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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.

REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO

VANCOUVER, B.C.. SEATTLE

PORTLAND-(0r.),

VIA

SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS.

CARRYING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO ALL

OVERLAND COMMON POINTS.

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY-SERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND -JAPAN.

STELKER

FROM

EXPECTED ON OF ABOUT

WILL LEAVE FOR

ON OR ABOUT

First half of

Nov. First half of

Nov. First half of Nov. First half of Nov. Second half of

TJIBODAS TJIKINI..... TJÍLATJAP

LEAVE HONGKONG.

ARRIVE HONGKONG.

TJILIWONG

TJIPANAS...

SHANGHAI

JAVA 7

JAVA SHANGHAI

JAVA

STRATHLYON

21st November.

ORTERIC

ORTERIO

5th December,

EYGJA...

RYGJA

20th December.

SUVERIC

9th January.

SUVERIC KUMERIC

TH

15th November. 2nd December. 14th December.

TJIMANOEK

First half of Nov. First half of Nov Firet half of 1. Nov. First half of Nov. Second half of

JAVA

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAVA

JAVA

Nov.

Second half of

JAVA

JAPAN

+

TJITAROEM

Nov. Second half of

Nov:

JAVA

JAPAN

3rd January

Nov,

Second half of Nov.

TJINAHIN

JAVA

First half of!

For

JAVA

First half of

Doo."

T's be followed by other Steamers of the Company at regular intervale. Calling at AMOY and KEELUNG if sufficient inducement offers

The BANK LINE Steamers are of the Newest Design, have most Commodious Adom modation, and are fitted with Electrio Light and Wireless Telegraphy.

Special Parcel Express to Americo and Canadian Points.

For Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to

TELEPHONE Na. 780.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED. KING'S BUILDING, Praya Central.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

NEW LINE OF STEAMERS

ΤΟ

SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

Regular Dircot Service, from JAPAN CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS if oficient inducement offers, and affording the Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.

8.8. "DUNERIC"

8.8. "KATANGA"

PROPOSED SAILINGS. *3,000 tons 5.600 tons

44

And regularly thereafter,

·For-Rates-of-Fraight or Passage, apply" to="

to be despatched End January, 1912.

to Follow.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING AGENTS.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

PROPOSED SAILINGS.

5397

FROM HONGKONG : 25th November.

For Rates and Furibor Information, apply to-

FROM COLOMBO:

10th December.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING AGENTE,

CONFERENCE WEIR LINE.

REGULAR SERVICE FROM CALCUTTA TO RIVER PLATE, THE STEAMERS OF THIS SERVICE PROVIDE THE QUICKEST TRANSIT FROM THE ORIENT TO THE ARGENTINE,

Frequent Sailings from HONGKONG connecting with the Company's Steamors “AL CALÓUTTA,

Next Departure.

PROPOSED SAILINGS.

FROM CALCUTTA :. End November.

For Eaten of Fraight and Further Particulars, apply to-

Hongkong, 31st October, 1911.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING AGENTS,

U.S.

MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC

(1075-173

MAIL S.S. CO.

SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE.

Only Line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE. across the PACIFIC VIA HONOLULU, OAHU, the most Fertile and Beautiful Island of the PACIFIC.

'PROPOSED SAILING FROM TONGKONG.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

SAILING DATRO FRIDAY, 10th Nov., at 1 P.M. SATURDAY,

STRAWERS

SIBERIA

• MANCHURIA.

MONGOLIA.

*. KOREA

SIBERIA

MANCHURIA...

MONGOLIA

• KOREA

Twin Screws.

TONR

18,000

27.000

27,000

18,000

18,000

27.000

25th Nov., at 1 P.M. SATURDAY, 16th Deo., at 1 P.M FRIDAY, 12th Jen, at 1 P.M. SATURDAY, 27th Jan., st 1 P.M.

27,000

19,000

All Steamers have an Excellent Philippine Stringed Orcheslau" for the entertainment of

Passengers, and are Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy.

THE PM. S.S. "SIBERIA" will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,

on FRIDAY, 10th Novembar, at IP.M.

