SHIPPING.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 11. - 1919.
SHIPPING.
P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
AND
APCAR LINES
AA(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND)
TO
STRAITS & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, AUSTRALASIA, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. SAILINGS FOR
MARSEILLES & LONDON VIA STRAITS. COLOMBO & PORT SAID.-
(JAPAN MAIL-S.S. CO.)
Gamingstrom Bangkong subjuna ka sharmaton
Destination. Steamer & Displacement. Sailing Dates. SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOxo- Į Yokohama M. ƒMON.; Zlat
ápr. at 11 a.
HAMA
T. 12,349.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & Yoko-Kamakura M.
RAMA
T. 12410
SHANGHAI & KOBE..
8.8.
leave Hong- Kong & out
Due Marseilles
ahout
NELLORE | 27th April
I 2nd June
Dus London about
10th June
1
Iyo Maru
LONDON via Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Suez and Port-Said
F. 12,330
Atsula M. T. 15,980
T. 9,600
FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO,& BOMBAY,
due Bombay about 15 Ap*., 4 p.m.
1st May FOR SHANGHAI. MɔJI & KOBE Etc.
DUNERA
WIVELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc.. apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agenta
22, Des-Vox Road Central.
HONGKONG.
CANADIAN BACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
PACIFIC SERVICE
MELBOURNE vis Manila, Zam-Nikko M.
boanga, Thunday Is, Town- #ville, Brisbane & Sydney NEW YORK via Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama, San Francisco and Panama Canal ...******
BOMBAY via Singapore, Malac-
ca and Colombo....
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Pen- ang and Rangoon ******** *****
ĮSAT. 198
Apr. at 11 a.
SAT. 19th Apr. at noon. jSÁT. 3rd
1 May, at noon.
[WED 123rd Apr.
For date of sailing apply at the Company's Office. Tenshin Maru (SAT., 12th
T
Toyo Maru
T.
Shimbu Maru
T.
Rangoon M.
T
Apr. at 11 a.10. ¡Middle of 1April.
FRI., 18th Apr. at 11 am jEnd of 1April
SHIPPING NEWS.
COLOMBO SHIPPING RETURNS.
During the twelve months end- ed December 1918, 1,997 vessels, including sailing boats but ex- cluding coasting vessels, entered the port of Colombo, the total tonnage being' 4,442,000. There were 6 mon-of-war of 146,517 tons, and 185 transports of 839,441
tous.
*
SHIPPING.
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATIO. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT 10 ALTERATION.
Steamers
Fot
SHANGHAI & TSINGTAO Yingchow SWATOW & SINGAPORE...Linan SWATOW & BANGKOK......Chinhua SHANGHAI...............
Tean Sunning
To Sal!.
........13th Apr,at d'light
13th Apr. at 10a.m ......14th Apr. at 10a.m ......15th Apr. at noon
........17th Apr. at noon.
A HUGE LINER. The White Star liner "Ceramic, which sailed from London on the SHANGHAI, 22nd January and called at Colombo on the 18th February on Excellent Saloon accommodation amidships. Electric Light and SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARG›, her way to Australia with
Australian troops on board, is the fans in Saloon and State-rooms. Regular schedule service between biggest ship that has entered Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai (thrice weekly) and Tsinciso Colombe harbour. She is 18,481 (weekly), taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Fanztese tons gross and 11,729 tons net, and and Northern China Porta, Passengers are Landed in Shanghai, was built in 1913 by Harland and Toiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung. Wolff for theOcean Steam Naviga-
BANGKOK LINE-Weekly servios to and from Bangkok via tion Co., Ltd. (White Star Line), Swatow. Previous to the war the biggest vessel to enter the harbour was the Hamburg-Amerika liner
Cleveland" of 16,690 tons.
For Freight or Pasɛake apply to
Telephone No 36.
Hongkong April 11. 19.9.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between CHINA and JAPAN.
Sicmar
AMERICAN VICTORY SHIPS, There entered the Colombo harbour recently a five-masted American schooner, which hailed from Vancouver. She had been purchased by the French Govern ment and was on her way to Marseilles. She is a new type of boat, driven by an auxiliary motor and doing ten knots, one of the war productions of America. Another of America's ships, Tilpanas popularly known as "Victory 5th May, at 11 am.
ships, is the Pacific mail liner
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and "Kasota " which arrived
in 'have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. Colombo harbour on the 5th All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at February, en route to San Fran-through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
1-Omaking Shanghai Mjor Maj * 1%sions Zalagragus- HONGKONG-VICTORIA, EC-SEATTLE VIA MAKILA, SHANGHAL. HAGASAEL KÖBE. YOKKAICHI AND YOKOHAMA Opet by the magniɔndam sod splendidly equipped panezzar vonzzare “ Fuskimi klare.” "Sewa Macu," " Kaslinë Mary," & "Latest Mare” each of over 80,000 tane diejaneeman,” 2. Mutta mikings from Hongkong.
