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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1914

SHIPPING

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

PROPOSED SAILINGS OF HAIL STEAMERS:

JOR

MARSEILLES

AUSTRIA

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

LLOYD

Under Mail Contract with the Austrian Govaramanh

MONTHLY FAST HERVICE TO TRIESTE UDRU

Via Stralm, Colombo, Aden, Mues, Port-dald,

& LONDON, SS. KOERBER, 9,901 toos, will leave se above on 15th April at 4 pm.

TAKING PASSENDERA ALSO YOU "COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDLEI, ME TEROCGH TIUKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK.

"Connecting

Steamer

*** ÜRIENTAG

leaves -TOKOHAMA

STEAMIRE Lonvo LonYO

Quanecting Stormors

02

Doe ab

Suasa, asu- From Coscano ¦ MAXING

DOLOMBO

TENT

"App. ĮARCADIA... Apt.

KONUDA MAMURILLES

Due t FLYROOTE

(London

1 day labar)

and LONDON

ገሀነ

There.

1. m Tuck

Bran

Friday

3

May 11 MAY 28

June 11 June 25

July 9

Jaly 23 Ang

INDIA MAY 19 May DEVANHA Jane Jums DELTA...Jane 18June HIMALAYA Jane 50 July ASSAYEJuly 14 July DEVANHA Jaly 28 Aug. 6 CHINA... Ang. 11Aug.

Satur, 7jApr. 11 MONGOLIA... May Apr. 10 DELTA ......dpr 214 pr. 28 MALWA ... May 23 Apr. 30

JASSAYE May May

9MOULTAN... Jane -5 Saturday 23 MURNA

***June 20 BMALOJA July- 20MARMORA... July 18

July 4 4MOLDAVIA... Aug. 1 AUR. 18MEDINA Aug. 16 Aug. 21

MONGOLIA... Aug. 29.

Sept 1EGYPT Sapt. 12 Sept. 18

Thursday

May 14

May 28

Juzo 11

Friday

July in

THE ATTENTION of Passengers is drawn to the Accelerated Arrival of the Mail Stormers at Marseilles, Plymouth & London. Those vornois will now active in Marseilles on Friday & Londen on the following Friday. Arrangements aro also being rands whereby passangers by tho P. & O. Specini Traia from Marseilles can now arrive in Lopdeo at 3.95 p/m, on Saturday.

Prawnzers change Stoamazı al. COLOMBO, and theas for BRINDISI transfer id

to the Express Mail Stamer at PORT SAID. Atemmixtion in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely recarved

la Hongkong at the time of Bookfar. FARES TO LONDON AND MARSEILALES

The Fares to London and Marocilice are as follow:-

1T SALOON "A" Accumulation SINGLE RETURN £17,

"B" ZID SALUON. “A “

LONDON,

£89.

11

1244

"B"

£40.

£66. £BU.

"

IT SALOON

MARSEILLES Accommodation SINGLE £81. RETURN AI.'

"B"

£55.

£89.

A SALOON "A

E4%

£63.

B

£39.

£57.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS INTERMEDIATE (Nox-TRANSETpment) STYAMERS

WILL LEAVE FOR

LONDON

CARRYING IT AND 2rn SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATIS,

Proposed SAILEIOR:

STRANKER.

YHANA SHANGHAI

about

KHIVA! Mar 23

NUBIA

NAMUR

NOVARA.

RVE

S ross

Thus at M'SEILLER

About

Doe ab LONDON

About about

Apr.

15

Apr.

25

ADE.

11

about Apr.

Mar. 31 Apr. Apr. 34

Abr. 28 May

i

Superior accemtradation for Lati, nad zid Clasa pramenges, no mortar, so dye, am Laside Oxbb. Dastov

Stewardesse Laundry Wiraluna Tolagra♫35,

*

FARES: Hongkong-Trissos (Vanios), Lab Clam` £50, 2nd £36, 3rd £19.

