SHIPPING.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY MAY
SHIPPING.
&0.-BRITISH INDIA NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
APCAR
AND
LINES
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND)
ΤΟ
STRAITS & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN
GULF, AUSTRALASIA,
WEST INDIES,
MAURITIUS, EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, "ETC. SAILINGS FOR
LONDON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES.
leave Hong-
kong arout
Due Marseilles
about
28th May, neon i
Due London
about
(JAPAN MAIL 8.8. 00.)
Destination.
Wadings Bear Blocgbona wabinet to alternách.
Steamer & Displacement. Sails hence
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKO - Tamba M. T. 18,510 HAKA
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOxo- Tango Maru
HAMAs des.
MON, 15th May at 11 am.
T. 13,560
ISAT 21th
May at 11 am.
SHANGHAI & KOBE........................ ·
Shidzuoka M.
T. 12,520 Kaga Maru
LONDON & Antwerp via S'pora. Pedang. Colombo, Sues and Port-Said
8.8.
NEURALIA
FOR BOMBAY,
F
due Bombay about
2nd May
NEW YORK via Japan..............
HEJAZ
FOR CALCUTTA via STRAITS & ́RANGOON, ARRATOON APCAR | end of May I dus. Calcutta, June. FOR SHANGHAI, MOJI, & KOBE Etc.
10th May, d'light. Shanghai only DILWARA
15th May ARRATOON APCAR
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc. apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO,
Agents.
22 Des Voux Road Central, HONGKONG..
CANADIAN BACIFIC
-OCEAN-
SERVICES
MELBOURNE via Manila. Zam- bosnags, Thursday Is., Town- sville, Brisbane & Sydney............0€
·T. 12,300
Akl Maru
T.
Tatsuno M. T: 14.930
(Cargo only)
BOMBAY via Singapore and Kalfuku Maru
Colombo.....
T.
7919
SHIPPING NEWS.
NEWCASTLE SHIPPING.
SHIPPING.
C. N. C.
Tonnage has been fairly plenti- ful for the various trades at Newcastle during February and. the tendency has been for lower
Steamers. For freights, Plenty of neutral ton- nage (particularly Swedish) is
Sulyang SHANGHAI......... to the available, but owing uncertainty of the coal market it SHANGHAI &-TSINGTAO Kwangse is difficult to obtain freights. The SWATOW & BANGKOK...Chinhua freight rates to Gothenburg have SHANGHAI... dropped about Kr. 10 during, theMANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming
Sunning. SHANGHAI............. month.
SHANGHAI & TSINGTAO Chenan
· CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
The rates to London are about To Gibraltar Part Said Mediterran-
17s, Od.
:37s. 6d. (nominal) 528. 6d.
(SATUR, 17th May at noon. SATUR, $1st
ean Trade 258. Dd. May at noon.
A large quantity of British SWED., Sist
tonnage will shortly be free from May at 11 a.control or direction.
(TUESDAY, 127th May.
MONDAY, 112th May.
CÀLCU FTA via Singapore, Pen-Tenzan Maru Middle
ang and Rangoon ******* **
T.
-
May
Wiring Telegraphy.
Chubeing Khanghai kler Stall ~HONGKONG-VICTORIA B.G.--SEATTLE VIA KEELUNG, SKANONA! NAGASAKI.
KOBE YOKKAICHI, SHIMIDZU, YOKOHAMA AND VICTORIA
Operated mahima Maru," a "Kaori Märe.TM” snob af ɔrez 90,00g, toall diepla conget.
**** Sests Mars,
be megoldatent and splendidly equipped penger some “Fashiot Mears.”
Maxi stilinga krom Bengkong.
.. Fushimi Maru
་་
22nd June, at 11 s.m. "Pa hartkaç İndnexation Apply no NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. S. YASUDA, Manager.
SUN
Chibing Manila Bualborgd.
Telephone No. 292 293.
LIMITED
PACIFIC SERVICE
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG to VANCOUVER
Shanghai Nagasaki (or Moji) Kobe & Yokohama.
VIA
יי
Steamer
From Hongkong
Arrive Vancouver
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF JAPAN-
8 May.
29 May.
29 May.
16 June.
26 June.
14 July.
9 July."
EMPRESS OF ASIA
24-July.
MONTEAGLE
-2 Auz.
26 Aug.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
21 Aug.
8 Sept.
EMPRESS OF ASIA
18 Sept.
6 Oct
30 July.
1LAug.
"FARES HONGKONG TO EUROPE" T
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Į
EMPRESS OF ASIA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
MONTEAGLE
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU.
FAST AND LOTURIOUS MAID ITHAMSHI
Patiga trom Blangkong---Babjeet vai shazum without notios.
Steamers.
