per ton. This has materially and steadily increased the building of merchant vessels at Japineze yards and during the last ten years the three largest Japanese steamer companies have hardly everb usht or ordered vessels
The from foreign countries. largest vesteis hitherto built in Japan are three 13,500 ton boats
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN for the Toye Kisen Kaisha Com-
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED,
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.}
Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong from Australia. for Australia.
Steamer.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are All State-Booms have Electric lighted throughout with Electricity. Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess aro carried.
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
pany, which runs between Hong Long and San Francisco. Owing to the recent loss of one of these boats, the company has purchased two old boats from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. At the same time that the State subsidy, for shipbuilding came into force, a similar State aid was granted to Japanese ship- ping. This Act was revised in 199 for five years from the beginging of 1910, and again The general revised in 1915, State aid, available for all lines and vessels, was abandoned at the end of 1909, and only the following four lines received State subsidier, viz., those plying to Europe, North America, South America and Australia. A special
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. ubidy has since been granted to
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
Regalar 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 Cuisine.
FOR SWATON, AMOX AND FOOCHOW AND LETURN. (Docupying 9 to 13 days.)
Lesving. Steamships.
Captain
19th Jan. at 11 a.m. Halhong ... | J. W. Evans... | FRL,
FOR SWATOW. Haltan... A. E. Hodgins... {THURS., 18th Jan. at 11 am. 21st Jan. at 11 a.m. Haitan...... | A. EL Hcdginis... | SUN.,
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Whart (near Blake Pier).
For Freight aai Passago, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
Į
the South Sea line. The conditions for State subsidy are that the steamers are built in Japan, are
over 3,400 tons, not more than 15. years old, and possessed of s speed not less than 12 knots. The subsidy decreases from the sixth year of the steamer bef' g put on service. The State subsidies for the year 1414 amounted to: Ship- building subsidiis, 1,630,000 yon; shipbuilding sats dies, 8,185,986 Fen; ba-ides 150,000 yen (£15,311)' The to the South-Bea" line, Japanese Government bas acted" upon the principle of gradually diminishing the su'sidy and thereby <bliging the shipowners. to exert themselves. The' war, of course, has brought great pro fits to Japanese ship, ing, For |1917 the State subsidy is expected to reach 6,300, 00 yen, but a re- duction is said to be under co- templation. Japanese shipping
NAVIGATION CO., LTD. has gained much ground during
now controls the routes from
CALCUTTA LINE:-Three sailings per month from Hongkong Japan, Hongkong and Manila to Calcutta calling at Singapore and Penang to San Francisco and the West Returning from Calcutta steamers proceed coast of South America. The to Kobe and Mosi, frequently ca ling at Nippon Yusen Kaisha controla Shanghai.
the traffic between Japan and the These steamers have excellent passenger ports of Puget Sound, and has a accommodation, are fitted with electic light regular route from Japan via and carry a fully qual fied Surgeon.
the Panama Canal to New SHANGHAI LINE:-Sallings approximately every 'five daye bo-York. Osaka Shosen Kaisha tween Canton and Shanghai, sometimes call-works the route from Japan Ing at Swatów.
and China to Canada and Steamers on this line have a limited amount the route from San Francisco to The of passenger' accommodation, and through Melbourne and Sydney. tickets can be obtained for Northern and Misul works a cargo trade from. Yangteze Porte via Shanghai. Through Japan to Fai Francisco, and fa Be/Lading are issued to all Northern and add tion to these four companies Yangtze Forts.
numerous other concerna „ars LINE:-A wookly service is mainta'ned with Manila engaged in that and other trade, byy vessels with good passenger accom-no less than 49 Japanese bois modation, sailings from buth poris every beinu regularly engaged in Saturday!
| Japan-San Francisco trade, The HAIPHONG LINE:-ailings approximately weekly for passengers Osaka Shosen : Kaisha, which
and cargo, calling at Hoihow when induce used to be of secondary import want offers,.
Fance, now boasts flast worth BORNEO LINE: Two castings per month between Hongkong, about 157,030,000 yen (£12,312 – and Sandaken by steamers having up to-date 000) and the company has started accommodation for passengers.
a new route between San Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for Francisco and Australia✨ with Kudat, Jessiton, Labuan, Tawaó and Lahal, fast #0,000 ton boats, fitted with
Charmetal cold storage, &ö— Engineering, Datu TIENTSIN LINE:-A regular service is run, from March to help us deliɔG Í VER
October, between Hongkong and 1ientsin, calling at Welhaiwel and Chefod,.
THE ROYAL MAIL MANILA
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
Owners of The "SHIRE"
Line of Steamers.
FOR BAILINGS TO, AND FROM THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.***
Please Apply to th
FANDINE, MATHESON: ¿
For sailing dates and further particulara regarding Passige or Freight apply to
good solid mé
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD.
or Table Wipes & Ligë