MONTHLY ORDINÁLY SERVICE TO TRIESTE (FENIOR).

via Sumita (Caletta),;Calambo, Bombay, (Karachi), Aden, Buen Port Bald. KS. AUSTRIA, 14,000 ton, Will Ioere se abors about 8th April. Those floktum, at large loomer, her stted with, comfortable use almen kasetamolation for Ratres mamentara... No Cirika. Dortas, Mewardest, Wirslam Talupsgby,"

TARIS: Hongkong/Trieste (Venice) £45.

BADWAY TAZES Triest-London

ky Kimpton Express

Via Venlon, Atlas, Simplon, Lamanna: París, Calala, or Ben sana; Clam 1 29,15, II ELLA)

-25: 81: Gothard Expressi

Via Fondon, Milan, die Gethard, Doceria. Lin, Yan, Gatal or Bonjogin, Ginie 1 QUIA, 'ÎT. 29 100

Dr. By 'Bantlaring Regener

Vis Vienna, Cologne, Brenols. Goland, Dover, Clam: 1 1955, 15 BAL

Tis Munich' Calogue, Book er Truling, Ch. 3 KAIKE, XE BRAS.

TO SHANGHAI:

ES. KOERBIE,. 9,000 tonis will leave an uhors ̧on 1st April, 25 Cam

FARES: Hongkong-Shapghel, Ist CL £6, 2nd E4′′9nd R.

„TO KOĐE, VI★ SHANGĦAL YOKOHAMA,

|8.8. PERSIA, 12,300 bons; will learn at above about 2nd April. --

- Carga sakan)st threnat rates to all porta in Adriatis. Levant, Black Sea and Danabe, also North and douth AmePICE.

BANDER, WIELER & 00%, Agents, › Prince's "Building.

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

REGULAR SERVIÖSE, PROPOSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

TRANS-PACIFIC

LINE.

THE CHICAGO MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL

RAILWAY-CO

- Orenseting at TACOMA & SEATTLE with THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST PAUL

KANA KAZI WAV.

11

The only dirsen train service, wickons "trinshipment, also thortsat and fastest ronde from the Padds Court bë QHICAGO). Taking cargo_on-through. Bills of Lading to all Overland Common Points In the U.8:A. and Cecinda, slao to the Principal Poris in Mexico, Central and South America.

FOR VICTORIA, B.C. "AND TACOMA via JAPAN PORTS.

Stesmere

Captains

Loave 21 May 19 May

*MEXICO MARU' 28

N. Kobayashi ................... Wednesday, - 1st Aprikat Noon. 29 May June 2 June 12 KOHTOAGO MARU' 1... „T. Gaba ......................................... Tharkday, 18th, April at Noon, MAT 13 May

Jona 19

CANADA MARU 18 June 26

H. Yamamoto...... Wodaysday, 29th April at Noon, June in

June 1 July 14

14 July 24 TACOMA MARU.....T. Ramada .......... Thursday, 14th May at Noon: June 18 June 24 June 30 July 28 Aug.

*PANAMA MARU'.... Kata June 23 July 2 July July 14 Aug. 1 Aug. 21

SEATTLE MARU' ↑...

..T. Salto...UL NAGUYA... - July July 16 July 20 July 28 Aug. 28 Sept. 6 SYRIA mod July 21: July 30 Aug.

:

Aug. 11 Supt. 9 Sept. 20 WILE

Aug. 25 Sept. 23 Oct.

NELLORE

+KUYDER

May 26 June

June

4

Aug. Aug. 19 Aug 19

3

† Calling at SHANGHAI, NAGABAKL, KOBE, YOKKAICHT) & TOKOHAMA,

Calling at MOJI, KOBE, YOKKAJCE & YOKOHAMA,

SHIPPING

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Carga meriad on shrough Bills of Eating from HONGKONG to "BITRA, DELAGUA BAY, DURBAN (NALIN EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO b. Sommere of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINENAZA CANA

Trần Hanso 1st April.

BARE PROPOSED BALLINGS.

