SHIPPING.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER
SHIPPING.
P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.
VESSELS despatched to the Undermentioned PORTS
LONDON & BOMBAY, VIÄ 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, STBAMERS.
For PASSAGE
RATES,
HAND-BOOKS,
FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, ETC,, apply to :-
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office Hongkong, L8th November, 1918.
E. V. D. Parr,
Superintendent,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
PACIFIC
LIMITED
SERVICE
CANADA, UNITED STATES AND EUROPE
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
THE STEAMSHIP
MONTEAGLE
will sail from HONGKONG for VANCOUVER via Usual
Forts of Call
FRIDAY 20th DECEMBER.
Regular Mali, Passenger and Freight Services. Excellent Accommodation. Moderate Rates.
For particolare regarding pamaga farce, medi- ings and reservation si accommodation, sino itiseerder of trips and descriptiva ilaraztre Lypty-ba
·P. D. SUTHERLAND,
Ripa,752
For freight rates and through bills of lading rb Vannover in connection with Canadian Psein, Ballmy to sil Overland Pointe di Canada Bed Unted Bratas seo so Europe and West
Phone 42
HONGKONG
2. H. WALLADE, "
OPELAL AGENT.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service - Betwadz
SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
BASTWARD.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for gaasengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a taly 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"
[4,000 tons Each,
Hongkong to Ban Francisco,
ria Shanghai, Kobe; Yokohama and HONOLULU.
THE SUNSHINE BELT.
most Comfortable Boats
to
America and Europe, Sailings from Hongkong at noo4,
*COLOMBIA " "ECUADOR"
Dec.
4th. Jan. 29th.
These steamers have the most modern equipment inslading over- head electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTES & Large Comfortable Staterooms (all single and two berths only).
The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our First Consideration. Special Fare la given to the cuisine, and the attendance on pzessagers ɑannot be mirpassed,
Tiskets are interchangeable with the Tayo Kisen Kaisha and the Canadian
·Pastis Oosen Berviosa, Ltd.
For further information." rates, literature, schedules sto
Apply to
Company's Offos in ALEXANDRA BUILDING.
Ohsker Road
Telephone No 141.
(JAPAN, MAIL 8.5. CÒ.)
Destination.
Ballings front Hongkung mhórol to alteration.
Steamer & Displacement. Sailing Dates.
SHANGHAL, KORE & YOKO -
HAMA
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKO-
HAMAAN... SED
SHANGHAL, MO & KOBE....
!?
| LONDON or Liverpool via Singa- pore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port-Said and Marseilles... ent MELBOURNE vis Manila, Zam-) boanaga, Thursday Is., Town¬) sville, Brisbane & Sydney ..................) NEW YORK vis Shanghai, Kobe Į Yokohama, San Francisco and
Panama Canal-........................ŅEVEDES BOMBAY via Singapore, Malac-1
ca and Colombo.***
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Pen-
aug and Rangoon
ů
*Tamba Mare
T. 12.510 'Kamakura M. T. 12.410 · *Nikko Maru T. 9,600 *Kitano Maru
T. 15,80
"
1918
SHIPPING.
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD..
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.“
JTUES, 17th
1 Dec at 11 a.In.
(TUES., 17th
For
† Deo. at 11 am. SHANGHAI.
JSUN, 22nd
SHANGHAI.
1 Dec at 11 am. (SATUR, 18th Jan at 11 am,
SYoroppa Maru (WEDNES No. 2, T. 7,000.[11th Dec.
*Kaga Maru T. 18.3 0 Yokohama M.
T. 12,340. *Tango Maru
T. 13,760
WED., 18th- Deo. at 11 am. MON.. 30th Dec. at 11 a.m [WED, 18th
Dec. at 11 am.
the Company's Office.
For date of sailing, apply at
Tenshin Maru ƒFRIDAY, T. 8470 120th Dec. Toyooka Maru ƒSATURDAY, T15.210 7th Deo."
TUESDAY, Yeboshi Maru
T. 8 600 110th Dec.
* Wireless Telegraphy.
Omodation Shanghai &ior Mott HONGKONG-VICTORIA, B.C.-SEATTLE VIA NAKILA, SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, XOBE. TOKKAICHI AND YOKOHAMA,
Operated by the magsideiant and splanctity equipped passenger slowmens «* Fishini Maru,” **Sewa Maru," - Kashimu Wars" & "Katori Misra," sach of over 20,000 tons Replacement
Sext saltings from Hongkong.