SHENYO MARD
SIBERIA MARU
PERSIA MARU
KOREA MARU
TENYO MARU
Leave Hongkong,
23rd May.
}
24th May, from Yokohama,
18th June.
26th June.
21st July.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU,
SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ BALBOA, CALLAO, ARICA AND IQUIQUE
TRENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES. Leave Hongkong... Steamers.
"XIYO MARU
SEIYO MARU
“DO DAMER DEN
12th July. 4th Fox.
Kokem`szy kumarchangeable with she Cazzadias Pasida Ocean Services, Ind. But the Fa Phasengia may travel by rail between parts of call to Japan free of charge. War full informations at De Tubes, Millogt, ein, spply vo
Gold $49L00
Telephone Noe 2374 & 2375,
Gold $436.00
Payable in Local currency at demand rate on New York.
For partidara moçardinų passage isti, malh |ties and reservation of scoortzodasion, also Mistreries of ripe and descriptive iterature
Phone 752
9. SUTHERLAND,
TABELTORS DEPAKTERIT.
For freign rates sad through bills of lading *th Vazentat in usection with Oscadian Prettie Raway to all Overland Polnis in Canada and United Bisten sino to Barope and Went Ladies, Apply so
Phone 42.
намекама
A. M. WALLACE,
ZPDILAL AGTET.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
Operating the new First Clasa Ssexmers
* ECUADOR." "VENEZUELA” and “
14,000 fons Each, Hongkong to San Francisco.
COLOMBIA."
via Shangha', Kobe, Yokohanis and HONOLULU,
THE SUNSHINE BELT.
The most Comfortable Route to America and Europe.
Sailings from Hongkong at noon..
S.6.
"COLOMBIATMTM
S-S.
5.9.
" VENEZUBLA " "ECUADOR
21st May.
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 Bafety and Comfort of Passengers is our Vitré Consideration. Special dare in given to the engine, and the attendance ou passengers canoot be mypassed. Tickste are inss changeable with the Toyo Kison Kaitha and the Canadian Pacifir Coean Barvices, Ltd.
For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc.,
Apply to
"
Telephone No. 141.
Company's Office în ALEXANDRA BUILDING.
Chater Road.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
BANKERS AND FORWARDERS. ESTABLISHED (84).”
HEAD OFFICE-65: BROADWAY, NEW YORK. CAPITAL AND BURPLUS-U, 8. £25,000,000.00. LONDON OFFICES,—84, QUEEN STREET, E
6, Haymarket, 8. W.,
11. Elbury. Street, 8. W.,
t-the world, Exchange.
and Travel Burends,
'T. DAIGO, Martager.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Monthly Service between
́SHIPBUILDING AT HOME.
t
To Ball
8th May at noon. 11th May at d'light.
12th May at noon. 13th May at noon. 14th May at Sp.u .......15th May at noon. ..............18th Mayas d'light
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. Excellent Saloon socommodation amidships. Electric Light and | Fans in Saloon and State-rooms. Begular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai (thrice reekly) and Tsingtao (weekly), taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Tanglase and Northern China Ports, Passangers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment as Woosung.
BANGKOK LINE-Weekly service to and from Bangkok via
Swatow.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Hongkong May 7, 1919.
BUTTERFIELD & SMĪBË, Agents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
By the amalgamation of two important shipbuilding com-Telephone No. 36. panies, the Northumberland Ship building Company and Messra. William Dorford and Co.. there will be a large combination of influential interests between the Tyne and the Wear, the former Company having its yard on the Tyne and the latter on the Wear. There will be capacity of 15' shipways, and vessels can be con- structed up to 15,000 tons dead weight.
The
SHIPPING CONTROL.
to
British Ministry of Shipping continues make progress
in the direction of liberating the management of ships and the direction of trade from
at
Regular Fortnightly Service between CHINA and JAPAN.
2.Steamer
Fromm
Expected on or about
War on
or about
Tjibodas Tillatjap...
Jaya
Tjimanock Java
22nd May-1-Java 18th May 24th May Japan
Yor
24th May 28th May | Shanghai
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at All steamers carry through rates to all parts in Netherlands-India and Australia. For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN: LIJN, York Building. -
Telephone No. 1574.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
at HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS SERVICE.
the shackles the State control, Freight rates are still under regulation. but the rates scheduled for Mediterranean (other than Spanish) and South American ports are much below those pre- viously ruling in the open mar ket, and merchants have been. able.
obtain tonnage to still lower rates. Many ressels, for instance, have been chartered from 50s to 60s. for the Plate, although the scheduled rate is 709. The rates for the French Bay and Coasting trades are under revision, and the new schedule for those trades is expected during the course of the next few weeks. Time-charter rates have also been reduced, and from March 31st there has been no need to apply for license in the case of sailing vessels, vessels employed in the coasting trade and steamers of less than 500 Jons gross engaged in the foreign
trade.
