Shipping.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping
NIWS FACK THE HOMELAND.
Mr Botha, paking in Pretoria on the work of the Convention, declared
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-PACIFIC MAIL S. S. COMPANY, or the Comeration were rejected the
TION COMPANY.
VILE despatel VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on or about the
W
DATES named:-
WE
BHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBEƒPERA,
STREMERS
SD-FILL ON
AND YOKOHAMA Capt., W.W. Ooo...outh Freight only.
LONDON & ANTWERĘ, {
|About 14th | Freight and~ VIA SPORE, PANG, CED, SUMATRA.............................
Passage. April. Capt. E. W. BRUKE...... PORT BAD & MAXISILLEG
(ASSAYE
About 15th) Freient and
SHANGBAL..........Capt, W. G. GORDON, A... April, 1909.
{DEVANHA .NOOD, 17th Se Special LONDON, W11 USUAL FOB Coph W. HAYWARD,... April, 1909. † Admitsomaank |-
P. & 0. S. N. Oo, Offen.
CANADIAN
E A HEWETT, Superintendino.
PACIFIC
RAILWAY CO'S.
ROYAL MAIL. STEAMSHIP LINE
EMPAU88 LINR
Between China, Japan and Europe, via Canada and the United States, alling at Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Land Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, and Vancouver, B.C.
The only Line that maintains a Regular Schedule Service of
12 DAYS YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER
(Subject to alteration),
.
21 DAYS HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER, SAVING 5 TO 7 DAYS' OGKAN TRAVEL Proposed Sailings from Hongkong, St. John and Quebec.
Connecting with Royal Mail Atlantic Steamers.
From St. John or Queber EMPRESS OF IRELAND'
7VE.. FRIDAY, MAY ALLAN LINE ......................
FRIDAY, MAY 28TH.
From Hongkong: EMPRESS OF JAPAN EMPLESS OF CHINA
MONTEAGLE'..
⚫EMPLESS OF INDIA
SUNDAY, APRIL 1TH.
SUNDAY, MAY 2ND.
TUESDAY, MAY 19.
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN ·
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, SUNDAY, MAY 23RD. "Empress Steamship leave Hongkong at 6 and Mortosgle at 1f Noon.
Each Trans-Paulo Empress connota at Vancouver with a Special Mal Express Tesiu and at St. John or Quebec with Atlantic Mail Steamier as shown above. "The Empren of Britain and Empress of Ireland' aro magnificent vessels of 14,500 tons, speed 20 Knots, and are regarded as second to none on the Atlantic.
Passengers booked to all the principal points in Canada, the United States and Europe, also around the World.
HONGKONG TO LONDON, 1st Class, vin Canadian Atlantic Port or New York (including Meale and Burth in Sleeping Car while crossing the American Continent by ****£71.107. Canadian Pacifir direct Line)
Passengers for Europe have the option of going forward by any Trans-Atlantic Line either from Canadian Perts or from Now York or Boston.
SPECIAL THROUGH RATES (First Class only) are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services of Chine and Japan Governmente.
Through Passengers are allowed Stop Over privileges at the various points of interes; on route.
R. M. S. MONTEAGLE' carries only One Cass of Saloon Passengers (termed Intermediate) the accommodation and commissariat being excellent in Avery way.
HONGKONG TO LONDON. Intermediate on Steamers and 1st Class on Quadian and American Railways.
Via Canadian Atlantic Port £49 Via New York
£45, Forfurther information, Maps, Guide Books, Batca of Passage and Freight, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent,
Corner Pedder Street and Prays (opposite Blake Pier),
PORTLAND & ASIATIC S.S. CO. FOR MOJL, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO
OPERATING IN.
and PORTLAND,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
U.S. MAIL LINES.
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE,
only alternative was disunion, which might inwive bloodshed or the intervention of the Imperial Government. The earliest date for the election to the Central Parlia- ment would be 1911.
Mr Asquith recently informed a deputa- tion, which waited on him as the House of Commone, on the subject of compulsory attendance at evening continuation schools up to the age of 17, and the reduction of the hours of labour up to this same ago, that he hoped legislative proposals would
en be made.
