HIPPING.
THE HONGKONUST2%Rošti
SHIPPIN
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES nained:-
For
LONDON & Bom-
bay via Singapore, Penang, Colom'o, Port Said and Marseillessamen
BHANGHAI, Moji and Kobe ***
SHANGHAI, Moji,)
Kobe and Yoko- bama
LONDON viaSinga- pore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay.
Fort Szid and
Marseilles ******
Steamers
To Sail On Remarks
Connecting at Dolombo with Australian Mail Bleamer.
Direct Service,
Direct Service.
Direct Service.
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS, Return tickets at a fare- and-a-half available to Europe for two year, 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 ta
P. &. O. 8. N. Co.'s office, Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr, Superintendent-
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN GERVICES
PACIFIC.
LIMITED
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.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA 30,625 tops Displacement, Quadruple Screws, Speed 21 Knots,
Largest and most Luxurious ships on the Pacific.
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BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG (subject to change) BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG EMPRESS OF ASIA 15 Feb. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 15 Mar. ....28 Mar. Empress of Japan* EMPRESS OF ASIA ...12 Apr. |
...14 Apr. Monteagle EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 9 May. Empress of Japan ...23 May.
6 June. EMPRESS OF ASIA ...
Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea), Kobe and Yokohama, Monteagle calls Mojí 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 Passago, Sailing Lists, etc. please apply to
P. D. SUTHERLAND,
General Agent, Famanger Departments.
Hong Long
J. H WALLACK General Agnol
Hong Bang
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular. Service Betwosz SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern convenienoss 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 sailings shippers are requested to approach
the undersigned
Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hops.
Subject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 2 Jan., 1917.
THE BANK LINE, LTD..
General Agenta,
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon, Stokmers are" despatched Eastward and Westward at regular
taking Passengers and Cargo at current Bates,
JANDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.
THE JAPAN ZAINETAMSHI.CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong *****
Subject to Alteration -
Steamers.
Destination. L'DON via Singa
гоге, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagoa Bay, Cape 1 Town, Madeira | VICTORIA. BU
and SEATTLE via Shanghai,
Yokohama Maru Capt. Terada
Moli, Kobe, NSTamba Maru
Salling" Dale
ƒWED., 14th
T. 12,500 Feb., at noon.
ƒTUES., 6th
goya & Yokohama ¦ Capt. Akamatsu T. 12,500 (Mar., at noon.
C‘OUTTA via ('pore,
L'ang & Bangoon.
! BOMBAY via S'pore, l'-- Malacca & Obo...
Tosa Maru
JWEDNESDAY, Capt, Sakamoto T. 10,000 121st Feb, Yetorofu Maru
KOBE Direct... Capt. Hirata
Benten Marü Capt. Tomita and Tenshin Maru
Capt. Shirai ¡Kitano Maru Capt. F. E. Cope Penang Maru
SHANGHAI Kobe.... SHANGHAI, Kobe and Yokohama ...
JFRIDAY, T. 8,000 123rd Feb.
JSUNDAY,
T. 8,000 125th Feb:
SATURDAY,
T. 8,000 (17th Feb.
(THURS., 22nd T. 16,000 1Feb., at II a.m...
[SATURDAY,
Capt. Kushibiki T. 10,000 124th Feb.
ƒFRI., 16th Nikko Maru Capt. Takeda
T. 9,600 Mar., at 10 a.m.
NAGASAKI, Kobel and Yokohama ... EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL (CARGO ONLY).
NEW YORK via Manila,
Ban Francisco, Panama
and Colon....LESS
I 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. Siberia Maru Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Persia Maru
Leave Hongkong
26th Feb.
6th Mar.
24th Mar.
2nd Apr.
16th Apr.
28th Apr.
Displacement Tons & Speed 18,000 18 knots 22,000 - 21 knots. 11,000 - 35 knota 22,000 - 21 knots 9,000 - 14 knots Korea Maru
18,000 18 knots 1st class to London G$348. (£71.10.0), retura G86 19.
to San Francisco G$250. return G$437,50.
Cargo aly, Proceeding to South America Forts. *For this voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu. Special Rates VOD to HAYAL & MILITARY, QIYIL &KAVARIA,MISSIONARIES uto ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Half lines and the Trans-Siberian Ballway, Passengers may travel by Ballway between porte of all in Japan free of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
(£122).
Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS.
