THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1920.
JHIPPING.
P.&0.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR
AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).
ΤΟ
STRAITS & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDES, MAURITIUS, EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIASIA, INCLUDING, NEW ZEALAND & QUEENS. LAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC.
SAILINGS
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South)
S.S.
SANGOLA
SOMALI DILWARA
Tons
5,600
6,700 |
5,600
From Hong- kong(about)
5 Feb. noon.
8th Feb. 16th Feb.
Destination
S'pore, C'bo & Bombay. Marseilles & L'don direct. S'pore, C'bo & Bombay.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS (South) GREGORY A. | 4,700 | 6 Feb. 1 p.m. | Calcutta via Singapore,
Penang & Rangoon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ST. ALBANS EASTERN
DILWARA TAKADA
4,000 4.000
6th Feb. 28th Feb.
Sandakan, Thursday Is." Cairns, Townsville, Bris- bane. Sydney & Melbourne.
5,600
4th Feb.
Shanghai.
Shanghai and Kobe.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
7,000 6th Feb.
Calls at Manila,
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
Parcsis Measuring not mere then left. IS II will be received at the Company's Office up to zoon on the day previous to sailing.
For Passage Rates, Handbooks. Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
22, Des Vœux Road Central.
CP
SAILINGS
Agents.
OS
PONGKONG to VANCOUVER
(via Shanghai, Nakasaki (*M»ji) Kole & Yokobama)
FROM
DUE
STEAMERS. HONG KONG. VANCOUVER.
Mar. 11 Mer. 29
Empress of Russia
*Monteagle
Mar. 23
Apr. 17
Empress of Japan
Mar. 29
Apr. 19
Empress of Asia...
Apr.
Empress of Russia
May
$ 5
Apr.
26 May 24
Empress of Japan...
May
26
June
16
Empress of Asia ...
June
3
June
21
Monteagle.
June
June
Empress of Russia
July
1
July
19"
Empress of Japan...
July 20
Empress of Asia...
*Monteagle.
July 20 Aug.
Aug 10
Aug. 16 Aug. 29
Page Fris Drakonga, United Entgdom.
14. Titi kup Cold
EMTA
1.MERICAN CA JAPAN
Tg.
Gola
EMPUAN
15.500
CE Ania
553 00 NOSTAL
+485.00
1.4 lit
For bars
silent to es ange without entier.
fumatom gicase apply to
GACASPAU
HCACIONG OFFICE.
Bette M
Cuda
CANADIAN FACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES
28
STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.
OFFICES: San Francisco and Seattle, U.S.A., Shanghai. China, Manila, P.L. Kobe, Japan and Hongkong. *Operating the folowing Far Easter services for secoliat of the United States Shipping Ward,
U.S.A. PACIFIC COAST, JAPAN, CHINA AND PHILIPPINES.
For Sexttie & Vancouver.
For San Francisco. WEST IVIS" about 10th Feb, "HATHAWAY"
6th Feb. **WEST JENA Late Feb. COLORADO SPIRINGS" Late Feb.
ALSO
"Wet Helix" "West Ison". "Devolente". Editor", Elkhorn, Wet Segovia", "Bravecoeur" Vinita", West Cajoot", "Derbyline".
arrivals, to be announced later.
Through a quoted and through B/L's ined to all overland points i U.S. and Canada,
Tel. 3008. HONGKONG OFFICE: 1ST FLOOR, POWELL'S BUILDING.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
BANKERS AND FORWARDERS.
ESTABLISHED 41,
HEAD OFFICE 65 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-U. 8.000,00,00, LONDON OFFICES,-84, QUEEN STREET, E. C..
6, Haymarket, 8, W., 11, Elbury Street, 8. W., Branches & Agencies-throughout the world, General Banking and Foreign Exchange. We maintain Foreign Trade and Travel Bureaus. American Eusiness. » Specialty.
SHIPPING.
N. Y. K.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
SHIPPING NEWS.
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR CAPTAIN'S SON.
From Hull comes an account of the heroism of the second mate of the steamer Wheatberry, Mr. John D. Swales, who lost his life
his captain. in trying to save the little son of The steamer was
SAILINGS FOorm HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. SEATTLE & VICTORIA vis Shanghai & Japan ports. Cargo to Overland Points U.S. in connection with Great Northern
Northern Pacific, and Chicage, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways. sunk in collision off Dunkirk, and Wednesday, 4th Feb, at 11 am). Swales, running to the cabin, KASHIMA MARU (Calling Manila) Sunday, 22nd Feb, at 11 am picked up the child and put him Wednesday, 17th Mar. at 11 am.into a lifeboat: The steamer, Tuesday, 13th Apr., at 11 a.m_
SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARD
KATORI MARU
LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Suez
Port Said & Marseilles. KAMO MARU IYO MARU...
Tuesday, 10th Feb., at noon. Friday, 20th Feb., at noon. HAMBURG, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Colombo,
Sues and Port Said." TOYAMA MARU
Tuesday, 10th Feb, LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Singapore, Colombo, Suez
and Port Said.
