SHIPPING
GKONE.
SHIPPING
AY, MARCH 21, 1917.
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
FILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named:-
WILL
For
LONDON & Bom-
bey via Singapore, | Penang, Colom*o. Port Said and Marseilles.....
SHANGHAI, Moji
and Kobe
Н
SHANGHAI, Moji,
Kobe and Yoko-
hama...
LONDON viaSings- pore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay,)
Port Said and
Marseilles...............
Steamers
To Sail On
Remarks
Connecting st Colombo with Australian Mall Steamer.
Direct Service.
Direct Barvine.
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, Jao. 2, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr, Superintendent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN
GERVICES
ACIFIC,
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Destination. L'DON via Sings-1 poze, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagos Bay, Cape Tawn, Madeira.... VICTORIA, B.C., 1 and SEATTLE via Shanghai,
Moji, Kobe, No
Steamers,
1Shidzuoka Maru Capt. Noms Awa Maru
goya & Yokohama | Capt. Hayashi
CUUTTA via S'pora, į.
Pang & Rangoon,{ BOMBAY via S'pore, } Mainoca & C'bo... I SHANGHAI Mɔjil Bombay Maru
and Kobe............ Capt. Shinohara
Hirano Maru Capt. H. Fraser Kirin Maru
BHANGHAI, Kobe
and Yokohams
SKIPPING.
C. N. C.
To Safi.
SHIPPING NE WA
A Literary Skipper.
· Capt<3; W}}\Helson if the ste Ecuador, besides being a navigat- or of nearly thirty years, service CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
with the Pacifc Mail, dan some SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
fame as a Hierary worker, having some years ago "put” his own For
Steamers,
career before the public in the ......Shantung ......22nd Mar. at 4 p.m. form of a mes tale called “Tankes „Kueichow ......24th Mar. at d'light, Swanson." When the Ecuador Yingchow ......25th Mar. at d'light, was in Yokohama last week says Chenan .....,27th Mar. at p.m. the "N. China Daily News," .Sinklang ......29th Mar. at 4pm. Capt. Nelson came to an agree ment with the "Box of Curios” press to_publish bia latest work *Manaflos" a story of Capt. Nelson's grandfather.
Sailing DateSHANGHAI
TIENTSIN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI.
WED., 28th T. 12,500 Mar. at noon.
JTUES., 1st
T. 12,500 (May, at noon.
[MONDAY,
T. 8,000 (26th Mar..
ƒSATUR., 24th ̈
T. 16,030 | Mar., at 11 a.m.
[SATURDAY,
T. 8,000 124th Mar,
Capt. Sasaki
Kaga Maru
Capt. Komatsubara
NAGASAKI, Kobe] JAki-Maru
T. 12.500 (SATUR, 7th
Apr. at 11 a.m. ¡FRI., 13th
and Yokohama .....] Capt. Yoshikawa T. 12,500 (Apr., at 10 a,m. EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL.
(CARGO ONLY), ~*
NEW YORK via Manila,
SHANGHAI
5.S.
14
19
Skaa-
|
Hongkong Wages. Says Shipping and Eigi- neering The scarcity of officers
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
S.S. "LINTAN" and 5.8. "SANUL" 17MANILA LINE-Twin Screw-Steamers "Chiakun,*** Tamint and Tean." Brosllent Saloon accommodation Amidships: Electric fana fisted; Extra State-rooms on Deck Aft, on “Taming" &**Tean." SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO,
**Chenan,”*** Sunning," Anbul,"
Ylogchow," tung," and "Sinklang," with excellent accommodation, electric on the Chins coast, as elsewhere, light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular becoming more acute and sume schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving fabulous are being offered for the that before would been considered Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading it all Yangtare and services of such as are available. Northern Chins Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid-steamer which left Hongkong {ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply so
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Mar. 21, 1917.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agonis.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Bogular Fortnightly Barvios between
CHINA and JAPAN.
San Francisco, Panama and Colon....nemas que nos 109 såk
LIMITED
§ Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 &.293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, B. NORI, Manager.
Stadi
From
Tjitaroem
Tilllwong
in port 24th Mar. 23rd Mar,
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.
30,625 tons Displacement Quadruple Screws, Spood 21 Knota.
Largest and most Lumrions ships on the Pacific.