Fushimi Maru
+ Kashima Maru
1 Omitting Manlia Bambouza.
Telephone Nos. 292 & 293,
FRI 20th Dec., at 11 am SATUR, 21st Dec., at 11.a.m.
Por further information apply w NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.
Steamers.
Sulyang
Kallong
Kweilin ¡Singan
SHIPPING NEWS,
National Combines,
After the war shipping com- bines of a national nature, which will regulate shipping in such a manner that individual routes will be handled by individal com- inevitable, Bays
To Sail 5th Dec. at noon panies. are 5th Dec. at noon. Mr. W. A. Young, Jr, general TSINGTAO & CHEFOO
7th Dec. at noon. pascencer agent of the Pacific SHANGHAL.
10th Dec. at acon, Mail Steamship Company. Great Britain has already arranged for SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO, such a combine and has made Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships; Electric Light and public announcement of the fact, Fans in Saloon and State-rooms. Regular schedule service between he states, and a similar move is Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of being made by Japan. The Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports, Fassengers are United States he believes, will Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment soon follow their example.
at Woosung.
For Freight of Passage apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Dec., 3, 1918.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Begular Fortnightly Service between CHINA and JAPAN
ME ON
or about
Expectan
WII
of host
Schledyk Java Nias
in port 3rd Dec.
21st Dec. 1st Jan.
25th Dec. | Java 4th Jan. Java
Java Shanghai
*jikiai Tjimanoek Shanghai
3rd Dec. | Saigon 11th Dec: | Saigon
"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
TOYO KISEN KAISHA. through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANCHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
FARM AND LUXURIOUS MAID SERAMERS.
Sailings Front Hongkong-Bakjesa so obenge without notisɛ. Stasmes
SHINYO MARU
*
KOREA MARU
SIBERIA MARU
TENYO MARU
Toma.
29,000
20,000
20,000
22,000
Laat Hongkong.
13th Dec. 16th Ja
8th Feb,
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
HONGKONG TO VALFARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU,
SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, ARICA AND IQUIQUE. THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES.
Steamers,
KITO MARU
Tons. 17,900
Leave Hongkong. 9th January,
tickam are lowerchangeable with the Canadian Paside Conan Services, Lad, and the Paeth, Man Bloemship Co.
"F" WONGBIR WAY travel by rail beresen ports of call in Japan free of charge.
For full information na to rates, sailings, eis,, spply ta
"Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,
T. DAIGO, Manager.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN.
Monthly Service between
NETH, INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO. Next Sailing for SAN FRANCISCO:- 8.8. "BILLITON" on the about 10th December. 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 on. through Buls of Lading to all Overland Points to the United States of America and Canada..
For particulars of Freight and Passage apply to the
Telephone No. 1574.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN. General Managers, York Buildings.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,
"NANKING"
"CHINA
LTD.
(15,000 tons, American Registry) (10,000 tons, American Registry) BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAL JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. 'NANKING"
"CHINA" January 9th, 1919.
February 6th, 1919.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE.
O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings, Too House Street. Tel. 1934.
“ELLERMAN" LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
TO
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
الازه
For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to seprosoh the undersigned.
Steamers proceed ris Cape of Good Hope. Bubject to change without nokios
REISS & Co, Banhon
THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
Generato
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Telephone No. 1574,
York Building. (18
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
The Suez Route.
The N. 7. K. has given tele- graphic orders to its branches and agen's in England, France, Italy, etc, to send in reports re the existing risks in the Medi- terranean, with a view to re- opening the European line vis Suez, cancelling the route via the Cape of Good Hope. The Company's liners on the Euro- pean service number 14 of appro- ximately 100,000 tors, all of which will be transferred to the Suez route.
..
Vessels Overdue.
The Dairen Maru, 3,974 tons, ohartered by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which sailed from Seattle on October 4, was due to arrive in Kobe on October 17, but acth- ing has been heard of her says “Shipping and Engineering" of November 22 The Eboshi-Maru, 3958 tons, also chartered by the N.Y.K, which left Seattle for Kobe on Cctober 5, is also över- due. As there are often heavy- storms in the Pacific at this time some anxiety is
Dentertained regarding the fate of
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 SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN.
(Occupying 1 to 10 days.) 2. Steamships. Captain
TUES. 1. Haihong... | J.W. Evans "Haitza IA. E. Hodgin | FRL
Leaving. 3rd Dec. at 1 p.m. 6th Dec. at 1 pm.
FOR SWATOW..
the two steamers. 17
Fister Mall Service.
