SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY ARBI, 31
SHIPPING
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS LONDON & BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES.
SHANGHAI, MOJI"AND KOBE.
LONDON VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES.
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. LONDON & BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES. 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 SAILING, ETC., apply to:-
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office Hongkong, 1st April, 1917.
E. V. D. Parr, Superintendent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN CERVICES
TRANS Pacific
LIMITED
LINES
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
In connection with the Canadian Pacific Kaliwny.
EMPRESS OF ASIA.
SS
30,625 tons displacement
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
30,625 tons displacement.
Electric Heat in Every Cabin. Electric Light in Every Berth. One, Two and Three Room Suite with Private Bath Laundry-Gymnasium-Verandah Cafe.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN, MONTEAGLE.
11.000 tom displacement,
12.000 tons displacement.
Twin Screw Steel Steamships, with Modern Accommodations.
Excellent Table,
Beduced First Class Fare
Monteagle" calls at Moji instead of Nagasaki, ALL STEAMER call at
Sasaghai both East and West Bound
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Through Bills of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection" with Canadian Pacific Ry, to all Overland Points in Canada sady the United States, also to Pacific Coast Points, European Purts and the West Indies.
For information as to Rate of Freight, Passage, etc. apply to
Agents:
HONGKONG-MANILA-SHANGHAT-NAGASAKI-MOJI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA,
P. D. SUTHERLAND,
Geoartă Agent, Passenger Depestylett,
Boug Kat
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JIM. WALLACE,
General Agent,
Hoog Long
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
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 dyy qualified surgeon...
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Mar. 21, 1917.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..
Agente.
“ELLERMAN" LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
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UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
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For particulars 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,
MOTOR CARS
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FOR SALE OR HIRE
ORDERS BOOKED IN ADVANCE. APPLY:
TELE.. 1036.
EXILE CARAGE.
DES YOUX, ROAD,
THE JAPAN MAID STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Destination
L'DON vis· Singa- ! *pore, Malacca, Penang, Colombo,
Delagoa Bay, Caps Town, Madeira........ } – VICTORIA. BU
and
Vis
SEATTLE §Awa Maru
Shanghai,Capt. Hayashi
Yokohama Maru
Moji, Kobe, Na
goya & Yokohama. Capt. Terads CÕUTTA via S'pore; Į P'ang & Bangoor. Í BOMBAY via S'pore,
Malaces & C'bo...f SHANGHAI and Ceylon Maru Kobe......... . Capt. Tsuda SHANGHAI Moji Rangoon. Maru
and Kobe
Capt. Kobayashi $Katori Maru SHANGHAI, Kobe Capt. A. Kon and Yokohama. ... $Kamo Maru
Capt. Inadzu
Tango Maru and Yokohama... Capt. Soyeda
NAGASAKI, Kobe
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Sailing Date
TUES., ist
T. 12,500 May, st noon.
JWED., 9th T. 12,530 (May, at noon.
ĮSATURDAY,
THURSDAY,
T: 10,000 121st April.
T. 8,000 13rd May...
J MON., 30th T. 21,000 (Apr. at 11 a.m"
JSATUR, 12th
May, at 11 am. ¡FRI., 18th
T. 16,000
T. 13,500 May, at il a.m.
EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL.
(CARGO ONLY).
NEW YORK via Manila,
San Francisco, Panama
and Colon................
1917.
SHIPPIN
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBITOT TO "ALTERATION.
SHIPPING NEWS.
– High Freights for Neutrals,
The shipping correspondent of the Times” wrote on, February 11-In his statement in the House of Lords on Tuesday Lord- Steezers.
To Bail
Curson mentioned that this coun- Yingchow......2žad Apr. af d'light try had expressed its willingness ......24th Apt. at noon. to pay increased freights to 24th Apt. at 4pm, neutral shipping, and the public- TIENTSIN ................................Hulchow ...........26th Apr. at noon.ation this week of new, sosios of SHANGHAI. ***.......................... Szechuen. ...............#6th Apr. at 4pm. Į rates applicable to neutral vessels
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Woskiy.