BAILINGS WHOM HONG KONG (Esbject to change) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Ses), Kobe and Tokohama, Monteagle calls Mojl instead of Naganaici,
#f
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, Psmenger Department,
Kort Kont
J. H. WALLACK,
Grand Agent,
Home Hoạt
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service BetweeD
SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
EASTWARD.
The S.S."Japan" tons 6,013. Capt. J. R. O'Sullivan, will be despatched for Shanghai, Kobe and Moji on the 24th instant.
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, Mar. 21, 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 Hope,
Subject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 2 Jan., 1917
་
THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
General Agente,
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokongan Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon. Steamers are despatched Bastward and Westward at regular latervals: taking Passengers and Cargo at currant Ratos.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
JABDINE, MATHESON & GO... LD.
Agents.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU. Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer. Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Persia Maru Korea Maru Siberia Mare
Tenyo Maru
Ist class to London
+7
Displacement
Tons & Speed 11,000 - 15 knots 22,000 - 21 knots 9,000 - 14 knots. 18,000 18 knots 18,000 18 knots 22.000-21 knota
3348. (£71.10,0),
to San Francisco G3:50.
Carge only.
Leave Hongkong
25th Mar.
2nd Apr.
16th Apr..
18th Apr,
12th May.
23rd May:
retura G#6 19. ・ (£122). retum G$437,50, _|_Proowodding to South America Porta, *For this voyage the Persia Mant will call at Honolulu Special Raven given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS,MISSIONARIES eta ROUND THE WORLD Tickets insued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Batiway, Passengers may staral by Ballway between ports of call in Japan free of charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS.
Steamer
Tons & Speed Leave Hongkong 18,500 - 15 knots
11th Sept.
Anyo Maru
For Fall Particulam as to Famage & Freight, spply to
T. DAIGO, Agent,
KING'S BUILDINGS.
Telephone No. 293.
JAVA
PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Monthly Service between
MANILA, HONGKUNG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI,
Bubject to change without Notice.
S.8. Bintang 23rd Mar. | S.S. Arakan
14th May. Tjikembang 13th Apr. ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a daly qualifie) airgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of lading to all Overland Polats in the United States of America and Canada.
For particulars of Freight and Passago, apply to:-
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Managing agents.
Hongkong, York Buildinga.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAILING FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,
APRIL 15, JUNE, 23, 1917.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENDER
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES,
O. H. RITTER,
Freight and Passenger Agent, Prince's Buildings, ̈ ̈* Ice House Street. Tel. 1934,
THE ROYAL MAIL
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
-10);
Owners of The “SHIRE'
..
Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGS TO AND TROY THE UNITED
· KINGDOM AND INTEXMEDIATE PORTA.“
Pisass Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CF., LD.
Tjipanas
Ul. fears ca or shou
For
18th Mar. SHANGHAI 29th Mar.KOBE
at
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of salcon-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, Telephone No. 1574,
Tark Building. 116
recently for Marseilles with cargo of rice, obtained a naviga- ting staff only after offering £80 per month and bonus for a cap. tain, £50 ani bonus for chief' officer and £35 and bonus för second officer. An attempt was made to obtain a third officer. anything up to the second officer's pay being offered, but without
success.
World's Merchant Shipbuilding in 1916.
The Bureau of Navigation, De- partment of Commerce, from various unofficial sources entitled to credence, estimates that the merchant shipping built in the world during the calendar year 1916 numbered 2,505 vessels, of.. 1,839,943 gross tons, while during the same period 1,149 vennels of through war causes, a net re- 2,082,683 grcss tons were lost
duction of about 200,000 gross tons, or one-half of one per cent. of the world's merchant shipping, which compriand 48,683,136 gross tone. according to Lloyd's Register in June, 1916, The constuction of merchant ships
follows:-
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN for 1916 may be divided as TSTEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
Steamer.
1 - Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong
from Ansiralia. for Australia.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, an-| saring a plentiful supply of Ios, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are | lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Booms have Electria
Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardows are carried.
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For further particulars, spply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Gross Vossels. tons!
