FRIDAY, MAY ST.
·SHIPPING
P. & O-BRITISH INDIA
APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(COMPANIES încorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES
STRAITS, JÁVA, BURMA, GEYLOK, INDIA, FESSIAN GULF, WERNT INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRIÇO, AUSTRALASIE,
INCLUDING NEW EXALAND AND QUEKMÉLAND PORTS, RID SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, AL.
SHIPPING.
ANOTHER RISE IN STEAMER.
HIGHER KÄTES FOR BIG JHPS.
THE CHINA MAILA
The commandus of the P. and 0. steamer.” IK)wark A reports having passed ovens 2 submerged obstruction at 9.30 pani oci May 14, in a position.
·lat. 3 deg. 33 min. North, long, 105 deg. 47′′ min.” East (approx),, Pulo Nahi Hght bearing' 5. 21 deg. W. true.
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Says the Japan Chronicis (Koba) 1---- In yesterday's issue the name of the "Wenatchee" was omitted from the "anyak.” As the list in marsuved from the Harbour Ofice an inquiry
The Nippon Fosen Kaisha has ches.
A Taiboku message to the 'd aski mors. sifed its European liners Into' amali and large, and for the latter, to which that the N.YAE. steamer Moco the "Atsuta-maru," "Miahima-mara" | Mara"(4,500 tons), which was on her *Kamo-mare" "Kitang maru," and way home from Sourabaya, which he Kleist belong, has decided to increase left on April 18, stranded off the passenger fares by 15 per cent. Shinchiku, Forurass, as the morning According to the revised scale, the of the 11th instant. (Kuch diffruity third-class is equal to one-third of the attends, according to the message, first-clas, while the second-class the work of refosting her. is proportionate to two-thirds of the first-class. This decision is applica- ble to the "Kleist" which will lexre Yokohama on the 22nd July, and the Kitano-marn." which is scheduled to start from London on the 25th Jope. Hitherto, an extra charge of 25 per cent, had to be paid for a single berth state-room, but the excess charge has been lowered to 15 per cent. Any ships with, a tonnage of 10,000 tons "and over, which may operate on this line, will be under the new rates while the old rates hold good with ships of 6,000 tons. The new rates for large-sized
ships from Japanese ports to London are as follows
Large Size Small Size. First-Class.............. VI,100 Second-Class-we 735 Third-Class ...
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL BAILINGS (South) ships and the rates for small-sized
$. S.
Tons
Trom Bangkong (about)
"PLASST*
346
"DUNERA
5,400
DELTA
8,000
*SYRIA
7,000
**KALYAN
18th June 19th June 15th June 23rd July 4th Aug $,000 8,000 18th Aug.
“KASHMIR”
Destination
Massimizes, London & Alwerp. Kingapore, Čakumba & kombay. Marseilles, Loxtos & a'wors
MARSELLES, LONDON & were MARSEILLES, LONDON & Awer Marseilles, Loszox &,&'werp.
BRITISH INDIA-APUAR SAILINGS (South)
*ARRATOON AFCAR”
1,500
Zad June
Calcatta, via Singapore Penang and Rangoon-
365
IDLE JAPANESE SHOPPING.
¥940
650 234
was made, and it was mamme that the Harbour Office was thaware of her anival became the stevedores had not reported it *E
In naval orders the Admiralty state that a request has been made by the Birmingham and Digript Branch of the Navy League é a Union Jack or ensign, down by die Fajesty's ship "Birmingham" in the later war. It desired to present such a fag to the city of Birmingham für preservation either in the Cathedral or in the Art Gallery.
It is somewhat reassuring, says the Mainichi, to note that the idle ships Singapore, has given notice that the The acting master attendant (about 300,000, tons, in Japan are dredger "Shrimp commenced dredg only 10 per cent of the country's agaregate of 3,000,000 tons, notwithing work in the Empire Dock en standing that Britain, Amerka, and trance from May 16. The work starts. at 6 p.m. daily and finishes at-5 xms. Norway, the principal shipping when the moorings are lowered to countries in the world, have ships; dock bottom and the dredger shifted equal to from 20 to 32 per cent, of the total, left idle. Moreover, coal is to the head of the dock, or other suitable berth. During dredging prohibited from being exported in operations, the Empire Deck is closed for traffic to other than smal launches or tongkings. -
MASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) England In America. there are ear
**ST. ALBANS”
* EASTERN
5,000
4,500
Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourses.