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 9 to 10 days,)
Leaving. Captain Steamships. Haihong...... J. W. Evans ... Hallan ... | A H.Stewart
リ
9th May at 2 p.m. FRI THURS., 15th May at 1 pm.
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier).
-For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraik & Co.,
General Managers.
FREIGHT REPORT. Messrs Wheelock and Co.'s freight market report, dated Shanghai, 24th April, states The situation in our Homeward freight market is as follows:- Con- To United Kingdom and
said that Projected Sailings from Hongkong (Subject to Alteration); be the homeward
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
NETH, INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO, tinent: It can
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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. 1574.
Java-China-Japan Lijn. General Managers, York Buildings.
CHINA MAIL'S.S.CO.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
"NANKING "
"CHINA"
prospects" on berths, particularly to Continent- SANDAKAN al Ports, are good and all that MANILA
is now needed is an improvement TIENTSIN
For
in the telegraph service to enable SHANGHAI
TO MANILA más business to be transacted moré STRAITS & Calcutta easily and expeditiously. United States via Pacific-There is nothing much doing as yet but there are indications that cargo little more may be moving a
Steamship
On
Hinsang Wosang Chipshing Choysang ...YatsningTMTM
Fri.
9th May at Fri., 9th May at Sat, 10th May at Tues., 13th May at Tues 13th May at
noon.
3 p.m
noon. d'light
3 p.m.
3. p.m.
Wingsang Fri, 16th May at
CALCUTTA LINE: This Line is now being reorganized and will shortly afford frequent bad
egular sailings to Calovite ris Singapore and Panang
Bequesing from Calents saamers grossed via Straits sod Hongkong to Japan, decasionally
calling at Shanghal
All seamers have client passenger sccommodation, are fitted with Electric Idght and
Fabs and Carry & Thly quained Surgeon
freely during the course of the SHANGHAI LINE:-Samer kozatmately every are days between Cannon and Shanchal, sometime” next month or so. In the mean- while a new tariff has come into
cating at swatre. Stamat no this line have a Waited amount of passenger accom dation, and through dekets as be obtained in Fortura and Yanguese Pureit vii"Shaghai. Though Bills of lučkog ure javned to all Northern und Yangtas Par LIKE:-A weekly serice is ralerained with Manila by vansela with good passeng>F" ROGUE"
odation, Milings from both porta every Friday.
force, as from the 17th inst., MANILA reducing the rate on Tcargo from G$20.00 to $15.00 HAIPHONG LINE: Sellings approximately weakly for
15,000 tons, American Registry) (10,000 tons, American Registry) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR.
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA CHAMINAL JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU,
*** NANKING".
June 19th, 1919.
** CHINA ** July 2nd, 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 ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
For LONDON & ANTWERP
Steemer
BASSANO
Sailing
general
inducement offer.
7 passengers and marzo, caling se-Holing wher
per ton with a few other modi"|BORNED LUNE: Oswier er much between disogezte und Sandażna by a sinassz bayiny za- a fications which will be found in
the tariff given below, wise:Although
Cargo talbet on through Bills of lading for Kudat, Jissaham, Labuns, Tewno and Lahad Date. TIENTSIN LINE:—ă roguiar service la gas from March to Ostaber between Hongkong and Timits Etr
calling at Walqabwni sad Obefor
Coast- is there fair amount of enquiry rates have
in the North-
sympathy with
weakened latterly somewhat in
the southern
"
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.
All European Passengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle- market but any decided improvement, are required to produce on arrival at destination passports ment in the South is bound to with their Photographs and, description, affixed thereto.
re-set on our northern rates-A healthier tone is now apparent in all markets and there is hope of improvement in the near future. For New York via Panama or Suez:-The s.s. "Lowther Castle" sailed on the 19th inst. and is proceeding via the, Suez Canal The attention of shippere is drawn to the fact that now that hostilities have ceased the New York Conference Lides will in all probabability revert to their former practice of despatch. ing steamers by both the Panama and, Suez Routes, the sailings each way being, as far as possible, alternating and to avoid disap- pointment in future shippers.are recommended to conclude sales on the basis of "ahipment via Panama and/or Suez Canals" via Panama" only as has been the custom recently caused by: the Suez Route being temporarily suspended on account of its passing through the war zone The steamen for May loading has not yet been declareda
For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to approach rather than shipment
the undersigned.
Subject to change without notice.
10. Am. 1917
THE BANK LINE LTD.,
Gaaral Agents,
For Freight or passage, apply to
Telophone No. 215.
JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Managers.
FOR NEW YORK
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
S.S." EURYBATES'
Will be despatched for NEW YORK Saturday, June 7th.
For Freight and further particulars, apply
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Azeate