FARES: HONGKONG TO LONDON £71 10%. Od. RETURN, SIX MONTHS, £120; 24 MONTHS, £125; INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALSTM ACROSS AMERICA.

SPECIAL BATES (First Class Only) Granted upon Application

To European Points: Officials of any European Naval Military, Diplomacy, Corumlar and/or Civil Services located in Asia, te European Officials in the Services of the Governments of China and Japan. To United States Points, Commissioned Offers-of-the United States-- Army, Navy, US. PH and M.H. Services, stationed at Ports of Call; algo all Officials of U.S. Diplomatic Service, U.S. Consul Generals, Consuls and Vice-Consuls located in Asia, To United States and Canadian Points: Members of the Naval, Military Diplomstio sad Consular Offeials of the Governments of China and Japan. Between-Chins, Japan, and Manila to Omoists of U.S. Diplomatic Service, U.S. Consul Generals, Consule and Vice-Consuls" located in Asia, also Commissioned Officers of U.S. Army, Navy-and U.S. PH, M.H. Services. These Special Hates apply when travelling at their own expense and to their families. To all Points-Missionaries and their families,

INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.

CHINA.

FRIDAY,

17th Nov, at 1 P.M. 5th Jan., at 1 F.M.

.10,200 Tons ..***. PERSIA ...... 9,000 Tons ...... FRIDAY,

HE S.S. "CHINA" will leave for SAN FRANCISCO VIL SHANGHAI, NAGA- SAKI, KORE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU, on BRIDAY, 17th Nov, at I P.M. On the Fine MAIL Steamers, CHINA and PERSIA FasT CLASS. SALOON SERVICE is furnished at Intermediate Rates FARES, HONGKONG TO LONDON via Canadian Atlantic Ports £43.

via New York

The Steamers are all fitted thronghoat with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Indian Parta on through Bills of Lading..

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Buildings, 1st Floor,

Telephone No. 375,

Hongkong, 1st November, 1911.

17

1911.

COLONIAL CONTRACTS.

WEATHER REPORT

Tenders for Government and municipal contracts in other parts of the Empire is by no

On the 31st at 12.10 p... depression is means so easy,a mattor for British firms as it moving Eastwards in the neighbourhood of Vladivostock, and an ares of lower pressure should be, says Commerds Intelligence. Com extends from S.W. China towards the Lower plaints on this soar numerous, but-they-Yangtze Valley, come from firms with ly scattered throughout Pressure is highest over the S.W. Japan an the country and engaged" in diffoscut lines of the Looohooa, industry. Consequently, there has been mo attempt at co-operation to deal with the matter, and individual effort apparently he "akes no im-

soveral

*

Except over the latter district, the barometer has faller slightly at all alotions.

Light E. and S.E. winds may be expected over the N. part of the China Sea.

pression upon those with whom thermody lios, We are pleased to notice that the Man, hoster Chamber of Commerce,

од the recom mendation of at length been moved to take uction)-day is as follows in the matter, although it would have

DISTRICT been better to have secured the support Hea kong & Neighbourhood of other Chambers instead of proceeding alone Formosa tannel · Certainly there is nothing to prevent other Chambers from following suit and we hope that there are many who will do so.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches. committees, bac The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

SAN FRANCISCO TOYO KISEN KAISHA oftener still it has been the subject of articles

CENIC

OUT

TRANS PACIFIC

WESTERN PACIFIC DENVER AND RIO GRANDE

TRANS-CONTINENTAL

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

New Triple Screw Turbine Flyers-20 Knots Speed.

9.8. TENYO MARU...

8.8. CHIYO MARU

8.8. SHINYO MARU

AND

21,000-togs.---

21,000-tons. 21,000 tons.

8.8. NIPPON MARU ..... 11,000 tous. (INTERMEDIATE.) HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO via CHINA. and JAPAN PORTS, Bud HONOLULU, Semi-tropical ronto-Daily tank bathing, oricket, baseball, dances and free nawapaper containing World's happenings by wireless. WESTERN PACIFIC DENVER

RIO GRANDE.

-

AND

The T.K.K. liners connect at San Francisco with the palatin! trains of the Western- Pacific and Denver and Bio Grande Rathways to Chicago vla Salt Lake City and Denver. WITHOUT CHANGE.

