SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1917.
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 Porta for six months. Round-the-world and through tickets to New York, gat 6pacial Rates.
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For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, ETC., apply to:-
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P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office Hongkong, 1st April, 1917.
E. V. D. Part. Superintendent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
TRANS PACIFIC
LIMITED
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver
n connection with the Canadian Pacific Ballway.
EMPRESS OF ASIA,
30,625 tons displacement,
-Electric Restin Every Cabin.
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EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,
30.625 tone diplacement.
Electric Light in Every Berth:
One, Two and Three-Room Suites with Private H2th,
Lry-Gamiasınnusium -Verandah Cafe,
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.
11,000 tons displacement,
MONTEAGLE, ·
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12.000 tons displaceturns.
Twin Screw Steel Steamships, with Modern Acevutilating".
Excellent Tabir, J Hoduced Fint Cla Pares.
6.5. "Monteagle” culla at Moji justew) of Nagasaki, ALL STEAMERY call at Shanghai both East End West Bound
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Through Bills of Lidiax 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 Passage Fares, Freight Rates, etc. apply to
Agents:
KONGKONG-MANILA-SHANGHAI-NAGASAKI-MON-KoBK-YOKOHAMA
J. K. SHAW,
General Agant, Passenger Deparumem.
Bong Kong
J. M. WALLACE,
TELEPHONE 42.
General Agist,
Eour Toas
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Betwaas
SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
EASTWARD.
The S.S. "Japan" tons 6,013, will be despatched for. 'Shanghai Yokohama, Kote and Moji on Wednesday, the 26th instant.
The sbore steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry & duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong. Sept. 24 $17.
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DAVID 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.
Subject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 2 Jan., 1917.
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THE BANK LINE, LTD.. General Agents,
MOTOR CARS
FOR SALE OR HIRE
ORDERS BOOKED IN ADVANCE. APPLY:-
TELNO 1063.
EXILE GARAGE.
DES VŒŒUX ROAD.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong“--
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Destination.
L'DON via Singa. 1
pore, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagos Bay, Cape Town, Madeira....
VICTORIA,
B.0.
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
·SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Salling Date
For
Steamers.. AMOY & SHANGHAI ......Sinking SHANGHAI
Anbul SHANGHAI................ Sunning
T. 21,000
T. 16,000 T. 12,500
[MON., 8th T. 12,500 Oct., at noon.
JWED., 24th T. 12,500 (Oct., at noon.
(TUES, 25th
Sept., at lls.m. THURS, 27th Sapt. at 11 am. ƒSATUR. 10th
Oct., at 11 am. J MON., 24th
& SEATTLE Vis] §Inaba Maru Shangbai, Moji, Capt. Higo Kobe, Yokkaichi, Yokohama Maru & Yokohama.....! | Capt. Teŕada, SHANGHAI, Kobel Fushimi Maru and Yokohama'... Capt. Irizawa SHANGHAI, Kobel Hirano Maru and Yokohama ... Capt. Fraser SHANGHAI, Kobe} Kaga_Maru
and Yokohama ... Capt. Komatsubara KOBE
1 §Nikko Maru --
Capt. Takeda
Bombay Maru Capt. Kawai
KOBE
KOBE and Yoko-1 Jinsen Mara
hama
Capt. Salto
T. 9,600 Sept, at 5 pm.
JFRIDAY,
T. 8,000 1 5th Oct.
T. 9,000
MONDAY.
1st Oct.
-EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL.
(CARGO ONLY).
NEW YORK via Shanghai,"
Kobe, Yokohama, Sad Francisco, Panama and Colon..........
"§ Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 282 & 293.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
B. MORI, Manager.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
FAST AND LUXURIOUS MAIL STEAMERS.
badings from Hougkung -Suhjde, ta cbinige without notice..
Steamers.
KORES MARU
SIBERIA MARU
TENYO MARU
HIPPON MARU
SHINYO MARU
PERSIA MARU
Tons.
18,000
22401
1100 *
9,00
Lanve Hongkong.