KATURDAYA
Shipping,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LI
PROJECTED BAILING. FROM KONGZỒNG
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
SPRAKIRA
TIENTSIN, VIA SWATOW: (OHKONGSHING SUNDAY. WEHAIWEI & CHEFCO
* MANILA
YATSHING MONDAY:
SILANGHAL.
→
SHANGHAI
MAMLAK
CALCUTTA, DA
SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, f
s
HANGSANG ...MONDAY,
YUENRANGLERDAY,
pil⠀ 1, Daylight,
„LOUFGSANG. ...FRIDAY, April 16, 26 ▲ 1a.
TUESDAY, KUTSANG ***
Aprit 15, a
KOBE & MOJI' { NAMSANG ... }
TUESDAY, Apii 20, at 41.L
RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN." OCopying 24 days, y
mising and Fookseng leave Loout every 3 wosks for Shing THE Gamers Estaing, Namsung
hand Tokom returning via Kobe (Inland Sea) and Mol to Hongkak, providing a stay of 5 to 6 days in Japan if passenger. leave the staaber at Tahobian and rejoin at Kobe.
Two Germana experte, Dr. Wagner and
These vessels have all modern improvements and are fitted througout with Hadria Herr von Radinger, declare that they have light. A duly qualified Surgeon is also carried, pi ducovered a material which will supersede med Steamers have superior, Acommodation for fist-class Psemper, and un ffen, steel, and aluminium in the multi-fuced throughout with Electele Edunt, qu
Only Uno taking the warm Botany Raper strom the Patrio, via RoxoLULU, farious purpose for which those metals + Taking Cargo on Through Bills of lading in Kantes. Ports, Diofon, Tinavien de
am usod. The new material is composed | Newchwing, of paper, linen, and other textiles, and is
on Gamʊ, the most fertile and beautiful faland of the Par PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM BONGKONG
STEAMERN,
Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading in Kodst. Tabid, Datu, Slurpornas (SUBJEÏT TO ALTERATION), id to be lighter than aluminium and more Tawse, Ucuran, Jesselton and Tahana
For Freight or Pinengo audly bo
Safzimo DATES.
1:09,
TENTO MARU.....81,000 Fons...... WEDNESDAY, 7th April, at Noon. KOREA.
£8,000
TUESDAY, NIPPON MARD
11:000 ***SATURDAY,
*. SIBERIA OHINA
* MANCHURIA .........................
alguna vera
18,003 10,900 11
"
27,000
21,000
31
9,600
27,000
AY. ..TUESDAY. „SATURDAY, ......FRIDAY.
TUESDAY,
+ CHIYO MARU
ASIA
* MONGOLIA
*Twin Sorewa
Triple Screw Steamer.
13th April at Noon, 24th April, at Noon. 4th May, at Noon. 11th May, at Noon. 18th May, at Noum 22nd May at Noon. 4th June, at Noon, 15th June, at Noon.
Fares: Hongkong to London £71. 10, 0, including Berth and Meals scross America.
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE. The ine Mall Steamers ASIA and CHINA carry Intermediate passengers only, affording superior accommodation for that class. China
11th May, 10,200 Tons TUESDAY,
at Noom. Asia ......... 9,500 FRIDAY,
4th June,
at Noon, ..10,200 TUESDAY, 27th July, China.
at Noon. via Candian Atlantic Porte....£43. Hongkong to London via New York £45. SPECIAL RATES (Gret sines only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Miltary, Diplomats and Civil Services, and to European Uffolais in the Services of the Chloe and Japsa Governments.
31
Through Dills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Porta. For-farther information as to Pa and Fraight, apply to the Anty of the Compantes, Kine's BUILDING (opposite Blake Pier)
4. SILVERSTONE, Agst
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
EXTRA PASSENGER SERVICE REW STEAMERS
EUROPEAN LINE
derable than stoel. Ar airship after the Zappalin model is to be constucted as a tent of ita effelinoy.
The cost production of the world in 1107 reached the tremendous total of 1,000,000,000 tons, according to a Board 6 Trade return. Of this the United Kingdom produced rather more than one- fourth. Japan is the sixth largest exporter denial, the exporta in, 1907 amounting to 1922,000 bom, and importe to 18,000 tons only.