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY via Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday
Island, Townsville & Brisbane.
AKI MARU...
TANGO MART
...
74
Wednesday, 18th Feb., at 11a.m. Wednesday, 24th Mar. at 11 a.m.
SHIPPING
INDO CHINA STEAM
NAVIGATION
CO.,
LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination
Steamer
Sailing
STRAITS & Calcutta
Wed., 4th Feb. at Sam. Wed.,
Chaksang
Feb. at dʻlight.
Choysang Fooksang-
Sat. 7th Feb at d'light.
Mon
9th Feb. at 8 pm.
Loongsang Hinsang
Fri.,
6th Feb. at 3 p.m.
Tues., 24th Feb. at noon.
however, turned turtle, taking | HAIPHONG via Hoihow Loksang down the lifeboat with it, and Swales and the child with Sve of KOBE the crew were drowned. Captain SHANGHAI Eastwood stated that although heavily clad and without a life- belt he suppotted his wife in the water for two and a half hours Mate Swales was in ships tor- until they were picked up. Second pedoed four times during the war. MERCHANT SEAMEN AND
MANILA SANDAKAN
CALCUTTA LINE-Itis Les now affords 'vornstar sailings to Calcutt, Pang All Blogspor Kotorains from Colectia Examere promod ma tras and Hongkong so dupan, vocaAXIL
calling & Shanghai.
All roamare dare arrollent passenger accommodation, sre érted with Flectric Light sa-
Yace and carry a fully quaflied Sargean
SHANGHAI LINE:-Seillage acurately overy Ave days beteren Cazzes and Sherbal, w
calling at swatow. Through tickets can be sbisined and threach Balls of lading are laund til Northern and Yesguise Ports via Shenet..
MANILA LINEA weekly service la maintained with Maalla dy vessels wlib good passenger room »
niallon, askingi freta bold parks every Pridus.
UN EMPLOYMENT PAY. Mr. Houston has scored an other point of considerable im- NEW YORK & HAVANA via Kobe Yokohama, Muroran. Sanportance in the House of
Francisco, Panama & Colon.}
Commons. For some time be TUTTORI MART
End of February.
has been trying to get the Govern SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Cape.
ment to consider favourably a HAKATA MARU
proposal to place the mercantile seamen on the same plane as those in the Navy in regard to unemployment pay, and now shows that he was enlisted the sympathy of the Preraier in this FIENTSIN LINEA regular service is run from March to November between Bongbong and Tents
End of February.
Wednesday, 4th February.
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.
CALCUTTA & RANGOON via Singapore & Penang.
TENSHIN MARU...
CEYLON MARU...
Middle of February
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama.
TANGO MARU
.........
Saturday, 21st Feb., at 11 am.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOPAMA.
SHIDZUOKA MARU
TAJIMA MARL
TOTOMI MARD
Thursday. 5th Fel Thursday, 5th Feb.
Thursday, 5th Feb.
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.
S. YASUDA, Manager.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
YIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
PABN AND LUTUROUS MAIL STRANKUS.
deling frem modarang-Batinot so shaqwa mtikema nõuson.
Stearata.
* PERSIA MARU
KOREA MARU
TENTO MARU
AMINYO MARU
SIBERIA MARU
Tuns.
Leave Hongkons.
9,000.
3id Fed.
10,L
23 Feb.
22,00
15 bar.
22,00
1 April
BALCO
At April
Cmitting call at Shanghai.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
matter. Mr. Lloyd George said they fully recognised the great services merchant seamen had rendered, and that it was pro- posed to place them in the same category AE
naval mer in
the matter of unemployment pay. Congratulations to the seamen affected, and to Mr. Houston, whose persistence is thus rb- warded...
FIVE NEW P. AND O. BOATS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Lidl, have placed an order with Messrs. Harland and Wolf. Ltd., Belfast, for five liners of the B class, for. the Australian emigrant and
cargo service via the Cape. These vessels will be somewhat larger than the previous ships of this class, and will be about 13,800 tons each. They will be named Ballarat, Batrancld. Baradine, Barrabool, and Bendigo. The construction of the first of the ships has been begun at Belfast, but several of them will be built at the firm's Scottish yards. The
and passenger
steamer (15,500 tons) Narkunda, launched by Messrs. Harland and Wolff. at and the Belfast, last year, for the P. and Q. line, is nearing completion, and will run her trials early in the
RONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU,
JAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CHUZ BALBOA, CALLAO, ARICA AND IQUIQUE.
THENCE BY TRANS ANTEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES.
3teamers.
"
Toil 17,300
Leave Hongkons 12th July.
NIYO MARU
makes are later:hangeable with the Uscadian Pactie Ocsac Barricus. LAG 400 Elakishly Co.
Esamengers NY JEKTU: ZY PA!) batwean porta of safi in Japac tree of shares Per fall information de 10 rudon, Balings, sid, apply to
Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375.