The All-Red route question," writes a correspondent, to the "Journal of Commerce": "has been referred to a special com mittee appointed by the Imperial Conference, and the different aspects of the case are now being considered. Quite apst, however, from what action may be taken. in the matter, I hear that efforts
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near will shortly be made by the
Blake Pier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co., General Managers.
Ocean Steamship Co. to ac. "celerate the pastare between Sydney, NS.W., and San Fran cisco by the provision of faster steamers, which would have been running by now but for the war, so as to reduce the journey to Len-" don t at least 26 days, linking- up with the speedy Atlant o boats at New York. Another interest- in departure is the agreement between the Cunard Line and
the former takes over part of the latter's Pacific passenger agency. Projected Sailings from Hongkong.-(Subject to Alteration). All the steamers employed are of
For
Steamship
Оа
the most palatial type, and the arrangement suggests an in- TIENTSIN via W'wei ...Chipshing
Wed
4th Dec. at d'light. teres ing itinerary to or from the HAIPHONG ..................................... Taksang
Wed, 4th Dec. at 8 am. Far East, of which, on doubt, the SHANGHAI via Ningpo Wingsang Thur.. 5th Dec. at d'light: utmost advantage will be taken. SHANGHAI via SwatowTäisang
Fri,
6th Dec. at d'light. As an alternative route to Saez, MANILA editabing man
Yuensang
Frie
3th Dec. at 3 p.m. what could, for example, te SANDAKAN
Magsang
Tues., 10th Dec, st noon.
mere attractive than Liverpool."
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
LTD, reyo Kisen Kaista, whereby
MANILA ........................Loongsang Fries 13th Dec. at 3 pm. New York San Francisco-
CALCUTTA LINE3–79ls Ilus is temporally disorgainend owing to the war, but as present a monthly
servies is maintained with Chests by the 1.4. — KWAISANG – sad - VITIM" calling in Honolulu-Japan China, or one- Sin expors and Fanang: The farmer vessel has excellent passenger accommodaties, is sited which suggests with Electric Light and Fans, and carcies a fully qualified Surgaon
greater pos-
SINGAPORE LINE:-The 1.1. “YAN WAERWIJCK" leaves the Singapore approximately every
fortnight. 37 ja -vesedi has excellent accommodation for fest chać mucopes, and is fitted throughout with Elastic Light and Pans and also carries a Izly qualified Surgada, SHANGHAI LINE|Sailings approximately every five days between Canton and Shaoghal, sometimat caling at wwetów. Stmasses on this lins have a limited amount of passenger recomanat (dation, and through dickacs can be ubteised ter Northern und Yangtua Fort via Shangbai,
Though Bills of lading aes insod, ta til Korsbars and Yungers Zon.
MANILA LINE)-A weakly servien is maintained with Manila by vessels with good passenger accom
odation, kallings faum both ports every Friday. HAIPHONG LINES Sallings sppenninomaly weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at Holbow
Indigogament offers.
BÜRKEO LIKE-Oos sailing per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by a stemmer keglag apa
Gate scootondation for paSISAKSTA.
Cargo taken on simonga 300s of lading for Kudat, Josseiron. Labuan, Tawas and Lahad Datu, TIEKTSIN LINEA regular service te rax from March to October between Hongkong and Viastal
calling at Wahaheel and Übelos.
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations. 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,
sibilities?"
To Make Manila'a Free Port.
The plan of the Bureau of Commerce and Industry to make called free zones in the part ares, a free port and to esta lish so-
has now been brought to the attention of the Legislature in a Bill presented by Representatives Vamenta and. Annario says the Manila Bulletin "The Bill cal's for a considerable expendi- tare in carrying out the plan. The importance of the measure has been emphasised by the car- rent discussion to the effect that. the Philippines will be an import-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. ant trade centre in the after-war
General Managers,
commerce of the world, especially in the Orient. The benefits to ba derived from the establishment of such an arrangement are hardly to be over-estimated commercial
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. authorities peint cut, when it is
BANKERS AND FORWARDERS. ESTABLISHED 1841.
HEAD OFFICE-65 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CAPITAL, AND "SURPLUS-U, B. $25,000,000,00. LONDON OFFICES, 84, QUEEN STREET, EG,
6, Haymarket, 8, W
Elbury Street, B. WA ghout the world.
Exchange.
4 Travel Bureaus.
known that the secret of the commercial prosperity of Hong- kong and Singapore is largely due to their port conditions The volume of Philippine trade will it it stated, vastly increase and the commercial possibilities of the islands will improve. It will be both a source of revenue for the Insular Government and a means of properly developing the commercial advantages of the islands among the nations of the Orient. is a plan which was conceived by the Chamberi of Commerce of San
of the commer