155
JARDINE, MATHESON & Jo., Ltd,
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LD.
TON
OHINPAR
BAILINGS" SUBJECT TO ALTERATION."
ASHUT SHANGWAI sanginkan, keepin AMOT & CHIN KIANG... wiped. WUHU
::CHENKRA.
A snowstorm which began at the end of MANILAerodrom polecane camera February succeeded in covering the entire SHANGHAI country to depth varying from six to MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PT. DARWIN, ONIRTOWEL THURSDAY ISLAND, twelve inches. In some parts the fall was
CAIRNE, TOWNSVILLE BRISBANE SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, with : tranship- the biggest for ten years past. There wa a depth of thros last of snow on the East
ment for TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, Yorkshire Welda. Animated and picture-
ADELAIDE, FREMANTLE & PRETHI quo scenes have been witnessed on the slopes of Hampstead Heath, where tobogan. WHATWEI & TIENTSIN
BHANGHAI sing and aki-ing wars freely indulged in.
CEBU & ILOILO..... Mr W. H, Laver, M.P., recently out MANILA Lined a Boheme of co-partnership to the soap, SHANGHAT workers at Port Sunlight whereby they vill become shareholders to the extent of! £500,000. 1,180 employees will be entitled to a share in the first distribution.
-ÜSTANOMIA
Daylight, Daylight.
Cat 8p.m.
at 4pm.
pil 10, at 4p.m.-
„CHERAN..... „Kairoja umaminApril 12, at 4pm.
TAZINE, 4
N
April 11 Daylight."
AŞI, 13, B6 8p.m. April 15% më i punt.
DIRECT SÄILINGS TO WEST RIVER — Tien Weekly, 8.5 "LINTAN' and 5.B. SANUL,"
AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS bave superior sccommodation, alth Electrio Eight throughout and Electric Fana in the Staterooms. Aduly qualified furgeon In esitleri, REDUCED FARES. Cargo booked through for all Australien, New Zealand and Tasmanian Porta
MANILA TWIN SCREW STEAMERS & TIENTSIN STEAMERS bave superior
accommodation with Electric Lighs throughout and Eletric Fans In the Stateroom and Dining Saloon.
SHANGHAI LINE.
There was lively debate on 26th February at the Gerrand-strect Pat
Soho, on the question fiument,
this sbolition of trousers. Many experts as sembled to hear Mr D. F. Vincent intro- duce the Bill which inflects a penalty not FAST SCHEDULE TWIN SCREW STEAMERS(8.8, Anhui, Chenan, Lima, exceeding years' imprisonment on all Chinhua) with arsilent passenger accommodation, lestrle Light throughout and adult males the refuse to wear, instead of Electric Fans in Staterooms and Dining Saloon, leave Hongkong for Shanghai direat trousers, kate-breeches, knicker-bookers every Thursday and Suncay, taking sugo on through Bill of Lading to all Yargines kilta. some other form of drem." Mr and Northern Chins Ports
.B.-These steamers land pseurata in Shanghai at the French Bund. Vincent's arguments were powerful and
FARES INCLUDING WINES -Single $10, retum 1970.- numerous: Trousers gatherup millions of
For Froisht uz karmara, suply N microbes by contact with mud; they are lacking in warmth; they are ugly men
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, wear breeches at Court trousers harp killed portraiture; Nelson cn Trafalgar- square is in branches Wellington at Waterloo were pantaloons; Scottish rogi
FOR GENOA, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP, via SINGAPORE, ments wear kilte. Finally he urged that.
COLOMBO, SUEZ AND PORT SAID.
trousers had a great affect on oharacter. From time immemorial heches bad con- stituted the ruling garment of the cultured content with trouser The after dis cussion, was rejected.
Telephone No. st.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE
REGULAR STEAMBHIP SERVICE FOR
THE Company's Newly Built 1000 Ions Pusanger Steamers will be despatched from clances, whereas the prolatatist, had to be CALLAO IQUIQUE VALPARAISO, ET VIA MOJI,
Hongkong as follows:-
Atsuta Maru - (Capt, W. Tamer) Ahont Wel. 7th April.