* Suwa Maru
MON..
• Onlining Manda Fəstbonui
L:
LIMITED
Telephone Nom 292 293.
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG to VANCOUVER
VIA
Shanghai Nagasaki (or Moji) Kobe & Yokohama.
Steamer
From Hongkong
Arrive Vancouver
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
I May.
19 May.
EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
29 May.
16 June.
26 June.
14 July.
EMPRES OF JAPAN
9 July.
30 July.
EMPRESS OF ASIA
24 July.
11 Aug.
MONTEAGLE
2 Aur.
26 Aug.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
21 Aug.
8 Sept.
EMPRESS OF ASIA
18 Sept.
6 Oct.
"FARES HONGKONG TO EUROPE"
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Į
EMPRESS OF ASIA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
MONTEAGLE
For further information apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
S YASUDA, Manager.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
PAIN AND LUXURIOUN MAIL MERAMIEN
Ballage Irum Bouchong-échieve to abazre vishout notice.
Steamers
KOREA MARU
KIPPOR MARY
TENTO MARD
SHINYO MARU STUERIA MARY. PERSIA MAR V
Leave Hongkong.
25th Apr. from Yokohama 29th Apr. from Yokonama.
5th May. 21st
18th June.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
LONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU,
SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, ARICA, AND IQUIQUE
THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES.
Steamers.
SEIYO MARU
KITO MARU
Leave Hongkong.
3rd May. Iph July.
cisco. A wooden vessel of little over 3,000 tons, she was completed in 43 days.
Froze
Experial ca
Will Ware ou
For
or 40003
100
Tjiliwong
Java JBVS
Java
24th Apr. Japan
20th Apr. 29th Apr.
Telephone No. 1574.
in port
JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
York Building.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS 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 FOOUHOW AND RETURN, (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain Halhong... J. W. Evans ... | TUES..
Leaving. 15th Apr. at I p.m.
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier).
COLOMBO OIL STORAGE At the annual meeting of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, held in Colombo on the 18th February, the Chairman, Mr. Jasz Lochore, in the course of his speech, referring to the Colombo harbour, said the progress in the works connected with the oil May, from Yokohama depot and the storage of liquid fuel continues, and also the construction of the lakeside warehouse and the har- boar canal. But
highly important question will require to be dealt with by Government very soon, and that is the possibility of expansion of the Colombo harbour. There can be little doubt, he said, that the presen: capacity of the harbour will, in the near future, be found inadequate to meet the demands made upon it, and a decision must be come to as to whether it is preferable to expand by means of inland wat docks or in some other manner; or to develop the harbours of Trincomalee and Galle. He made a point of saying that consideration of the subject should not be unduly postponed. 35 whatever the decision, time must elapse before any works undertaken in the near future can be brought to SHANGHAI completion in order to satisfy the TIENTSIN...
Towing needs of shipping.
Totals are toteshangwebie, with the Ousadiaż Padda Qosan Services. Lát. And the PARED, Jan Bosasondo Do.
Pamengses may travel by zal between porte at sali in Japan free of shargs.
Por tan todarzonkica an lo rider, salímer, vid. apply to
Gold $491.00
Gold $436.00
Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,
Payable in Local curreccy at demand rate on New York.
@scommodatiora, so
Messencies of wtpt and descriptiro lierstare
SUTHERLAND, PASKENGJA DERPARICKUP
*.
Pete 752
For freight rater And throngăn tăng of lading 913 Facecover in gotowskian with Canadian Pacto Balny so all Ovariand Pointe in Canada and United Biatan also to Hurope and West Indian sypły
Prose 42.
HONGKONG
AN WALLACE,
OXFERAL AZIM.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
Operating the new First Class Sseamers "ECUADOR" "VENEZUELA" and "COLOMBIA,"
14,000 tons Each.
Hongkong to San Francisco.
via shangha', 'Kobe, Yokohama and HONOLULU.
THE
SUNSHINE BELT.
The most Comfortable Route to Ameriza and Europe.
"
Sailings from Hongkong at noon.
I.*.
53.
35.
"ECUADOR"!
"COLOMBIA "
"VENEZUELA TA
23rd April.
21st May,
For New York via the Panama Canal.
ECLIPSE" 14th April.
55
These steamers have the most modera equipment including over. head electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTHS & Large Comfortable Staterooms (all single and two berths only)
The Safely and Comfors of Pawengers is our First Convderation Spezial care is given to the cubice, and the attendance ou passengers cannot be surpassed. Tickets are inse changamble with the Toyo Kiven Kaitha and the Canadiszo Pacific Ocon Bervices, Ltd.
For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc.,
Apply to
Telephone No. 141.*
Company's Officè in ALEXANDRA BUILDING.
Chater Road.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
BANKERS AND FORWARDERS. ESTABLISHED — 18 41,
HEAD OFFICE-65 BROADWAY. NEW YORK. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-U, A, $25,000,000,00 LONDON OFFICES,—84,. QUEEN STREET, E C.