Through Standard Sleepers,

Through Tourists' Sleepers.

Dining Cars-Observation Cars.

Electric Lights-Electria Fans, Union Depots.

Now lands, cities and scenes-hundred of miles through the gorgeous scenery of the Sierras Feather River Canon-and the Royal Gorge of Colorado.

Convenient connections at Chicago with traine for New York (Transatlantic Steamers) and other Eastern points.

When taking out Passage over the SAN FRANCISCO SCENIC-ROUTE ask for Ticket form No. 626.

1317

тер

O. LACY GOODRICH,

SWEDISH

GENERAL ORIENTAL AGENT,

17 WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA,

AND KING'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.

EAST ASIATIC

CO.,

LTD.

GOTHENBURG.

South coast of China between

Hongkong and Laṁocks.)' South coast of China, between) Hongkong and Ham.....]

FORECAST.

Same as No. 1.

Same as No..L

Baus as No. L

* E. to B.E. winds, maternte or light; prob ably some rain.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

The complaints which the Manchester Chambar has taken up do not include one which is certainly a reasonable grievance and one of no small conso quence. Mr. Grigg, the Trails Commissioner in Canada, and Mr. Wickes, the Commissioner in Australia, have both repeatedly raised the question with local authorities, and in these columns and of correspondence with the Dominion Governments, but beyond a polite reception of these representations not has followed. It

nothing 800018, therefore,

хогт песенному that further action in the matter should ported by every lody and individual concerned oup: in patting it right. The trouble is that cipal dolls and Government Departments muni- will make no rule of awarding contracts by which British Brus could measure their chance- of successful competition. The usual praatios awarding a contract to the lowest tenderer is freely set at nought when it would mean Vl'ostook that the contract 'site the

would be

Station.

REGISTER.

October 31st-AT AM.

7. 29.83 39 93

6 a. 29.95

29,91

3002

30.15

3917

30.19

30.16

30.11

jima.......

30.07.

30.06

9

6u.

placed out- Nemuro country and ja thin

respect Hakodate no distinction is made between British and Tokio foreign competition: if it were a question of Kochi oboosing between a British firm and a foreign. Nagasaki... firm, with no local competition, the British firat Kagoshima... might be giren

preference; but that is

Oshima another matter. We think the

rule of the lowest tender Naha...... might be allowed to stand between all British Ishi'jiv firme, irrespective of the Dominions to which Bonin la they

belong, and if British contractors were to Chefoe...... make that their claim, it should not seem too Weihaiwai much for the Dominion authorities to concode, Hankow remembering that under their tarifs homes. contractors are able to compete on something

Shanghai better than equal terms with British firms. Lt Gntzlaff evor a reciprocity agreement should be entered Sharp Peak... into between any of the self-governing Do Amor- minions and this

Country the

rule of equal Swatow treatment of competitors for Governmout con- trasts should find a place in it.

Kiakiang

Taiboka

Taichu

Meantime we are doubtful that so much would Taivan bo conceded to the Arms of the Mother Country

Koshun

by any of the Dominions, for the predomitant Pescadores attitude in the matter is everywhere at present Canton......... strongly against it, mapy people in Australia,Hongkong for instance, demanding that Government

Viot. Pask contracts should not, in any circumstances, be

Gap Pock given to oversen competitors if they can possib. M

carried out at home, no untier at what Wuchow price; and the Governments and municipal

opal Haihow bodies are undoubtedly becoming more

and more

Pakhot afraid of acting counter

to that sondiment, Phulion Some rals, however, in regard to award. Touraue fog Government contracte there shoald C. St. James be, and acting together British firme Aparri could, H necessary, bring considerable,

Manila pressure to boar upon the Governments and Legaspi municipal bodies to make one, although we are Bacoled

be

PROFOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION). There is such a rule in force in several European

DESTINATION

STEAMIES

DATE OF SAILINGS. BITANGHAL, YOKOHAMA, {" PEKING"

6,500 Tons About 10th November. KOBE & MOJI...

