SHIPPING
THE HONGKÒNG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY
SHIPPING
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
VILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS
WIL
LONDON & BOMBAY, VĨA SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES..
SHANGHAI, MOJI AND KOBE.
FLONDON 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
RATES, PASSAGE:
HAND-BOOKS,
FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, ETC., apply to :---
P.&O. S. N. Co.'s office Hoogkong, 1st April, 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 Ballway.
EMPRESS OF ASIA.
34.625 tons displacement.
Electric Eat is Every Cabin,
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,
20.625 tons displacement.
Electric Light in Every-Berth
One, Two and Three-Boom Suites with Privax Bath, Laundry Gyzinassian-Veranikah Cafe.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.
11,000 tons displacement.
MONTEAGLE
12.000 tons displacement,
Twin Screws Steel Steamships, with Modern Accommodations.
Freellen: Table.
Reduced First Clavy Farms, -
3.5. Monteagle calls at sluji insund of Nayawati... ALL STEAMERS cell at Shanghai both East and West Bound
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 the West Indies.
For information as to Rate of Freight, Passage, etc. apply to
Agents:
HoudLONG--MANILA-SHANGHAI --NAGASAKI-Hari-Kone-YOKOHAMA,
F. D. SUTHERLAND,
Gecoral Agent, Passenger Department.
Во Бот
J.IH, WALLACE-
General Agent, Hong Tone
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
BASTWARD.
WESTWARD.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a anly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Mar. 21, 1917.
DAYID SASSOON & CO., LTD.. Agents.
ELLERMAN" LINE.
(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.
THE BANK LINE, LTD..
General Agents,
or to REISS & Co. "Canton Hongkong; 2 Jan, 1917.
MOTOR CARS
FOR SALE OR HIRE
ORDERS BOOKED IN ADVANCE. APPLY:
EXILE GARAGE.
וי
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong➡
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Destination. L'DON via Singa-1
pore, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagoa Bay, Cape Town, Madeira.... ! VICTORIA, BC. &
SHIPPING.
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.:
SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SHIPPING NEWS
Shanghai Freight."
The fortnightly freight market report of Messrs. Wheelock & Co, dated Shanghai, April 26, states-Even at the risk of be coming monotonous we can really only report that our homeward d'light.fraight market remsits in the 6th May at d'ight. SHANGHAI
6th May at 9 am.
·HAIPHONG VIA PAKHOI...Kallong
Sth May at 4pm. SHANGHAI,
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly:
For
TIENTSIN
Salling Date
SEATTLE via Kes-
Yokohama Maru
lung.
Shanghai,Capt. Terada Moji, Kobe, Na- SKamakwa Maru goya & Yokohama: Capt. Sholai
T. 12,500
T. 12,500
(WED., 9th 1May, at noon.
FRI., 8th June, at noon.
O'CUTTA ria S'pore,}
Pang & Kangoon.
BOMBAY via S'pore, Į
Malacca & Cbo...f SHANGHAI
(WEDNESDAY,
THURS., 17th May, at 11 a m. J MON., 21st
T. 8,000 116th May, T. 16,000
Mojil Tenshin Maru and Kobe............ I Capt. Taniguchi
and Kamo Maru SHANGHAI
Capt. 1nadzu Kobe....... SHANGHAI, Kobel Kashima Maru and Yokohama... Capt. Tozawa NAGASAKI, Kobet Tango Maru and Yokohama ... Capt. Soyeds EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANALU (CARGO ONLY).
NEW YORK via Manila, San Francisco, Panama and Colon........
Steamapa. .Kueichow Yingchow
Chenan
To Sail. 6th May at
S.S. "LINTAN" and S.S.-"SANUL" MANILA LINE-Twin Screw-Steamers "Chlabua."" Taming. and "Tean." Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidsaipa; E eptric fans ätted; Extra State-rooms on Deck Aft, on "Taming" & "Teao." SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGU.
** Shan- 8.8. "Antul,” “Chenau.”*Sunulag," "Ylagchow,” tung," and "Sinklang."" with excellent accommodation, electrio light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yaagisze and Northern China Forts. Passengers are landed in Shangaar, avoid- ing the inconvenience of transhipmeat at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply 10
T. 21,000
May, at 11 a.m. FRI., 18th
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong May 3, 1917.
