SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1918.
SHIPPING
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS
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+
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."
(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO.)
Destination.
Badings from Hongkong subject to abarazim.
SHANGHAI, KOBE!
& YOKOHAMA
NAGASAKI, KOBE
& YOKOHAMA..............
Steamer & Displacement. *Kitano Maru
T. 16.000 *Shidzuoka Maru
T. 12,500
•Nikko Maru
*T. 8.000 Aki Maru T. 12,500
SHANGHAI, Mor Benten Maru
& KOBE.....
T. 8,000
PORE, PENANG, COLOMBO. DELACOA BAY L'CAPE TOWN,
LONDON & BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, LONDON OR LIVERPOOL VIA SINGA..
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
ENJOY THE SUMMER
OF 1918-IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND THE BEAUTIFUL
CANADIAN ROCKIES
AN IDEAL CLIMATE AND THE
GRANDEST SCENERY IN THE WORLD
Qolfing-Automobiling-Boating-Fishing-Shooting-Mountain Cilmbing-and Sathingwall within short Distance of Comfortable Hotels and Private Homes
you can
Save
.real
Money
NOW
MELBOURNE YA MANILA ZAMBOANACA
THURSDAY IS. TOWNSVILLE BRISBANE & SYDNEY... VIA KOBE, TOKO-
PANAMA CANADA
NEW YORK WASHANGHALANGE AND
BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, MALACCA &
COLOMBO. CALCUTTA VIA SINGAPORE, PENAKG, &
RANCOOK...
Omitting Shanghai &/or Moji
Sailing Dates. FRI 15th Mar. at 11am. JSA TUR, 23rd
Mar. at-11 am. ƒSAT.. 16th.
Mar. at liam. IS&T, 20th.
Apr. at 11 am.
JSUNDAY, 110th, Mar.
For date of sailing apply at the Company's Offics.
• Wireles' Telegraphy.
HONGKONG-VICTORIA, B,C.-SEATTLE YIA"-MANILA-SHANGHAL MAGASAXI, XOBE, YOKKAICHI AND TOKOHAMA
Operated by the magnificient and splendidly equiped jayenger stamens – Fashimi Māru.“ *50** Maru, Kathima Maro,” & “Kalcet. Mark”, each of over 1,033 toda diajsacomment.
Next sailings from Hongkong.
Fushimi Maru.
Kashima Maru
† Uniting Manila Hästbotina..
Telephone Nos. 292 & 293,
WED., 13th Mar., at 11 am. SAT. 23rd Mar, at II a.m.
For further information apply to NIPPON YUS±N KAISHA B. MURI, Manager,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
FAST AND LUXURIOUS MAIL STEAMERS.
Ballings from Hongkong-dubject to change withaus nORIOS.
Steamer
KOREA MARU SIBERIA MARU
TENYO MARU
if you
NIPPON MARU
SHINTO MARU
PERSIA MARU
DEFINITELY BOOK YOUR PASSAGE,
BY THE STEAMSHIPS OF THE
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
TRANSZFACIZIC
LIMITED
LINES
REGULAR SAILINGS TO VANCOUVER.
*Vez particulars regarding panags, farms, sail-For freight eater through bills of twling via ngs and reservation of accommodation, als Vancouver in connecton with Canadian Pacids maries of trips and descriptive taratura bilway to sit Overland Polala in Causda and happy to
United States also to Europe and West Indies P. D. BUTHERLAND, apply to
CORAL AGENT, FARBENGE DEPARTMENT, Prost 752.
Phone 42. HONGKONG.
J. H. WALLACE,
GENERAL AGENT.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
EASTWARD.
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:
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.,
Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1917.
Agents.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U, S. MAIL LINE.
Operating the new First Class Steamers
" ECUADOR, VENEZUELA” and “COLOMBIA."
14,000 tons Each.
Hongkong to San Francisco,
la Shaughel, Kobe, Yokohama, and HONOLULAJ:
THE SUNSHINE BELT.
The most Comfortable Boute to America and Europe.
Sailings from Hongkong at noon.
6.5.
W
" COLOMBIA " $0. VENEZUELA'
"ECUADOR"
Mar, ayth.
Apr. 24th. May. aand,
These steamers have the most modern equipment including over- head electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTES & Large Comfortable Staterooms (al) single and two berths only),
The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our First Consideration. Special oaza in given to the onisine, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed.
Tickets are interchangeable with Mn Toyo Kamen Krisha and the Canadia Padio Gomez Service, Ltd.
For further information, rates, literatur schedules etc.
Apply to
Telephone No, ...,14),
·-ComCány's Office in ALEXANDRA BUILDING,
Chater Road.