FROM COLOMBO, Connecting with "KATHIAWAR" 17th April, 1914. RECELLEST ACCOMMODATION FOR LIT AND 2ND CLASS PABSENTEES, +

ORIENTAL

AFRICAN LINE,

Kegular Dirent Service from JAPAN, CHINA ARTRAITS BETRA, DELAÇĪCA BIT, DURBAN, CAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, miling at MAURITIUS, if sufficient inducement offers and affording the Quiokeen Freight Transport from the ORIENT ∞ SOUTH AFRICA.

PROPOSED BAILINGS

From Hongkong 8.8 SALAMIS" About 30th of March,

FIRST CLASS Accoustonátor FOR PARENG FRATM FITTED WITH WINNER TELEGRAPEF. For Raton of Freight and Pusage, apply to

THE BANK LINE, "LIMITED.

MAKAGING

HONGKONG NEW YORK

REGULAR KAILINGS, via PORTS ́and SUES· ÇANAL. (With liberty torusif at the Malabar Coast),

FOR NEW YORK.

9.8 ATHOLE ......................... 8.5. KAREMA...

mateurem on or about 4th April.

on or about 15th April, For Freight A further parblaulars, apply to

DODWELL & 00, LTD. Agenu

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

MAKING Cargo on through Bills of Lading to SOUTH" AFRICAN PORTS with transhipment at CALCUTTA, in conjunction with the INDO-CHINA STEAM "NAVIGATION 00% ETD ANDAPO AR LINE, Proposed Sallings from Hongkong Steam Promo Hoarking, | Da or about Connectins at Calcutta with

on or abou

DUNERA

NAMSANG

Mar. 27.

April. 3,

"UMRUZI".

10 April.

For Freight and further partianlare.apply to

» UMELOTI"

DODWELL & CO. LTD..

& May.

Agenda

THE NANYO YUSEN KUM)

(SOUTH SEA MAIL 8. 8. 00A

Now teamer

Those Newly Bait Bbeamers have fair spoed and are fitted with the Wirulem These Steamers call niso si PORT SWETTENHAM, PERANG, and COLOMBŌ. Apparatus. A limited number of Örbin passengers ostried at low rates. Beri adaptad

rooms for wring Sik, Tears and Prosla. Special attention given towards | Regular Service of Steamers between Japan, Hongkong, Singapore. Express connection.

FARES TO LONDON

281. SALOON £50 SINGLE: £75 RETURN.

2ND

M35

FADES TO MARSEILLES:

1st Saloon £48 Single. 2n-1 aloon 233

"

il Passenger Stauners wo fried with the Marsoni Systom of Wireless Telegraphy.

THE ABOVE LATES ARE SUBJECT TO A SURTAX OF 20 %.

For further partieniars apply to

E. A. HEWETT

Superintendent

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

BREMEN

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

FOL

STEAMERS

Toxs To SAIL!

NAPLES. GENUA. "ALGIERS;】 †PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH, { TUESDAY,

GIBRALTAR. SOUTHAMP. Capt. D. Mundt,

-31st March TUN, ANTWERP & HAMBURG,

$16,000) at 10a.m. †This Steamer will call at Manila.

SHANGHAI TSINGTAU] PRINZESS ALICE,

Capt. J. Bortfuldt.

KOBE & YOKOHAMA.....İ

(20,300)

A

About THURSDAY. 2nd April.

(BATURDAY,

MANILA. ANGAUR, YAP,"

NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, PRINZ SIGISMUND, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE. Ospt. A. Hürtzig,"

18th April. st 9.0.

(8,000)

$

PRINZ S'GISMUND,

KOBE"..

Caut. A. Harrig.

About TUESDAY, (f,000) 31st March.

JESSELTON, KUDAT

SANDAKAK

[***] [BORNEO,*-

Capt. J. Kochler.

THURSDAY, 9th April

at 9 R. m.

All the steamers of the Burapeau Line aro fitted with Wireless Telegraphy, New Mystem of Telefunken.