T. 13,500 1 May, at 11 am.
Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
B. MORI, Manager.
TOYO. KISËN 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
Korea Maru
Displacement. Tons & Speed 18,000-18 knots 22,000 - 21 knots 11,000- 15 knots 22,000 - 21 knots 9,000 14 knots 18,000-18 knots
Leave Hongkong
12th May. 23rd May, 14th June. 19th June. 3rd July.
14th July,
(£192).
1st class to London G$348. (£71.10,0), return ($6 J.
return G$437.50. to San Francisco G$250. พ
Cargo nuly. 1 Proceeding to South Areerica Porus. **For this voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu. Special Raten given to MAYAL a MILITARY, GIVIL SERVANTS, MISSIONARIES to ROUND THE WORLD Mokem issued in Connection with all the Principai Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of charge, SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS,
Tons & Speed
Leave Hongkong Steamer
18,500 - 15 knots
Anyo Maru
For Full Faruculare as to Pangs & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291.
11th Sept.
T. DAIGO. Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Monthly Service between
12th July.
MANILA, HONGKUNG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI,
Bubject, to change without Notice.
8.S. Bintang 5.S. Arakan H.. Tjisondari
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
20th May. 11th June.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points ia the United States of America and Canada.
For particulars of Freigas and fassage, apply to:-
JAVA-CHINA-Japan lijJN. Managing Agents.
Hongkong, York Buildings,
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO, LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAL NAGASAKI KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,
JUNE 23, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH GLASS PASSENDER
اد
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
agens...
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Regular Fortnightly Service between CHINA and JAPAN.
Scammer
Tillatjap
--
Tjipanas...
Tiiliwong
Thitaroch
Tro
Speed
or ahont
Will feste on
" or about
Jor
8th May 14th May | KOBE 23rd May 28th May SHANGHAI 31st May 6th June KOBE
7th June 13th June SHANGHAI "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limitel number of saloon-passengers, All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo takod through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia." For particulars of Freight and Passago, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, York Building- Telephone No. 1574.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
116
at
iD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
Regular 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 SWATO, AMOY AND FOOJHOW AND RETURN. (Ocoupring to 10 days.)
» Tasrine. Steamships. Castsin
| FBI 4th May, at noon. Haihong... J. W. Evans
11th May, at noon. Haitan... A. E. Hodgins... FRI.,
FOR SWATOW.
same state as at Isat writing, and We see no chance of any change in the near future both as regards cargo offering to Europe and to" Americs. The Government has practically taken over control of almost all British shipping and the consequence is that all the красе
in the visse's trading. between Home ports and the Far East is kept. entirely at the dis- posal of the authorities-Coast- wise-As foreshadowed in our last, the increase in cast rates bas duly taken place and rates bave improved all round. The general demand for tonnage continues from northern and from) river ports, while reports from the south at oshow improvem-at- $1.10 per picul is now offered for rice from Saigon to Hongkong and the market closes firm at that rate.
Future of Oil, Fuel,
At a recent meeting of the Institution of Petroleum 'Tech- nologists at the Royal Society of Arts, Professor J. S. S. Brams read a paper on " Liquid Fuel and its Combustion." He spoke of the coming development of the use of oil fuel, sad of its advantages over coal, but added that no member of the instituti n wes likely to make the mistake of some ardent enthusiasts in regarding oil fa 1 as a gel nf universal application in place of coal. He discussed the calorific value of petro.eum fuel oils, various methods of combustion and the advantages of some of and more the better lawn successful atom zera.
All pet. roleum men, he said, bad faith in oil fuel as being the nearest ap- proach to the ideal fuel, if burnt under conditions founded on! sound theory. They all expected it to attain increased importance engines. in the future, especially in internal-combustion
He did not believe that oil fuel wuld lose its importanos as à steam-raising fuel in units of large size, such as modern battle- ships and cruisers, or the more modest a d large fast liners. The great difficulties that had to to be overcome, with regard to construc ion, weight, and space
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near cccupied ty oil-driven internal- Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.-Subject to Alteration).