Slat May
at Noon-
25th Jus
7,000 ↑ 251) July
SAILINGS
TO
SHANGHAI
齿 JAPAN
7,348
1,000
31st May 6th June
Shanghai only.
Shanghai only.
5,400
6th Jone
4,800 1
8th June
*FLASSY"
"DELTA'
"DUNERA"
**KASTERN"
"SYRIA"
Shangbat only. Japan only.
7,000 96th June | Shanghai and Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALE STEAMPRI
Tickets Interchangeable.
1st Saloon Passengers may travel by 8:18N. Company's steamers between Singapore and
slerits or Singapore and Madras in lies of the section of their F. & 0. Tickets Amrapore to Calambo.
All Cabins are atted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Steamers and Falling dates are able to be cancelled or altered without notice Farcels Measuring not more than 3 ft. xxl will be received at the Company's Office up to poon on the day previous to sailing.
men's strikes. The increase in idle ships will thus be accelerated there On the other hand, no signs of this sort are visible in Japan.
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The The Admiralty salvage vessel Racer Mainichi feels inclined to consider hand her tender are shortly leaving that the depression now prevailing Portsmouth with the object of in Japan is still triffing, looking back covering the remainder of the gold to the forty-second year of Meballen from the sunken armed liner (1909), when Japan's shipping was "Laurentic," which is at the bottom very considerably depressed, and the idle ships, with a tonnage of 200,000 tons, reached almost 20 per cent. of the total ships of 1,200,000 tons.
·JAPANESE SHIPPING SUBSIDIES,
of the ses off North-West Ireland. Some of the treasure was salred last year. The "Laurentic” was sunk in" January, 1917. Soms millions re- main in the wreck, which is covered.
with gravel silt
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· ALLEN & HANBURYS
MITSUBISHI - SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.
(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.)
(GAL, GENERAL IKPORTE sad
EXPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF pAKASHIMA,--OSHI MUTARE, OJO HAKAPOTA BATO, SHIS LAKIREIDARE. TOKSINOTAND W KAZADA BIRAL, KANIYA- MABA, and DYUZARI.
AGENTÉ SUR SAKITO CUAL.
Head Office:-TOKYO.
Branches and
Representatives: Nagizaki, Karntan, Wekanaten; Maff, Kara Zoba: Danks, Teuzuga. Bagoya, Yokohama, Tokyo, Hakodata; Maruzás, tam. Vidivortock, Paking, Ticutate. Dairem zagtao," Taingola Hankowy Thangkai. Hongkong. Gazton, Manila, singapors, Somaly, London, Parif. New Lockand semilla,
With a subsidy from the Gove ment-General of Formosa, the Osaks Shosen Kaisha operates a Kedung- Amoy-Swatow-Hongkong line and a
Sir George Hunter, chairman of Takao-Amoy Hongkong Kwangtangless. Swan, Hunter, and Wigham line, running the "Amakusa Marn" and Richardson, stated at Newcastle that the "Kaipo Marn in the former and he had passed through six periods of the "Basshu Maru" in the latter. The depression in sixty years of shipbuild- Yamashita Kisen Kaisha, being also ing, but he had never known the out- subsidised by the Goverment look to be as bad as it was now. He Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agente General, has decided to open the line had never known a period before when Vos, . B. 0. 5th Ed
between Keching and Haihong with shipowners wanted to cancel orders, regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents the "Tail a Maru" and the "Minho oz at least delay completion, and when } Agencies for: The Mitsubishi Marine &
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Marn," the "Taikwa Maru" already de Donsignees and the Company's Surveyors, Mears. Goddard and Douglas, så 10 m. parting from Keelung on the 3rd on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All claims must be presented within ten days instant with 2,000 tons of cargoes and of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No salma will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown
some 100 passengers on board. These two companies will naturally be driven into competition.
or advic
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, and books, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
3, Des Vox Road Central, HONGKONG.
cks
Apects.