The $." NIPPON MARUS. PERSES MAKU "amit ea at Suaugias
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
HONGKONG TO VALPARAI:O VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU. SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, ARK'A AND IQUIQUE.
THESCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO SUENOS AIRES.
Steamers.
ANYO MARU
KIYO NARU
SEITO MARU
Toni.
18,500
+
17,900 14.000
Tickets are literchangeable with the Caundia Paciis Osta Sarrives, Ltd. and the Paci Mail Nestaba Co
Passengers they wavel by Yail bocwas portent exllin Japan fron ́of charge. For full informataon na te vates, maliknya, ele, apply to
Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2 173,
T. DAIGO, Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Monthly Service between
MANILA, HONGKONG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO vía NAGASAKI
Subject to change without Notice.
S.S. Arakan
Sailing from Hongkong to San Francisco.
S.S.: Bintang
Tjikembang
Tjisondari ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
Cargo taken on through Billa of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.
For particulare of Freight and Passare, apply to:-
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Managing agents.
Hongkong. York Buildings.
CO. LTD
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HON KONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU."
NOVEMBER 16, 1917 & JANUARY 28, 1918,
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS. PASSENDER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. H. RITTER,
Frince's Buildings,
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Ice House Street. Tel. 1934.
To Bail. 7th Sept. at 4 p.m. ......31th Sept. at d'light. 2nd Oct. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.
5.S. "LINTAN" and S.S. "SANUL". MANILA LINE.-TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS. Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships: Electric Light and Fans in Saloon and State-rooms.
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships; Electric Light and Fans in Saloon and State rooms. Regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtsze and Northern China Ports, Passengers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong September 25, 1917.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between CHINA and JAPAN.
Steamer
From
Tjimanoek
Expected an
or about
Will leave
or sbost
For
| 28th Sept. 7th Oct. Shanghai "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, York Building, 115
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Telephons No. 1574.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
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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.
FÖR SWATOW, AMOT AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
Steamships. Captain
Halhong... | J. W. Evans ... | TUES, Haitan
.... | A. E. Hodgins..... | FR1,
Leaving 25th Sept., at noon. 28th Sept.. at noon.
FOR SWATOW. Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (nonr Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraík & Co., .
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration).
SANDAKAN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI MANILA HAIPHONG MANILA
For
Steamship
Mausang
Wingsang
Wosang
Loongsang
Returning frame Calcutta, steamers proceed to Kobe and Moji, Irequently calling at Shanghali These steamers are excelleal passenger accomodation, see fitted with Electric Lgbt had, carry a fully qualified surgean Tais line is temporarily disorgained owing to the war." Particulare on application.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Chefoo Harbour. Notice is given that the black buoy, gas-lighted, marking the eastern side of the entrance to the Inner Harbour under cons-. truction in Chiefoo Harbour. has been moved. From the Buoy." Tower Hill Lighthouse bears: 5. 340 W., magnetic, distant 3,620 feet. The characteristics of the buoy remain unchanged.
Postbellum Shipballding. The Communications Office, Tokyo has dratited a plan to establish a bips Typetesting Station in order to conduct- practical tests over the different Fatterns of bulls, their speeds, etc., for the purpose of contribut ing to the development of the Japanese postbellum shipbuilding is to extend over three years from industry. The new programme
the fiscal year of 1918 to 1920, with an estimate of Y.40 000 for the next fiscal year. "Hitherto there has been no institution of this kind in Japan," says a Japan report, "and all that her builders. could do has been to copy the examples of their. Western seniors. When the world's ship- ping comes to wage relentless competition after the war, the Japanese will have litt'e show for honours with only obsolete vessels at command."