FREIGHT LINE

"NEXT BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. OUTWARD.

Steamship

about 2014

{SIGMARINGEN

30th March

NORDERNET

13th April.

HELGOLAND

2th, Auril,

CBORKUM

11th May,

For tarike Particulier apply wa

HOMEWARDA

JAFAN-BOMBAY LINE.

FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENIRAM, PENANG

Eteamer

'JAVA MARU"

'SAIGON MARD'..

MALAY MARTM* PLUZON MARU'

Steamer

·SAIGON MARU-

· LUZON · MARU' *INDO MARU

OSINA

..... Yamaguchi.

AND COLOMBO.

Captain

Leaving

..D. "Fuckigami.

Sunday, 5th April am.

Thursday, 16th April a.m. Sunday, 26th April a..

Leaving

For MCJI KOBE & YOKKAZJHI,

T. Miyata.

Captain

.................T. Tamaguchi

...K. Komiya........

AND FORMOSA LINE.

Ron TAMBDI VEL SWATOW & AMOr.

Captaine

Steamer

Leaving DALJEN MARU'.. ......................................... Murakami............................Sunday, 29th March at Noon. DAIGI MARU

S. Tokushige,. ......Sunday, 5th April at Noon. For FOODKOW v. SWATOW AND AMOY,

Captala

Lesving

Stermar *KAIJO MARU

Y. Yamamoto......Wednesday, 8th April at 2 p.m. FOR ANFING & TAKAO via "SWATOW' & AKOY. Stormer

Captain

Learing *BOSHU MARU

........R. Tashira.........Wednesday, Int April at 10a.m.

Foz CANTOF. Exptatz

Leaving

Steamer ABOSHU, BARU “............................. ...K. Tabira.....Friday, 27th March.

These stokamera of the Coset pad Pornów Line have aresllent accommodation for First Clover Passengers and Are fitted with Electric Joht and PinTTOO DEEGROUN

The Giation will andre at and depart from SOON TIP WHARF (near the Harbour Ofos, Priya Ometrai);

For further information, apply to

Btcomship.

Z. KAMITA, Manager "Second Floor" No. 1. Quem's building.

PHILIPPINES STEAM-

Toni

SHIP Co.

Captain

RUBI “menitend 4,000) 3, Miller sami

Galing Dats.

Maula Mangario, THURSDAY,

· Cebu & Roilo. ¡¡April 3. ss 4.p.m.. AN ZATIRO Lima iramid 4,000 || 7. 8. MoMurray, Manila, Mangarin,) Saturday,

Cabo & Igilo, April 11, aki p.3. Fassage holding round trip bleloabe may return by say tour of the Pacifie Mail 8.8. Co, Toyo Eisen Kaisha. Norddeutscher Lloyd and Bastera and Kurtealism Steamship Co., L°d, "

For Havre, Emden and Hamburg/Bremen:

'9.4., GEENIS

about 6th of May.

For Marseilles, Rotterdam and Bromen

Hamburg

5.8. SIGMARINGEN"

anoat 16th of May. For Havre, Endeo sid. Hamburg/Bromien

5.S. NORDERNEY....

About 1st of Jane, For Marseilles, Rotterdam and Bremen/

Hamburg ***

8.8. HELGOLAND ...,

about middle of Inne For Havre, Enden and Hamburg/Bremen:

S.S. BOBKUM

shout end of June,

......

Electric Light sud. Taas in- every Owlin Competent Stewardesi sexried- For freight or Pusings, apply to

Shewan, Tomes & Co., erai Managers"

THOS

COOK & SON.

Batavia, Samarang and Socirabaya.

8.8. HOHUTU MARU, For Maji, Hobs & Yokohama

For Fraight or Passage spply to

Salling

9th April.

DODWELL & CO., LD, Agents:

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

IN CONJUNCTION WITH

Dentsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft

HANBA."