CO.
E. HING
·LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, viz. Steel Ship Fistes, Angles and Bars. Also Shipchandlery Articles,
siophone No. 1116 ..
$5, Why Woo Bhevei, Conteni,
N. Y. K.
NIPPON
YUSEN KAISHA.
BAILING EDM BONGKONG SURIKOT TO ALMERAVIUM, SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila,
Keelung, Shanghai & Japan ports.
Caso to Uverland Points U. S. in connection with Great Northern, Northern
Pacific, and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways. FUSHIMI MARU (omit. Manila, Keelung) Theeday, 31st May, at 11 am. KATORI - MARU.,
...Friday, 17th June, at 11am. KABHIMA MARU (Omit., Manila) ...Tuesday, 11th July, at li a LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Malacca. Penang
Colombo, Suez, Port Said & Marseilles.
NH
...Friday! 10th June, at 11 Jazi. HAMBURG, MARSEILLES, LONDON & BOTTERDAM.
·ATSUTA MARU
LIMA MARU...
W+
-Middle of June.
LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Suez.
BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboange, Thanday
Island, Townsville & Brisbane. TANGO MARÚ-
NIKKO MARU
A
NEW YORK vis PANAMA.
TOBA MABU
ROYAMA, HARU ...
Tuesday, 21st June, abții man, .....Tuesísý, 19th July, at 11 a.12.
SOUTH AMERICAN POETS via Cape
AWA MABU
*
404 FIR
...Middle of June.
End of June.
Baturday, 18th June.
Friday, 10th Jane.
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.
TATSUNO MARU
141
CALCUTTA & BANGOON via Singapore & Penang,
KAGATO MARU
KALAOGA MARU ...
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & okohama.
NIKKO MARU
GENERAL NOTES.
The steamer Usamano,"of4,505 tons, has arrived at Lisbon being the first German passenger boat calling since the war. The steamer is the first of a new regular cargo and passenger German Line, calling at West and Fast Portuguese African porta.
for every new ship ordered two or three were cancelled.
·
Cable Address 2--AWARA KIRAL
Western Union and Beniley.
• Fire Insurance Co.
The Oaks Macine da
Fire Instance Co.
"
for
Particulars, apply to-
-- S. KOMURA, Manager. Fo. 14, FIDDEN Štaxes, BosszOMS
[NOTICE,
The new. British battleships plan
under the liste. Admiralty ned estimates are to be smaller than those planned in America. They will be of 30,000 tons as against America's 40,000 tons, but with the improvements resulting from the lessons learned in the battle of Jat- land they are counted on to equal any battleship afloat, The first Jut- land lesson to be applied will be a heavier deck armour for protection not BOOK BINDING only against aerial attacks but against the plunging fire from the big guns, which the Germans, proved to be of superlative value in the Jutland
It was urged on behalf of ten Green- wich boatmen, charged at Grays with counter. The speed of the new
stealing coal by dredging it, that when
ships also will be low, ranging from
..
HIGH-CLASS PRINTING
AND
born an
THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE
23 to 25 knots, against the 32 knots 800K8&PAMPHLETSASPECIALTY coal fell overboard it should be regard-of the latest giant battle cruiser. ed as abandoned property, belonging The lower speed will make the ships to the Receiver of Wrecks or to the economical in the matter of fuel finders.
consumption.
SHIPPING,
VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (United Netherlands Navigation Company.)
HOLLAND-00ST AZIE IIJN (Holland East Asia Line).
(Members of the Straits, China & "Japan
Regular monthly service between-
JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAL
AMSTERDAM, BOTTERDAM,
Friday, 17th May: ...Monday, *8th June.
ALOHIBA ZRIELL
íday, 17th 3008, at 11 at
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAM
MURORAN- MABU...
KAGA MARU
TOMIURA MARI
Friday ...Friday,
Benday,
NIPPON TUSEN. KAISHA
For full
9th May, at 11am.