For SHANGHAI **.**. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming BHANGHAI.....................................Chenan
engaged in the coal trade between tha United. Ringdom and France 8.S. "LINTAN" and 8.9. “SANUL”
and Italy indicates the high level of the rates now ruling.. It may EPMANILA LINE.-Twin Screw-Steamers "Chinhua." and "Tean." Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidanips; Electricnot be out of place to show how **** very attractive the new. freights fans fitted; Extra State-rooms on Deck Aft, on "Taming"&"Toad." are to neutral vesssals,and,
'Taming.
Shan-
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGU.
**** Yingchow." Er 8.8. “Anhul", * Chenan." ** Sunalog.” tung,
and
incidentally, it may be as wall
and Staklang." with excellens accommodation, electric that the British public should light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular realize how very much larger the schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving profits of neutrals should be than those of British owners, For Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday Sunday, taking oargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and instance, the new scale allows Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid for an increase of 128. a ton in the e al freight to Italian ports, în ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
addition to an ino sase of 50 per cent, on the limitation freights announced at the end of last
For Freight or Passagen apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Apr. 20, 1917.
m ̈rth BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Regular Fortnightly Service between
CHINA and JAPAN.
Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Store
From
B. MOR, Manager.
Tjibodas Tilkini
Tjilatjap
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Korea Maru
Siberia Maru
Tenyo Maru
Nippon Maru
Shinyo Maru
Persia Maru.
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Displacement Tons & Speed 18,000 18 knots 18,000 18 knots 22,000 - 21 knots 11,000-15 knots 22,000 21 knots 9,000 - 14 knots
1st class to London G$348, (£71,10,0),
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to San Francisco G$150.
Leave Hongkong 30th Apr. at noon. 12th May. 23rd May. 11th June. 19th June.
3rd July.
retura G$619,・・ (£122). return G$137.50.
• Cargo only. ¡ Proceeding to South America Poris.
*For this voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu
· Special Raven given to HRYAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSIONARILIO, La ROUND THE WORLD Tickets ismied in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of oall in' Japan free of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
VIR JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS.
Steamer
Leave Hongtong 11th Sept.
Anyo Maru
Tons & Speed
18,500- 15 knots
For Fall Particulare sa to Pamago & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291.
T. DAIGO. Axent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA -PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Monthly Service between
MANILA, HONGKUNG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO vía NAGASAKI,
Subject to change without Notice.
8.S. Arakan 22nd May. S.S. Bintang 12th July.
Tjisondari 11th June.
| ALL STEÄMERS FITTED WITH WIRELES3 TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a daly qualife i surgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to ali Overland Points
in the United States of America and Canada. -
For particular of Freigɗt 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 SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
LTD.
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,
JUNE 23, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917.
AN UNSURPASSED · HIGH GLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings, Toe House Street.
Tel, 1934.
THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
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Owners of The "SHIRE Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE · UNITED
KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS:
Please Apply to
灿
JARDINE, MATHESON & CF., LD.
Tor
Expected
WELL Laeve on
or about
ar about
in port
in port Sth May
22nd Apr. KOBE 25th Apt. SHANGHAI 14th May KOBE
The origa 1 rate, which was applicable to British and neutral vessels alike, and varied sli.htly according to the ports Foth in this country and Italy, was about 628, so that the present outward freight to West Italy per deadweight ton for neutrals "is 62s, plus 318 plus 12s, making a total of 105s. Such a vessel loading homeward with ore to the West is entitled to a freight which has just bien raised to 7s, so that for's round voyage her freight would be 175 per ton, which she should earn in about two months The latest
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and increases do not apply to British" have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengera, All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia." For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, York Building. Telephone No. 1574.
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vessels If, therefore, any British vessel were free to accept such a charter her earnings
would amount to -98', and a rate of about 20s. for a homeward.ore freight, giving a total of about | 82s., or less than half that earned
by the ceutral. As a matter of . fact there are very few, if any,
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN British vessels free to accept such
- STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE to AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)
Steamer.
Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong
from Australia.
for Australia.
rates. Practically all of them äreva under requisition to the Govern- meat and tae comparison should therefore be made on different
lines. The earnings of £3156, for a neutral steamer, calculated above, is based on the deadweight onnag, less the space required for bunker coals. A steamer of 3,500 tons gross would carry about 6.000 tons of coal; of this
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- quantity about 60) tons would be suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are required for biokers. leaving lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Booms have Electric, 5,4 0 tons of coal as cargo. The Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardesa are carried.