At an "At Home" held in the Scottish
Miyasaki Maru (Cap W. BA) About Wed., 6th May. Arte Club, Edinburgh, Mr M. P. Roose
EAT WITH THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Kitano Maru-
TONE
CAPTAIN
TO SAIL OF 1909, STEAMSHIP Through Bill of Lading jood by Pria Onast Polare and all Easter, Canadian and buited States Points. For through rates of Freight and forthor information, communicate with or apply to
S. SILVERSTONE, Agent.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL
LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE, Via SUEZ CANAL
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM, JAPAN, Via SHANGHAL
STEAMKRE
Fou SHANGHAI, KOBE ANDĮ
YOKOHAMA TONKIN,
MARSEILLES, Vis Porr...CALEDONIEN, SHANGHAL, KOBE ANDĮ
YUKUHAMA OCEANTEN,
MARSEILLES, Vía PORTE
CAPTAIN То Влять 1000
CHABERNEL April 12, p.m.
BRUNO. Apell 18, at 1pm.
MAGNES, April 28, p.m..
ERNEST SIMONS, GHARD, April 27,
at: 1 s.m.
RÀNSHIPPING on the Ca Steamers at SINGAPORE for BATAVIA, COLOMEO for CALOUSTA, BOMBAY and AUSTRALIA at PORT SAID for the LEVANTE, CONSTAN TINGPI and BLACK SKA,
Through Ticketa to LONDON, via PARIA, from £27.10 op to £71.3. 20 hours rafiway from MasABIZENG to LONDOx, Interpreters mest passengers on their arrival in Minollies,
For further particulars, spply to
P. de CHAMPMORIN, Agent,
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
HAMBURG - AMERIKA LINIE,
HAMBURG.
FAST ASIATIC FREIGHT SERVICE.
REGULAR SAILINGS FROM JAPAN, CHINA AND PHILIPPINES VIA STRAITS AND COLOMBO,
↑ HAVRE BREMEN AND HAMBURG, AND TO NEW YORK
RAKING Cargo at through Rates to all European, North Continental and Britžal Porte, also Trieste, Lisbon, Oporto, Mazzeilles, Genoa, and other Mediterranean, Levantine, Black Sea and Balti Porta,
AND ALL NORTH AND SOUTH AMTHAN PORTE-
S
Alpo và Ađòg or Port Baid, by the Company's - 'ánbian and Persian Service to
Artan and Perman Gulf Ports.
NEXT JALANGSTROM HONGKONG
Hirano Maru
KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU, MANZANILLO &
SALINA CRUZ (MED100).
6000 tome gross Bails April 14th, 09. 6000
5000
6000
June 09.
August, 09. October 09
K MATEDA Manager TOYO KISEN KAISHA, YORK BUILDINGS. Hongkong, March 1, 199
boom gave an address on The Dutch-India 8s. America Maru (Capt. F. E. Cops) About. Wol., Sud June, art of Batik and ita application in Holland 6.5. Hongkong Mar-
Batik work, Mr Koosaboom explained, was the treatment of cotton on both sides with s.s. Manshu Maru (Capt. E, FRASKE) About Wel., 30th June, war, to save the spaces thus covered from 8.6. America Maru
absorbing a colour which was applied by s CHEAPEST PASSAGE RATES TO EUROPE AND AROUND-THE-WORLD
subeoguant colour bath This art was i For particulars apply to For further particulars, apply to
very ancient one. The old Egyptians must have known it. Now its only worked NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
in Java; in his view the productions were Hongkong. December 30, 1908.
1748 very suitable for the Indian climate. The material was light, and did not crease. This colours were extremely fast, sind could be washed ad infinitum. The colours mostly ed were indigo, blue and brown. The process wat now applied in Holland for working on silk, velvet, and vellum, and it was being carried into German art schools by expert Dutch teachers. The future of Batik work in Europe, in his opinion, wis in its association with vellum. The most beautiful and strong bookbindings could bo mado with lasting colour effects, and in Holland it was also used for decorating chartárs and important HSS,
DESTINATIONE.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
STIKERS,
SAILING Davis, 1909,
WEDNESDAY, 14th
ARSEILLES, LONDON{HITACHI MARU,
AND ANTWERP, Via Capt. W. Wade, Tené 67101 April, at Daylight, SINGAPORE, PENANG,
KANAGAWA MARU, WEDNESDAY, 28th COLOMBO AND PURT
Capt. N. Ohno, Toms 6189 | April, at Daplight. SAID.