Telephen: Now: 282,
For fart">dormation apply to-
HONGKONG & MANILA-
HAMBURG BREMEN,
For
Bing
Rôtisedam & Hamburg ...: 6th Amsterdam & Hamburg "wo And July Boltsedans & Hamburg --- Sih Augus Amsterdami & Hamborg -"ith Bept. Rotterdam & Bumburg us are Out plesso apply to:
JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,
1874
oral Agents,
York Bujiding.
spectaver, Trade Dirödlam Programmes, Menus, eto-eto Artistically Arranged and
Carefully Printed. -,
Clean Froofs Bod prompt - deliver
STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.
GREEN STAR LINE,
DENTON be account of the
URDU STATEL SizzixG BOARD
West Iolip."
TO MANILA
32st May.
TO LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO (Vis__HONOLULU:)
** West. Okenana,”-
To VANCOUVER & SEATTLE (Vis- MANILA),
*** Want"Fela”
17th Jone
25th June-
#Also, cargo accepted for: Teknahipment at San Francisc0 and/or Seattle to weekly sailings for NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA,
NEW - YORK BOSTON.
-Through Bữa of Yading imući to nil 118. & Canadian Overland, Common Folate, MONG LONG OFICIS=1st floor Powell's Balding, 12, Des Voeux Rd, TEL. 2008.
T. K. K.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,
„VIA KHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
**THE PAINWAY OF THE SUx."
STRAWKER.
TAIYO MARU
JEIBKRIA MARU
TESTO MARU
KOREA MARD,
EBINYO MARU
†PERSIA MARU
TOUR.
LRATER HONGLOS
May th
90,000.
- 10th.
June 21st-
£80,000,
29,000.
8,000
July
„July, 16th.
...July .... 30th.
ICalling at Dairen and omit Nagasaki,
† Calling at: Dairen and omitting Shangbai. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO,
VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU, HILO, SAN. FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO BALINA CRUZ, BALBOA, QALLÃO, MOLLENDO, ARIQA, & IQUIQUE, Barnes at Trans-Antxax Rous to Busros ÁTRİK.
ZRAVE ZONGKONGU BAKUTO MARU zimnem 17,500karnassarensendus 10th.
CHOYO MARU
**Cargo only.
For full information regarding passengers freight and Y. KYUINUMI, Manager: King's Building. TM. N- 374
Agents at Canton: Messrs, -1 3.- GRIFFITH ED.
JAVA-PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
Steamer.
8.8. "BALETER *
From
Jara
Expected Will leve
[ cu ar about } on or about
For
3rd June 4th June
་་་
BAN FRANCISCO.
The stormers are all fitted throughout with electric light, and aare socommodation for a limited number of minco-passengers:
All steamers Carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo take on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points to the United States of Ameries and Canada,
For Particulars of Freight and Pastags apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
Thlephone No. 1874.
General MaxADERS.
York Buildinge
THOS, COOK & SON
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, sto,
OFFICIAL PASSENGER AGENTS TO THE FELIPPINE· GOVERNMENT,
TICKETS SUPPLIED to ALL PARTS of the WORLD at Tariff Rates, LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR. NOTES ISSUED
CASHED
BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates. -COOK'S "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE," containing Sailings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free on application -
Talographis Address * 000FOK”- THOS, 000K & SON,
Hongkong Hotel Buildings, Honghong. Als SHANGHAI, PEKING, YOKOHAMA, MANILA. „Dane. Qpzm peLUDGATE QIEJUS, LONDON, 40,
A. KWAI & CO.
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MECHANICAL, AND
"AKWAI”,
ManufacturmKE.
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CAGAYANESE), BOOTS AND SHOES
MAVE-TO ORDER *Ka, 16, Wyndham 32.
LIMITED.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ELECTRILUA ENGINEERS,
OF HONGKONG
-DRY: "DOCK-
Length on Blocks 750 Feet
"Depth on Centre of
BILL GIL.W.0.8.7.) 54°22. 8 ins FEREK, SLIPWA78-
Carmale, of Handling & Ships” Up!
to 8,003-Zms Displacemant Electrio. Urans at Sen Wall, Cagíable of Zirting: 100 Tons: at⋅ 70-Tons:Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE, AGENTS
HONGKONG, CHINA, & JAVAN
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