Tons
15,10
10,000
11.
22, 19,00
Leave Hongtong.
Yen Max.
Zzad.Mar.
9th April. 1ötn April x7ta April
10th stay.
The 8.5. " NIPPON MAKU” BIG 8.8. PRASIA MAMŲ“ omit call at Bhangb
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO Via JAPAN, HONOLULU,
SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ, BALBUA, CALLAQ, AKICA AND IQUIQUE. THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TU BUENOS AIRES,
Steamera.
ANYO MARU
<
* KIYO MARU SEITO MAN
Tons.
£5,500 ZVU TAU
Tickaw ako izveromangestie wish the Canadian Pamie Dosan Services, Ltd. and the Padde MARI DEORCIZEZip Co.
Fawengers may teared by rail between porte of call in Japan free of charge. For full information as to ratos, sailings, etc, spply to
Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,
T. DAIGO, Manager.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, "-
Monthly ServiICE DERWØEN
MANILA, HUNGKUNG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI,
dubject to onange without Notice. Sailing from Hongkong to San Francisco. B. Tjisondari 18th Mar. ss. Tjikembang
Bintang
Arakan
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation' for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a dug qualine surgeon.
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of Amenca and Canada.
for particulars of Freight and Fussage, apply to:
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Hongkong, York Buildings.
Managing Agents.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO. LTD
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,
APRIL 10, 1918.
AN GESURPASSED HIGH GLASS
PASSENGER
SERVICE, AT INTERMENSAYE RATES.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent."
Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street,
SHIPPINGTM
CAN. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
SHANGHAI.
Steamore. ..Yingchow
SWATOW & SINGAPORE...Chinhua AMOY & SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI,
Suryang Sinklang-
TIENTSIN.....Huichow
SHANGHAI
..Sunning
To Bail
„10th Mar. at d'light. ......11th Mar. at 10a.m.
„12th Mar. at:10a.m.. ..............14th Mar. at 3 pim. 15th Mar. at noon. 19th Mar at 3 pm.
SHANGHAI LINE.-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO, Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships; Electric Light and Facs in Saloon and State-rooms. Regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of Ladiar to all Yangtze 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.
A
Hongkong March 9, 1918.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between
CHINA and JAPAN.
Ехрестя ос
or abou
WEI av os or shout
To
Java,
•
M'sar & Manila Java &M'sar
Tlibodas Boerge...... Tjitaroem Java Scrakarta Java Tjipanas Java Tilmanock
Java
Yokohama & 11th Mar.
Kobe 16th Mar. | Y'hams, Kobe 20th Mar Amoy & Bhai
in port 9th Mar. 13th Mar. 16th Mar. 27th Mar. 1st Apr. Saigon 29th Mar. 6th Apr. | Amoy & S'hai
Z
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"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, All steamera carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken st through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.”
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Teleshous No. 1574.
York Building.” (15
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
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 FOOCHOW AND RETURN. [Occupying 1 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain
Leaving. Haitan ... |A, E. Hodgins... TUES., 19th Mar,, at noon,
:
FOR SWATOW. Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Có,
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,
LTD.
(Projected Sailings from Hongkong,-Subject to Alteration),
Steamship
. For SHANGHAI via Swatow Taisang. HAIPHONG
On
Sun, 10th Mar. at d'light- Taksang Fri, 15th Mar. at 7 am KAN............................................... fuensang Fri, 15th Mar. at 3 p.m. SHANGHAI .........Wingsang Sun., 17th Mar. at d'light SANDAKAN
Mausang Wed, 20th Mar, at MANILA........................................ Loongsang... Fr., 2nd Mar, at 3 p.m. CALCUTTA LINE>-Ehren 'sajtnga per month trum dongkang to Calcesta calling as singapore and
Feczoz
4
noon.
Recaring box Calcutta statera proceed to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling us Shangħali". ALBAR KIKBIANEŞ bara' excellent passenger accommodation,, ara sued with Electric Ligal exa Carry's fully annied, surgeon. This tice is temporarily distegaanend', owing to the wat,'' Particular os application.
SHANGHALLINE:-salinga approximately every tre days between Canton and Shanghai, sometime
cading walow. Steamers on this line haves & med amount of posing acco dalzon, add through lickers can be obemand for Burtburn sad Yangtzie porta in shanghel. Lbrotga zāls vi beting are astmod ta að Northern and sanguin Ports,
MANILA LINEjumā weekly sanco is inazosxioed wah Manila by venkis with good yazıanger mccoza»
odation, saltogi írom bută porm every Friday.