Tons & Speed Steamer
For Full Partionlara na to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291.
Leave Hongkong
T, DAIGO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS,
JAVA PACific line
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Monthly Service between
MANILA, HONGKUNG AND SAN FRANCISCO Nort sings for SAN FRANCISCO ́vis NAGASAKI Bubject to change without Notion.. 8.5. Tisondari 17th Feb. 8.8. Tilkembang 18th Apr-
Arakan Bintang
14th May. ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have, accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a day qualified surgeon.
18th Mar.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.
For partio itars of Freigas and Passage, apply to:-
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Managing. Agents.
Hongkong, York Buildings.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAILING FROM-HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU.
APRIL 11, JUNE 23, 1917.
PASSERDEN
AN JESURPASSED HIGH CLASS
SERVIÖR AT, INTERMEDIATE RATES,
O. H, RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street.
Tel 1934.
THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
Owners of The "SHIRE" Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILÍNGS -TO- AND THOM. THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD3 SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Steamers. TSINGTAO, WEIHAIWELĮ
Shansi. CHEFOO & DALNY............$ SWATOW/SINGAPORE .Liangchow
SHANGHAI......Sinkiang
SWATOW/SINGAPORE .............. Chusan SHANGHAI..........................................................Anhui MANILA, OFBU & ILOILO Taming »
SHIPPING NEWS.
Captured Captain's Expe
The captain of the steamer Solvang, belonging to Christiania, who B3# juif arrived in Berged, has given some interesting details. of his experiences during his [twelve days' stay on” board a Germanų submarine, says the To Bail. Christianis, correspondent of the |” Morning Post," When the .......15th Feb, st d'light. Į Solvang was on her voyage from | Newosstia to Livorno од .....15th Feb. at 10am November 29 she was hailed 15th Feb. at 4pm by German submarine, whose ...... 17th Feb. at 10 a.m. ...... 18th Feb. as d'light. Captain having examined the ship's papers, declared her cargo Ziat Feb. at noon.
contraband. and ornsequently the DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly,
the ship w>s' seized aa ́a prize. S.S. LINTAN" and 8.8. "SANUL"
The captain, after having been #MANILA LINE Twin Soren-Steemera “Chinhua,"*" Taming," and "Tean." Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships; Electric give an opportunity of getting Home clothes from the ship,, was faus fitted, Extra State-rooms on Deck Af, on “Taming"&"Team" taken on board the submarine, the
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
Shan-Capt-in of which ordered the 88. "Aahul.” Chenan.
,"" Luchow," " Ylagchow."
Solvang to proceed in the direction *** and **Sloklang," with excellent accommodation, electric of Madeirs, and to take the light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular submarine in tow. This was schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving done, but the sea being heavy Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday. Thursday and the tow line broke several times, Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtare and and on D cember 1 the steamer Northern China Porta. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid- ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. M.
+
Hongkong Feb. 14, 1917.
*
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente. *.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between .. CHINA and JAPAN.
Basmat
From
Tjimanoek Tjilatjap.......
WE R
For
or sheet
15th Feb. 21st Feb. | SHANGHAI 22nd Feb. 28th Feb. KOBE All steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.” 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, [15 York Building.
Telephone No. 1574,
disappeared, and the submarine” was obliged to proceed unassisted. The Solvan's captain was com- pelled to remain in the crow's quarters, which were situated close to the oil tanks, and where they all ate and slept in the same cabin. Owing to the refrigeration water having poured down the cabia's sides when the submarine was below the surface, everybody had to we ir waterproofs at night, and even to sleep in them. The submarine's longest stay below surface was fifteen hours, during which time the atmosphere was almost suff.cating. When pursued by enemy destroyers the submarine alway dived for safe y. During ber periods of submersion the submarine was driven by means. of BD e'ectric, mator. making then twelve miles
hour. while she was able to do fi ten miles by means of oil motors on the sur- face.
the On December 4 submarine approached the port of without Funchal, and. sunk warning a French gunboat, a tank
an
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN steamer, and a British cable
STEAMSHIP
CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJEUT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
steamer. Afterwards she bom- barded three of the town' forts without, as the Germans them- selves subsequently admitted. causing any material damage. The submarine left on December 7, when she hailed and sank the steamer Risk, of Tonsberg. Láter on, the steamer Ele Linde, of Haugesund, with a
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-car,o of salt for Norway, was suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are hailed and ordered to take the lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Rooms have Electric crew of the Rask and the capta n of the Solvang on board-Ex- Fane. A duly qualified Doctor and Awardoaz zen carried.
charge. All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particular, apply so,
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
Regular Service of Fast, High Claas Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in state-rooms and. Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATO, AMOY AND FOO_HOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 daya,)
"BATİNG. - Captain, Bleships.