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German Shipping Schemes. Provided the German Govern- ment is in a position to find the money (says the London corre- spondent of the "Manchester Guardian"), the national mer cantile marine will soon restored, although according to information receives here the new- steamers that are to be b. Ilt with State assistance will be chiefly. for cargo-carrying. In pre-war daya most of the German vessels were designed for the transport of passengers and emigrants, but as regards the latter conditions will be altogether different in the rear ture.The German Goverment proposes to pay the shipping companies the full value as at July, 1914, OE the vessels lost or seized, and alen 80 per cent, cf the increased cost of re- placing them. In addition it will dfrey all the laying up expense at home as well as at neutral ports in eses where the accounts have been or will be met, German shipowners will, however, bare to cancel all charter-parties or freight co tracts entered into with foreigners, and their vassels will be controlled by the Govera- meat for ten years after the conclusion of peace, and if, nece-Bary for a longer period, so that they will be at the disposal of the authorities for the import ation of raw materials or food supplies.
Germany's Merchant Fleet. "Although Gerran shipring," the London "Fconomist" points out. bulked larzely in the world's eye before the war owing to the size of the individual ships to a considerab'e extent mail and passenger liners—it was Tues., 25th Sept, at noon,not a cargo-carrying flet com- Wed., 26th Sept. at "d'light.parable with our own. Whereas Sat., 29th Sept. at d'light, in June, 1914, we had a total Sat., 29th Sept. at 3 p.m. gross mercantile tonnage. of ......Loksang Sun., 30th Sept at 7 am, 20,523,000, the German Empire .................................. Yuensang Sat.. 6th Oct. at 3 p.m. possessed only 5,500 000 to, CALCUTTA LINE:-Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calcutta calling Singapore and
At the end of December, 1916, we
·Pesko..
still had in our own hauds no less than 19,765, 00 tons; the Ger- mans were reduced to 2.4 0.0 10. tons. At that date the Germans had definitely lost by destruction and se zure 1,259,000 tone, and possessed in neutral porte 2,341,- 00 tons of shipping, which was lying up for fear of capture. None of it was 'interned'; an expreselon applicable only to warships. Since the end of 1916. however, the Americans have seized 651,00 tons, and the Brazil ans 235,000 tops. Other seizures by Cuba and China bring up the total tonnage now with- draws from German ownership by Icss.or capture to 2,160,000 tong. If, therefore, the war ended Lo-morrow, and the German
|HANGHAI LENE;-Saüíngy approximately every five days between Canton and Chanzai, komite
calling at awalow, Stazer o chis line have a Rosited amecca of passenger ACCOMMO Antion, and tough tickets can be obtained for Northern and Vangtoze Porta Tia 2bragbal
troago Banding are issued call Northern and Yangtses Parts.
MANILA LINKĄ vækly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good, passenger accomm
odation, carlings from both, porta every Saturday, ‹ **
HAIPHONG LIKE:-Sailizes approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, callingʻac - olbow wha
inducement ofark
KORNEO LINE: One waiting per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by a steamer bating op-le
deia accommodation for pancugers,
Cugo taken on through Bit of lading for Kudis, Jesselton. Labunt, Towns and Labad Dain. TIENTSIH LIKE-A regular service la cao 4ɔn March to October between Mongkong and Tienist
calling at Weißaiwei and Chetou.
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 passage, apply to
Telephone No. 215.
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD. ships in neutral ports over the
General Managers,
THE ROYAL MAIL AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
Ho).
Owners of The "SHIRE"
Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.
Please Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & GO., LO. Telephone No. #15, Bah. Ex. No. 10,
Agents.
AREAS OFFICE ... dzw YOEX.
Branches and Agencies in all. parts of the Commercial World.
BANKERS,
FORWARDERS.
TOURIST AGENTS.
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS CHEQUES— the best form in which to barry travai ̧ funda.
TEL NO.
13. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRALE
world and in the ports of her abies were permitted to return; she would possess, approximately 3.300,00 gross tons of merchant. shipping."
Capt. Hayley-Bell, Many friende of Captain F. Hayley Bell, who has recently re- turned, to France after bing - rather badly wounded, will be glad to bear that he has been. promoted Lient. Colonel and giren the command of the 10 h battalion Qlean's Royal" Went Sarray Regiment. Lient. Colocel Bell in the first man from Sberg- bai, we believe, excepting soldiers? before the war, to attain so high a tank, and we offer him casay
congrsinistiane,