BEGULAR SAILINGS FROM JAPAN,” CHINA, AND PHILIPPINES, ́vi STRAITS AND COLOMBÓ,

To MARSEILLES, HAVRE, BREMEN & HAMBURG, & TO NEW YORK

AND YROM MANILA, HONGKONG & JAPAN TO VANCOUVER (BO) AND PORTLAND. (0%)

FLAKING Cargo at through Rates to all European, North Continental and British Ports, also Trieste, Lisbon, Oporto, Marsation, Genoa, and other Mediterranean, Sevantine. Birak Sea and Balti Forts, and North and South Ameriosu" Forte.

WEXT SAILINGS "FROM HONGKONG

Outward.

For Shanghai, Kobe œ Yokohama

3.8. BRISCAVIA...............7th April. 6.8. 'UCKER MARK......th April. 8.8. ALTMARK....................,25th April. 8.8., FURSTBULW 1st May, ES. SAMBIA...21st May, 5.8. FRISTA... 29th May 18th Jma. 8.8. SILYSTA

Homeward.

NOTICES TO CONSIGATE

IMPERIAL GERMAN,

NORDDEUTSCHI

BREM

LLOYD

NOTIUE NOUNSIGNERS

GERNIS, haring bereby informed that thair Grote, when exampljou of Oplin, Tereze und abing ara, baling landed and rusred sa thek rink into the kewedous andar a hazardous Clowns of the Bongines, wat Kowloon Whart and Godaww Gospa Limited, Kowloon & West Point Godownd whence dailynep me he obtainetome intimation is received from the Constan

Optional Carro will be forwarded on anla before

Νοσο

to-day raqamiting landed bar.

No claims will he admit and after goods have left the Godowns, and all peo vannluing andielivered after 25th of MarER, will be subject to rent.

All Broken, Chaled, and Damaged Ghoda

·ara da bo infi ta the Gndowns, thane: bhop will be examined on the 25th of Marcha

All claims meel reach ua batérn the Sal of April 1926) or "hay via not be reco zursed.

No Fire Inviranes will b

Bill of Lading will be obtuvarıl-wed by? the. Undersizmellanm

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS, & O

Guvern?'d deal.

Hongkong, March 26, 1947

STEAMER ATLANTIQUE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIE MARITIMES

NUTIDE

YONSIGNEES of Cargo from Lennos

I as Normand de Braque wed from ANTWERP AT 84. Normand de from HAYRE

*x

1.5. And from BORDELUX 8" LE

with the above St ialormel that

Goods with the Axasuting of Opiums. Treedrs and Valuables are being Hated sad stormi, að their pak into the lesssrious andfor "extra" "hazielony Godowns of the Hoyarone Kow

and Gonow JOMPANY, LED*** Rosloan. **when devery may te absind immediaty

after landing

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Intimation is received from the Canalgeme before

Noox, To-dar, requesting it to be

landed here.

the

Bills of Lading will be countersigued by

undsinsigned. Goods remaining andial

ed after 28th instant, st Noon, will ba sabe ject ba.comb, and landing charges.

<

All Olsime must be sent in to me an of before the 30th fustant, 1914 or they will

not be recognized, p

All damaged packages will be saamia mak

'an 28th March, 1914, st 10 a MASON TO

No Fire Insurance has been ́nfected,

80. DI BUSSIEREZ 20 Acting Agamat.

Hongkong, March 94, 1914. --/.

BARBER: LINE OF STEAMERS

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

THE STEAMSHIP SATSUMA.

FROM NEW... YORK.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo new hechy.

informed that all Goods en balag landed at their risk into the GapOWES OF the Hosonore and Kowicox WRASIAN GODÓWN. COMPANY, LTD., at Koglas whence and/or from the Wharyos inform may be obtained.

No claims will be admittad aber the Goods have left the Godowns, and Goods

undelivered remaining

after the 2845 inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the sexier mu¤ be essented to the Voderalgoed po ne before the 25th prox. or they will not be can cognised.

-All broken, shafaid, and damaged Goode

za to be left in the Godawon where they will be axsamined on the 29th inet: ^ae 10 A. I.