Halching W. C. Passmore THURS., 15th Feb. at 11 am. Haihong...J. W. Evans 1 MON.. 19th Feb. at 11 am. Haitan ...A. E. Hodgins... THURS. 22nd Fab. at 11 am..
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier).
For Fraight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co., General Manegers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
Rebuilding the Grand Canal.
That Japanese capitalists would like to co-operate with the American International Cor- paration in the work of rebuilding. The Grand Caual in Shantung, is te substance of a New York telegram published by the Tokyo "Asahi" on January 28. Last yost the American crporation closed a contract with the Chí-- nese Government for the rienn ¡struction of this waterway. The *** Azahı's" story from New York, as translated by the "Japan Advertiser," follows: "Negotia- tions are now in progress between.. Mr.Willard Straight, vice-pro- ^ eldent of the American Interna- Dr. tional Corporation, and Yeijiro One, vice-president of the Industrial Bank of Japan, now in New York, to make the proposed reconstruction of the Grand :- Canal a jo nt enterprise of the American kwd Japane e cep talists, This effort. is a development of the situation created by the Japanese Goverá- meat's lag-Iry of the United
|NAVIGATION CO., LTD. States Government with regard
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.-Bubject to Alteration).
For
SHANGHAI MANILA
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI
SANDAKAN
MANILA
SHANGHAI
-Steamship
Од
to the contract which Monsra, Biems, Carey and Co, which in rested to the American inter- national Corporation," entered into with the Chinese Govern- ment for the retair of the canal. Kwongsang Fri., 16th Feb. at d'light. Since Japan's inquiry was made ....Yuensang
17th Feb. at Sp.m. in the manner of a protest agaicst. Wingsang Sun. 18th Feb, at d'light, this loan, the authorities of the
Wed, 21st Feb. at d'light, American International Corpora Wed, 21st Feb, at
noon. tion proposed to the Japanese Loongsang Sat., 24th Feb, et P. capitalists to make the work a Bun, 25th Feb, at d’light, jo'nt enterprise of the capitalists
Choysang
Hinsang
Sal
CALCUTTA LIKE:-Zuna uni ingriper month from Honglang to Calcwtax onlling si fingsporn and, of the two countries. The plan
Pasang
Returning from Calcutta seuacuares prooveć se Kobe and Blaži, troquently calling at Shanghal. these steamers hats excellent passenger accommodates, are fitted with Electric Light
carry a fully qualified svigeon SHANGHAI LINK:Salines approximately every for days between Canton and hunchai, sometimes
calling at low. Staatbars on this line have a limited amount of passenger comm dation, and thr.ugh tick ts can be obtain di tur-Worthers and Yangire Feria vie khanghai 1hrough Berlanding are inuad 1¿ all Marcborn and Yangtise Færin MANILA LINK:- wekly service is maintained_wish_Manila by vouche with good presager accom
odation, inillugs from back-parts every Saturday,
inducement offers.
HAIPHONG LINE:--Sallings approximately wash'y for posenagers and corps, calling a show when BORNEO LINE 1-Two sailings per month betweñas Hongking and Sandakus by sommers having span.
dave accommodation for passeng1%.
as proposed by, the American' franciers is to form a company. with a capital of Y. 11.30 1,000, of which the Americana will supply, Y.600,000 and the Japanese: Y.50.0,000. Slevs. Carey and Co., coording to the plan, will take charge of the construction work. One point remains" wá» Japanese-, capitalists seitis }.
I want to represent the company,
Cang takma through Bills of lading for Kudut, Jussakos, Labuan, Tawas and Lahad Dawad the American capitalists TIENŢBİN LİNE İk, caeular series li rain from March to October beswood Bongkang and Ticiale, have no obection; lo this but
calling at Waikaiwal and Cheloo,
Under Stralis Government Passport Regulations.
All European Passsengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle, ment, are required to produce on arrival at destination pasaporta with their Photographs and description arixed thereto,
China wants the Japaamo mere invest.re, and not to sent the consem, Wants represented.