For KOBE & Moji S'HAI, Moji & Kobe
Steamship
Namsang
MANILA
TIENTSIN
Laisang Yuensang Chipshing
Fri., Fri..
Tues.,
SHANGHAI
SANDAKAN
Wasang Mausang.
Penang
Sat...
Од 4th May at d'light- 4th May at
noon.
5th May at 3 p.m.
8th May at d'light Tues, 8th May at d'light
Thur., 10th May at
поод
CALCUTTA LINE>Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calcutta calling at Singapore and
Returning from Calomita sicamos proceed to Kabe and Mojl, frequently calling at Shanghai These steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light was
carry a fully qualified surgeon.
SHANGHAI LINK-Slings approximately every firs days between Canton and "han-hai, sometimes calling * watow. Steamers do this line have a limited amount of passenger accomme dation, and through tickets can be obtained for Norbers and Yangsee, Posts via zhanghai Through Balanding are issed calf Northern and Yangisse Ports.
MANILA LINES-A weekly service is maintained with Misalia by vessels with good passage: socom
odation, seilings from both ports every Saturday.
KAIPHONG LINE:-Sailings approximately wock'y for pengers and carga, calling as
inancement offers.
dhow whae
BORNEO LINE: «Two sailings per month between Hongkong and Saadikan-by steaméra having upito
dale accommodation for pastodgers,
Cargo cakes où through Bills of lading for Kadat, fuassicon. Labuan, Tawao and Labad Datu, TIENTSIN LINE:- regalar service ie mums from March to October betwcos dongkang und Timesin,
calling at Weihaiwei and Cheloo.
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.
41
All European Passengers, 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 passage, apply to
Telephone No. 215.
Tei. 1934.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street,
combustion engines to give the enormous output per shaft, led v- most marine engineers to feel confi'ent of the future of the oil- fired boiler and steam turbioa. I locomotiva practice, also be con- cluded. there was no promise of the internal-combustion engine supplanting the steam engine and in that field oil fuel had proved its value probably more than ia any othercommercial application.
Receat Fire on Board O.S.K Liner "Talto Mara.” Concerning the recent fire.on board the 0.,S. K. liner Tatto Maru, off Che co,the "Manchur
car- Daily News" Chefoo
to writes
the respor dent following effect: The 0.8K S'S Taito Maru, 1,904 tonS gross, under Capt. M. Okamoto, while sailing at a pint ábalt twenty miles off Chefoo at 2 a.m. on the 15th inat on her way from Osaka to Tientsin. laden with mitches, petroleum, cotton-cloth, ber, general cargo, etc., and 18 passengers, had a fire breaking out in her hold. A wreath of white spoke was seen rising by! an officer on the watch tower. The hatch cover was removed and it was found that Hold No.1 filled with smouldering smoke which was on the point of The bursting out in flames. hatchway was hermeti ally seal- el at once, and the ship abropay verred to Chefoo, jettisoning on the way altogether 1.000 cases of
Whe
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD. erosene oil and other inflam
General Managers,
THE ROYAL MAIL AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
Owners of The "SHIRE Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTA.
Apply to
MARONE, MATHESON & DG., LD.
MEAD OFFICE ... NEW YORK Branches and Agencies in all parts of the Commercial World.
BANKERS.
FORWARDERS.
TOURIST AGENTS.
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS CHEQUES.... form in which to carry travel funds.
ROAD CENTRAL TEL NO. 2089.
mable goode. Capt. Okamoto ordered at the same time to have the lifeboats ready to be lowered in time of need. She put in Che foo at 5 am, and cast anchor neg” Chefoo Bluff, On, the follow ing morning part of the hatch- way was removed and water was pumped into "the hold, the fire being placed under control 10 am. The operations of pumping out the water followed, and on the completion thereof she was to clear that port/The previ reports that 18 passengers transferred there to the Shuation for Tier tain was a take, and they are still on the Taito Mora. The the fire is put down to eous combustion of the mi caused by friction from the stant rolling and pitching of hull, The exten)3⁄41⁄2 stimated at Esta