T. DAIGO, Manager..
KING'S BUILDINGS,
new year.
TOLL-FREE CANALS.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO, LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
** NANKING" 15,000 tons.
NILE"
11,000 tons.
"CHINA"
10,000 tons. SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. "NANKING"
"NILE"
Mar. 23rd, 1920. Mar. 2nd, 1920.
"CHINA "
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE
O. H. RITTER,
Priner's Buildings,
Freight and Passenger Agent.
Ice House Street. Tel. 1934.
"ELLERMAN"
LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
TO
UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
For
Steemer LONDON & ROTTERDAM "ST. FRANCIS LONDON & ROTTERDAM "MATOPPO "
Sailing 5th February. 10th February.
For particulare of sailings shippers are requested to approach the undersigned.
Subject to change without notice.
or to REISS & Co. Canton Hongkong, 20th Jan. 1920.
THE BANK LINE, LTD..
General Agents,
For New York Direct.
PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE,
VIA SUEZ
"MOORISH PRINCE"
25th February. Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal
at Owners option For freight and farther particulars, apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Agents.
be
HAIPHONG LINE :-Sallings approximately weekly for passedpere and cargo, calling at Helbe, wher
indacemat oferă.
JORNEO LINE:-One miling per month between Hongkong and jandakan by a steame, zaving my co
data sccommodation for pastangers.
Cargo take eagh Bills of lading for Kadat. Jesselton. Labanu, Tawno 193 Luɔnd. Dein
caling as Wrantwo) and Chefoc.
CALCUTTA LINE.
ין
will be despatched on or about for SINGAPORE, PENANG &
S.S. FOOKSANG 9th February CALCUTTA.
to
RANGOON,
Through Bills of Laling issued PORT SWETTENHAM 2nd MADRAS.
For Freight or Passage apply to
JARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD. General Managers.
Telephone No. 215.
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers. .Sinklang
For
SHANGHAI................ SWATOW & SINGAPORE...Linan SHANGHAI & TSINGTAO Yingchow MANILA CEBU & ILOILO Taming
To Sail.
5th Feb. at
5th Feb. at
7th Feb. at ...10th Feb. st
посл. 9 a.ill.
4 p..
4 p.in.
An earnest appeal for toll-free canals was made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, M.P.. in the course of an address to the Birminghani Business Club recently. If this SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARU . were done. he said, though only Excellent Saloon accommodation amidships. Electric Light an for a perod of years, it would put Fans in Saloon and State-rooms. Regular schedule service betwe canals on 1. similar footing Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai (thrice weekly) and Tain c to the roads, and would weekly), taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yanzteze. the natural outcome of and Northern China Ports. Passengers are Landed in Shanchi. what he hoped would take avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosufig, placenamels, their purchase by the State. He also advocated
BANGKOK LINE.-Weekly service to and from Bangkete v a that railway rates should be fixed Swatow... after consideration of canal rates, so that if it were thought desir- able that goods should go by water rather than by land rates should be so arranged as to render this inevitable. He thought that a committee of the Consultative Council of the Ministry of Traos-. port should be immediately entrusted with the investigation of the problems connected with large capital expenditure upon
Qinals.
STATE-OWNED VESSELS AND IMMUNITY FROM LAW.
In the House of Cominons,
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong Feb. 3, 1920.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO..
LO.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS SERVIC:
Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers hata
recently, Mr. Inskip asked the good accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Ligh Under Secretary of State for Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.
to
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN,
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.)' Steamships. Captain Halching
Leaving. A. H. Stewart...THUR.; 5th Feb. at Medina
FRL.
6th Feb. at
noon.
nou:L
Haihong | W. C. Passmore TUES., 10th Feb. at 1p.n
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf fa For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapraík & Co., General Managers.
For NEW ORLEANS,
Foreign Affairs whether his attention had been called to the case of the Porto Aleandre, in which a claim by British salvors was successfully resisted by the Quinnebaug Portuguese Government on the sole ground that they were the owners of the vessel, and to the case of the British steamship Blake Pier). Waiwera, in which the Portugu- ese Government. refused pay damages for the neglig- ence of the Portuguese steam- ship Espozende, Ok the same ground, and whether, having regard to the growing practice of State ownership of trading vessels and to the immunity of foreign Governments from the ordinary law of the sea, his Majesty's Government would take steps to arrange A convention under which foreign Governments would submit to the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court in the same way as private shipowners. Mr. Harmsworth replied:-I aware of the cases to which the Hon. member refers, and I will consult the other Departments of His Majesty's Government con- cerned on the question of approaching foreign Governments in the sense suggested.
am
THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD
S.S.." ASKAWAKE
ABOUT MIDDLE MARCH, 1920. For freight space and particulars apply to: THE ADMIRAL LINE
TELEPHONE 2477 & 2478.
AGENTS.
5TH FLOOK Hotel Mansions.