6. Haymarket. S. W
11, Elbury Street. 8 W
Branches & Agencies--throughout the world, General Banking and Foreign Exchange.
We maintain Foreign Trade and Travel Bureaus. American Rusínets » Specialty,
T. DAIGO, Manager.
KING'S BUILDINGS,
JAVA PACific line
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Mouthly Service between
NETH, INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO.
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 Bills 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. 1571.
Java-China-Japan Lijn. General Managers, York Buildings."
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
**NANKING
"CHINA"
LTD.
15,000 cons, American Registry) (10,000 tons, American Registry)
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA BHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HUNOLULU, "NANKING"
June 19th, 1919.
**CHINA"
April 22nd, 1919.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE.
O. H. RITTER,
Prince's Buildings,
Freight and Passenger.Agent.
Ice House Street. Tel. 1934.
"ELLERMAN"
LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
то
UNITED KINGDOM ANO CONTINENT.
"For LONDON & ANTWERP
Steamer "BASSANO "
Sailing 15th April. For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to approach the undersigned.
Subject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton
Hongkong, 19, Apr. 1917,
THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
General Agents,
ELECTRIC WELDING.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co., General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NÄVIGATION CO.,
LTD.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong, (Subject to Alteration),
For
HAIPHONG SHANGHAI SHANGHAI
The British Government has KOBE invited the Institution of Elec MANILA trical Engineers to put forward | STRAITS & Calcutta suggestions for ensuring the safety | KOBE
Steamship
.Hopsang
Taksang
Chipshing
On Sun, 13th Apr. at d'light- Wed, 16th Apr. at d'light Wed., 16th Apr. at 8 a.m. Kwongsang Tour. 17th Apr. at d'light Choysang Wed, lath Apr. at d'light. Chaksang Fri., 18th Apr. et d'light Loongsang Fri 18th Apr. st 3 p.m.
Sat., 19th Apr. at
3 pm- Sun, 20th Apr. at d'light-
Kwalsang
Yatshing
Cheongshing Wed, 23rd Apr. at d'light.
ALCUTTA LINE: Tals Liaw is now being roorganized and wit aborily attoet frequent and
regular sailings to Calcutta via Singapore ani Prang
of operators engaged in electric | TIENTSIN welding. This circumstance, ຕ combined with the approval by Lloyds of electric welding for ship's hulls under certain condit- ions, is a proof that this process
Returning from Calcutta stadsters provved via Straits and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally
sabing of Shanghai.
All Heamers have excellent passenger sccommodation, are fund with Electric Light and
Fans and carry fully qualified Burgoon
of jointing steel will prove a for- SHANGHAI LINC:-Saling pramataky ovary Ave days bergo Canton and Shanghai, sometime 1 midable-rival of riveting. Hither-
aling at bestow. Simmam on this line kavo a limited amount of passenger szen dados, and through tickets can be obtained for Torthers and Yangtane Parts vie Shanghai Through Belia of ding are jasued to að Northern and Ymagtem Forts.
inducement villars.
Labs not modstīni loe PR«EST [W/N
to no general regulations have : covered electric welding, and the MANILA LINE-A Wiskir merica is maintained with Maalia by vessels with good passusgw scram
odation, mailings from both porta sverr Friday. firms engaged in it have adopted HAIPHONG LINE:-Salings soprzesły vsskly lot passengua and cargo, calling st Holbow when their own methods, which seem to have been fairly successful in BORNEO LINE: One sailing pag mo ich between Hooghouz and Sandakan by i stommer kaving ups a protecting the operator himself
Cargo taken us through Bills of lading for Kudat, Jesselton Labuan, Tawad and Lahad Datu, from material hurt The main TIENTSIN LINE:-A ar sales rez from March to October decrees Bangkang sad Trotsin difficulty is apparently to safeguard other workmen who,
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations. especially in the open conditions of shipyard work, will persist in
All European Passengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle- watching the operators. The tent, are required to produce on arrival at destination passports ultra-violet rays from the welding with their Photographs and description affixed thereto.
For Freight or passage, apply to
are have an injurious action on the eye, and the infra-red rays burn the skin. Sir William Crookes has invented a glass which protects the eye against both types of radiators and if its use is made compulsory,
calling a Wricalwel and Obelos.
Telephone No. 215.
JARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD. General Managers,
together with efficient screening AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO.
against onlookers, it appears likely that electric welding will become as safe as riveting. It is also admirably adapted to build. ing up the framework, of rain. forced concrete vessels. Both in Great Britain and in America, State research committees are busy perfecting the details of the process. A big fight is likely to be made by the vested interests (labour, and otherwise) concerned in riveting, but electrical en- gineers are confident that welding will triumph both in the construc- tion of hulls and in the making and repairing' of tanks, ventila- tors, and other portions of ship equipment.
FOR NEW YORK
S. S. "SLAVIC PRINCE
Will be despatched for New York about End of April, -
For freight and further particulars, apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Agents.
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