All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Forturiner partioalars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST FORT SERVICE.
and
Regular Service of Fast, High Claas Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent. Quisine.
FOR SWATO, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 1 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
Haitan IA.E. Hodgins... | FRI, 20th April, at noon. Haihong... J. W. Evans ... TUES, 24th April, at noon.»
FOR SWATOW.
Leaving.
expenses of such & vessel, in luding port charges, wages of Crew, stores, marine insurance, and war insurance under the new scale of rates might be put at about £4 15s. per ton for the voyage. They might te less. Assuming a cost of £4 158, a clear profit of about £4 per ton on the vessel's carrying capacity would be left, making a total of about £21,600 which she would earnin, say, 55 days, or one-sixth of the year, and representing a total annual profit of £130,000. If war iurance had bee i paid. on the old scale the surplus might have been reduced to the neigh- bourhood of £100,000. The e.st. of war insurance has hitherto been a very serious matter for neutrals, and the new scheme of insurance effects a very great-
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near improvement in the position. On Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM
the otherhand, owne s of a similar British vessel requisitioned tɔ the Government would receive, 118. per gross ton per month; amounting to about £,900,- Ex- penses would amount to £10 s day, or a total of £1,250 per month, leaving a suplus of profit over expenses of £700 or £1,400° for two months, giving a total of
NAVIGATION CO., LTD, shout £8,501. per annum, out of
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration).
For
Steamship MANILA.Raststraat 100 Loongsang
HAIPHONG
Taksang S'HAL, Moji & Kobe .....Kutsang MANILA MWANAUMENTA Taisang SHANGHAI
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which the British owner has to pay a heavy income tax Putting aade the question of taxation,- the profit to the neutral in the example cited above would bs-15 Sat., 21st Apr. at 3 p.m. tines that of the British owners, Tues., 24th Apr. at. 7 a.m. and in any case would be many Thur., 26th Apr. at d'light. times larger. British ownem do Sat 28th Apr. at 3p. not seriously complain of these Tues, 1st May at d'light, rema kable disrepancies. They incidents of the war and profite have, as a rule, "during the war adrafttedly! been large, in some indivídu'sl SHANGHAI LINE:--Sallings approximately every Swo days between Canton and Chan-bal, sometime los ances very large indered; Calling at walow. Steamers of this line have limited amount of passenger acco Stil, it c uld undoubtedly be dating, and thr ngh tick as can be obtained for Northers and Yangtze Ports via 2kanghal Through - Bağlandis g are insand ts all Northern and Yaagises Ports.
proved that no British owner.
Wingsang
CALCUTTA LINE:—Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calcutta callar at Elogapore and are
Penang
Returning from Calcutta steamers proceed to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling at Shanghai These steamers have excelimus pasecager accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and
carry a fully qualifed surgaon.
MANILA LINK — wazidly service is maintained with. Manila by vessels with good passengers relying on, the Government
odation; sailings from both posts every Saturday,
J.
indocement offers.
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requisition rates, could possibzi afford to pay t-e enorm us price at presen cur sat fur tonnage, even if yerda Carge lakes on through Blls of lading for Kudat, Jassaltion. Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Da available. That is, one of TIENTSIN LINESÁ verslar service is pen from March to October betwem Hongkong and Tiesu,
HAIPHONG LINE2–Buliagy approatiaately wack'y for passengers and cargo, calling at albow when BORNEO LINE: -Two sellings per mouth hotword Hongkong and Sandakan by stmmars having upto
date socom.modation for passangers.
calling at Wainsźwei and Chefoo..
reasons why the Government. programme of standard can ship construction became imperative. Every day, however the position of the neutral a being strengthened further, and at once and in the future he w be very amply repaid financia for any little anxieties JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD, he may now be subject.
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.
All European Passsengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle ment, are required to produce on arrival at destination passports, with their Photographs and description affixed thereto.
For Freight or pamaga, apply to
Telephone No. 215.
General Managers..