Country. Built in the United
Etstea
Built in the United
1,913 560,239
Kingdom & Bri--
tish Dominions 510 619,336 Puilt in other
Total
foreign countries 783 720,368
2,515 1,899,912 Shipplog and Trade Conditions In China. The high freight rates prevail. ing during 1915 and the first half of 1916 have had a maried effect on China's trade, reports the U.8. Consul-General "Mr. T. Sammons, Shanghai. Freicht raten increased from 3: 0 per cent. to above the rates prev iling before
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. 1000 per centre, the war, and
this, in connection with the short-
age of tonuɛge;” operated, to paralyse the export trade, not- with tanding the greatly increas and ed demand for China's products
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
Regalar 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 SWATO, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.). Steamships. Captain
Leaving. Halhong... | J. W. Evans ... FEL, 23rd March, at li a.m. Hallan A. E. Hodgins...THOR., 29th March, at 11 am.
due to the war. The high rate of silver exchange operates against exports also, ita practical effect being tò increase greatly the original first cost. Tas ab-. normal situation with reference to freights and exchange resulted in heavy loss:s to the farmers and land owners in the interior, (near, and has caused a change in the
FOR SWATOW, Hallan A. E. Hodgins... | SATUR., 24th March, at 4 pm. Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Whart Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
class of farm products produced. Formerly the Chin.se produced and exported the best quality of rice and other supplies, and pur- choard articles of food of "low grade from neighbouring coun- tries for their own consumption. High freight tariffs reduced the ro aiblə profts upon bth the
NAVIGATION CO., LTD. export an import of #gricultural
(Projected Sailing- from Hongkong.-Subject to Alteration).
For
MOJI & Kobe ..........
SHANGHAI.
Steamship
products, with the result that the Chinero are beginning to fi d it more profitable to raise foodstuffs of a medium grade for their owa Од
consumption.China is learniɑg to Kumsang Thur., 22nd Mar. at noon. adapt its productions to its needs Wingsang Fri, 23rd Mar. at d'light, and to rely increasingly less upon ....Taksang:
23rd Mar, at 7 am freign commerce either to mar 24th Mar. at noon. k't its products or supply its 24th Mar. at 3 p.m. wants. This, in connection with 30th. Mar. at d'light bigh silver exchange, has resu ted 31st Mar. at 3 p.m. in lessoning the demand for ton- CALGUTTA LINE--Turon sulings par manis from Hongkong to Calcutta enlling at Singapɛm nad - Mage,;' with! scorrasconding
HAJPHONG.
BANDAKAN,
MANILA ANALYSIS
SHANGHAI....
MANILA ́eetschoenosta
Fri.. Mausang Sat., Loongsang. Sat, Choysang Fri, Yuensang Sat
Pering Kuning from Calcutie steamers proceed in Kobe and Mojl, frequmily calling at Shanghai,
carry a fully qunliked zurgaon.
These souma's hate pallens passager memmedation, are fitted wich Eimeris Light and SHANGHAI LINE Bailings approximately arwy dex days batume Canton and "han hal, som siner
lowering of freight rates. The
is rapidly adapting it ef to the i'ïdications seem to be thas Chion--
high cost of many articles as a result the war and high freight
accum come a producer of many articles rates; that it is learning to be -
esillag, as-wasów, Sikamart in this lies have a limited amount of passager accomme
da and the wgh tick/targam berdeained. La Partners and Yangissa Porte via Thanghai. – Khrough Bajandin'; sen kasose trati Moerkgen and Yangiom Partner- MANILA LINKZA, #ekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good ones
odation/ vallapitrea-boči pona erery Saturday.
indoormat olara..
HAPPRONO LINES-Sailings approelmadity vosidy fat pinangars and curgu, callingʻat mikow when for which it formerly relied upon BORNEO LINE: Toomillas per teeth between Hongkong nad Sandakan by some having up to withstand the present great
date accommodation for pastangas.
Carge taken on throws Bils of lading for Endst, Jacation. Laiman, Towsoned Lahad Datu TIENTSIN LINE 1-6 vorulur marries is run from March in October between Hongkong and Tinia,
--adding at Walbaíarel qual Gugino,
Under Siralis Government Passport Regulations.
All European Passsengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle, ment, are required to produce on arrival at destination" passporta |with their Photographi and description affixed thepstone
For Finight or passage, spply to getti
"JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., 1
f reign exchange; and that, mot-
impeta to the import trada, due to the low rates for g id exchange its imports will gradually benome amallar, with a zoruling, imuno ing of the profits of the importers and the staamthis companias.
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