V10TORI A,B,C, ADS TANGO MARU, ƒTUESDAY, 13:5.
Ospt. 8. Ishikawa, Tom 74681 April, at Noso, SEATTLE, Vía-BHANG- HAL MOJI KOBE
AKI MARU
ƒ TUESDAY, 27th YOKHAJOBI AND
Capt. 7. Nagao, Tome 54441 April, at Noon. YOKOHAMA
ƒ FRIDAY, 18th.
SYDNEY A MELBOURNE, (KUMANO MARU, DURVIS MANILA, THUBS. Capt. N. Mathieson, Tom 5076 1 April, at Noon,
DAY ISLAND TOWNS. YAWATA MARU,
Dentistry.
DR. HARRY FONG,
AMERICAN TRAINED, Darmst.
MILECTRICAL and Latest provid
ApplianceS
41, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Hoogkong, November 18, 1908.
NAGASAKI KUBE
VILLE AND BRISBANE. Capt. T. Sekine, Tus 3817 May, at NoonSENTING
YOKOHAMA Wanouri
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA
TAWATA MARU
FRIDAY, 14th
(WEDNESDAY, 14
April, at Neon. /
( Capt. 1, Sekine,. Tome 38171
WAKASA MARU, A ( SATURDAY, 17th
1 Capt. N. Nielsen, Tone 6285 | “Apt., at Daylight
SHANGHAI, MOJI ANDƒ ↑ KAGESHIMA MANU, JSUNDAY, 18±h
YOKOHAMA
- Capt. T. Arakawa, Tamm 46871 Spells
↑ Gazgo ang...
Omitting Yokaichi
Fitted with Marconi's Bystem of wireless telegraĻLY.
+ Through Passenger Tickets inqued to the Principal Cition in the Dalled States, Canada and Europe, in connection with the GZZA”- NOLTREK BATTWiT and Atlant. Bu
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TERMS VERY MODERATE Consoltation Free..
Bangkok Times
Steamers. Round the Work Tickula alto lahod, Berean Nagma el travelling by Kall THE BEADING NEWSPAPER
For further Information 8,00 Frefight, Paadige, failings, &c., apply at the Com pany's Lodal Branch Office in Prince's Buildings, First Floor, Chater Road,
T KUSUMOTO, Manager.
MIYASAKI & CO., COAL MERCHANTS.
DEAD
BRANCHB
And widely transi
THE CO'S LE
DALIN MARU, Capi, Y. KIZURARI,
JOSHIN MARU, Ompt. H. MORAYANG }·
BUJUN MABU, Capt. Y. BUBENO,
85%
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
REGULAR
BETWEEN HONGKONG
COAST PORTS AND
PROPOSED SAILINGS.
BUBJECT TO
TAMBUI. Viz SWATOW AND AMOT.
(OHIKA
FROM HONGKOPE, AFERRATIONA
TAMSUL VIA BWATOW
AND "AMOY.
BHANGTAT Via SWATOW, AMOY AND BOCCHOW”
EXAYIN
SUNDAY, K
Aptil, at 10.
SUNDAY 1
(April, at 13.12.
TUESDAY th
April, at m
Thoss New Steamers have excellent Ancommodation or Best and Soond-class Passengers, and are fired throughout with Experia Eight. Fist cisne Cabine Amala- Bhips. Unrivalled Table
+ Taking Cargo on through Blllist Zading to “i Yangiano & Northern Cala Porta. For Weight Passgo and further Informaties, apply 26.14 Do Igoal Branch Once, at SECOND FLOOR, No, 1 QUEEN'S BONAIRES
REMA, Manager
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYDİ
BREMEN
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
Good
TOR
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PRIN
DRINZ AUTH ENE
Cupt: I. Lend
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Laward.
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6th Apri
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JAPAN
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