HAIPHONG LINE:-suungs approximately weakly for passengers and cargo, calling me, cóbow when
a sadurgasaj GÜNK. BORNEO LINET PÖÖSa sailing per month between Hongkong and Sandakan 'by a steamer basing ope
GALS RECOMANÔdation for prasengers,
Cergs taken as through Bills of fading tur Kadat, Jesselton. Labijan, Tawao and Lehed' Dare. TIENTSIN LINK:—& regular service is run from wearch to Octobes between doogkang and Trampin
calling at Wesoaiwet and Ubetoo..
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.
All European Passengers, leaving the Colony for Siraits Settle ment, are required to produce on arrival at destination pasaports with their Photographs and description affixed thereto.
for Freight or passage, apply to
Telephone No. 215.
Tel 1934
SHIPPING NEWS
Rechartered.
The Shanchang, 1,506; tons, which has bean employed in the south for the past three years, has been rechartered for twelve months to run between Hongkong. and Bangkok at $52,000 per month
" China Coast Gazette. Mr. J. H. Davis, chief officer, Kwanglee, has gone master, Kwangchi Captain C. A. Smith, of the Kwangchi, has gonemaster, Tungwah. Mr. K.-M. Klausen, second officer," Kwangtah, has gone chief officer, Kwangles. * *
Brazils' German Ships, It is reported from Washington that the thirty German, ships esized by Brazil when she entered the war have been chartered, by the French Government for war purposes. The vessels represent an aggregate of about 120,000 tons gross.
Chinx Coast Officer Promoted. Mr. R. H. Ashby, late chief officer, Chins Navigation Co., who left the coast last year to offer his services to the Admiralty, has been promoted Lieutenant RNR. with seniority from November 4.
1. "Vokal Maru No. 2." The ss. Únkai Mart No. 2, 3,873 tons, which returned from San Francisco to Japan recently under Toyo Kisen Kaisha charter, has been sold to the French Government by the Uchida Steamship Co., the owners, at the price of Y4,500,000 in the lump and is expected to lasve Kobe in a day or so for Port Baid, manned by a Japanese crew of 48 under Capt. N. Bato. On arrival at Port Said, she will be delivered to the representative of the French Government, She ie well-known at the port of Dairen, as she was engaged for a while in the transportation, of Bean Cake from this port to Formosa, etc.
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Proposed Sale of 8.5." Asama," The Dairen Toa Kaisen Kaisha repeatedly asked the Kwantung Government through the local Marine Office for the permission to sell its 5.6. Asama," 4,3il-cons gross, to the French Goverment for £441,600.
reported previously, she was chartered by the same Government in Feb- ruary, 1917, The Company makes the proposed sale conditional en the construction of a new steamer of 5,200 ton dw. class at the contracted price of Y1,300,000 at the hands of the Osaka: Iron Works. The order was given in June last year. Owing to the U.S. embargo on the export of iron, however, the construction work has been obliged to be suspended for the time being On the Company's offer of a consider- ation, the Iron,Works has agreed to take up the building work and her keel has been recently laid down.
Kept off His Own Ship," During the time the river steamers of the China Merchant's Co. were commsudeered for the transport of troops
01 the Yangtze, it is told how one captain left his vessel to call on a neighbouring shipmaster to learn; certain details about the river and, on his return to his own vessel, was denied admittance by the armed sentry at the gangway- After trying in vain to placate the fierce guardian of the vessel the captain caused his sampan to pull round to the other gangway,-i- but here again he was met by a bayonet presented at his breast. and it was only after considerable argument that he was allowed to come on board his own ship. It is also reported that, for two weeks, one of the vessels lying at Wusleh was used as a stable for the horses of the regiment, the animals being walked ashore daily for their exercise and brought back again to the ship.
·JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD. 0, 3. K. Trans-Pacific Service.
General Managers,
THE ROYAL MAIL AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.
-(0)-
Owners of The "SHIRE."
Line of Steamers.
FOR BAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED.
KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS
Please Apply to
-JARDINE, MATHESON
Er No. 19.
- NOVICE – EKW YORK.
"Devaches, and Agencies; in all. - parts of the Communial-World. -
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FORWARDERS.
TOURIST AGENTS.
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CENTRALS
Taking cognizance of the steadily growing opportunities for expanding trade between the Far East and, the American Pacific porte, the Osaka Shosen, Kaisha is contemplating in- augurating a new service with larger-typed vessels beginning from next April The Hawaii. Maru, one of the Company's largest vessels plying between, Japan and America, will, on the completion of one more round trip, be replaced with a brand new 10,000 ton steamer, and the former vessel will be transferred to the South American service, The new liner is expected to +leave Kobe some time next April
There are three other steamera of a similar type and tonnaga. now under construction to t Company's orde
join in the tran