No Fire Insursues has been affected

Bill of Lading will be connissiznad by

DODWELL 4 Daytona deent), Mosul LANK.

Houghong, March 215-1914.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNIES.

FROMİ KUROPEAN,

For Marseilles. Dunkirk Rotter

dam & Hamburg *8.8. SACHSEN 31st March. For Havre. Emden & Hamburg 8.9. ASSYRIA............4th April For Havre, Bremen & Hambure

8.8. ALESIA.

April. For Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle

and Portland (Or.)attan, KSYON THE H. ADLX Kresaltar a

...14th April." 96 HOERDE......

AHOERDE Cap'in Hain; - having securivad, Clase, signeas of Cargo a hemolysin faravel that their good care being Inulataods

For further "t'culare, apply to

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIS Hoogking Office.

Reduced First Class

Paras

GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. BS. EL MINKESOTA”

ÜPACIET -28,000 Tonz/ 20,718, Tons Grow Register, Lzxara 630, Festi BRAK 731 Fata

EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY." Bails from Hongkong 15th May, 1914

Fox SEATTLE TA NAGASAKL INLAND BRA, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, Hongkong, Manila and Shanghel to Bentile of San Francisco Bound Trip Tickets (Good for Six Months) Nagneski to Seattle or En Franciano Round Trin. Tickets (Good for Six Months)

TOURIST STEAMSHIP FORWARDING AGENTS, Hobe and Tokoh mato Santole or Sin Frangisoo,

BANKERS, etc.

Hand Othon for the Wax Eatz 15, Das Vaux Road O(NAL, BUNGKUND SHANGHAI, £8. Frognew Boar,

YOKOHAMA, 31, Wazin ÖzkÍSI MANILA-MANILA HOTEL, 2. O. Box 786

THOKETS ***,nim od LURIPE by the prisni STEAMSHIF LIARS+ m LETRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAY AGES

TOURS Arranged ALL PARTS of the Word BAGGAGE, allested, forwarded and clhsures at lower makes LLETTER SL CREDIT A GIROULAH HULZA IBAUED and -GAS

FORRIGE MONTES: REVmand.

(Good for Six blantan) benzine) Round Tonkong Shanghai or Japari Ports of Call to London. Manila, Hongkong Manila, Hongkong, Shanghal or Japan Ports of Call to London and Return

(Bix Months)

Call to Lon and Return

or

Maails, Bongkong

kong, Shanghai o Тарго

(24 Months)

54.

£38

TH

| ay their risk in the hazardous waðfor enti

hetsrdeus Gotowns of, the Flongboog and Kowloon Wharf and G.drrayOpa Ltd, whance dal very my be obtai

wewnat Bille-of- Linding [counter goudb Undersigned

Oodenal Pergy will ha cureled notice to the contrazy be given.

All claims must be presented

"of the

which date they

not ha ric

No claims will be admitted Gooda bays left the Godowns, and all remaining undelivered after the 9662 will be subject to rent.

All Broken, Chafed, and Damag

must be left in the fiodowns, what they "will" he examined on the 25th, Inst

9.30

No Fire Insurance will be effecred “in any cake whitsver,

£49.10 The camar brings on our ESL

£46.10

£114

Redwood Ester to all Point in the United States, Canals, and Europe.

Luxurious-PAGER ACCOMODATION Boites and Bitite-rooms (all Outside Boom), Muse Foom, Library, Bmcking mom, Bursery Laundry Telephones sto, BOY DIRECT Donnection at Seattle with Great Northern and Northern Pacido. Pall- wwww for all points in the United States, Canada and Europs

By Cabin plaserers may devrel by railfit désire), bitween part of Yokohama, Kobe

and Nagaakt, widkends estan

tes to allusi

Paull infor

EL Bygdo. from

Basa. Mogador from Betabul

HAMBURG

Kangrong. March 20,

Typhoon

NORDDEUTSOHUR LLOYD.

MULGHIRS & 00.

GELIÉRA LAS AGENTS,

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