CEYLON "

9,000

About 7th December. For Freight and Farther Particulars, apply to

TELEPHONE No. 171, OLOF WIJK & CO., CHINA AGENCIES, AKTIEBOLAG. 46}

YORK BUILDINGS TOP FLOOR.

PHILIPPINES S.S.

STSAMORIP

ZAFIRO

1 Toms 1

RUBI

-4000 4000

CAPTAIN

I

FOR

CO.

SAILING DATE. . C. Smith... | Manila, Cebu & Iloilo ( On 10th Nov, 4 P.M.

, Crosby ...Manila, Cebu & Flolle On 20th Nov., 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to Hourkong. 1st November, 1911.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. PHILIPPINES S.S, Co.

13

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

ST. ALBANS EASTERN ALDENHAM -DMPIRE

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.

STEAMERS

HAIL

SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

ARRIVE HONGKONG |

FROM AUSTRALIA,

17th Nov. 1st Dec. 15th Dec.

LEAVE HONGKONG FOR AUSTRALIA. Saturday, 11th Nov. Saturday, 9th Dec. Baturday, 23rd Dec. Sab'day, 6th Jan, 1912

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plantifol supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, eto, and, are lighted throughout with Electricity. All State Rooms have Electric Faus. A duly elified Dooter and Stewardess are carried.

For further partionlars, apply to

Hongkong, 18th October, 1911.

THOS

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

COOK

AGENTS.

& SON,

[1262

TOURIST, STEAMSHIP & FORWARDING AGENTS,

BANKERS &0.

Head Office for the Far East 16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG,

SHANGHAI: 2-3, FOOCHOW BOAD YOKOHAMA : 32, WATER STREET,

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO

£25 Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Porta For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companies >KING'S BUILDING (opposite Blake Pier).

32.

£45.

FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.

[48

756)

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED FOREIGN MONIES exchanged,

CHIEF OFFICE

LEDGATE CIRCUS LONDON,E.C.

1܂

Wind.

KNW

UN⠀⠀ Direction. 282929|||1|NUUTS. Temperature.

LHHWÄÄHOWING!!LLOON VROON--OKOLI LON----HOLLO

Weather

9.30.1

30.10

་་

630.09

13003

5 a.30.05

30.06

30.06

30.05

30.05

10 30.07 78 78

• 30.061

8 30.01 79

30.01 81 30.01 79 6a. 30.00-73"

10 3000 34 64

629.95 79

9B

29.99 32

» 29.92 84 129.96 82

WSW

F. G. Fico, Director. Hongkong Observatory, October 31st, 1917. BAROMETER, rediood to 32 degrees Fahrenhoito the lovel of the ses in inulacs, tonths and hundredths.

TEMPARATUR, in the shade, in degrees Fabric-

far from suggesting any such course as likely eile...

necessary. Making a definite fale cannot Cebu...... conceivably be objected to by any local interests. Labuna countries limiting the preference to home com potitors to various porcentages, and it is admit- tedly a great convenience to foreign competitors, for whom it was made, we believe, without any femand being required. It is not unrestonable, beit therefors to exped on British 8rms are a similar convenience from authorities to not altogether considerable most Colonial foreign, and if the demand

for it

authorities, we imagine, would do their best to meet it. A noited application from this country is required to show effectirely that the present indeterminate system of adjudicating contracts causes widespread diamtisfaction.

The complaints which the Manchester Cham-

sufficiently contra la compete for Colonial

humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,

HUMIDITY, in perocutage of saturation, that 4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

5 FORCE OF WIND, socording to Bafort Scale. aloud, a drizzling rain, I tog, & gloomy, 1 kail, 1 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, defachad lightofng, o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, rain, s snow, t thunder, y visibility, w dow (wol)

o Ratx in inchee, tenths and hundreds,

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, October 31st..

Previous On Date On Date

Day Bt.

ber find to be justified are (1) "that information received by British Government Departments regarding contracts for manufactures and work required In the Colonies is circulated too late to be of practical value," and (2) that Colonial authorities fix too early dates for the receipt of tendere, so that British firms are not aware that contracts are open until there is too little time in which to secure the necessary material проп

which to tender, or to poat ten- Barometer ders, back even when estimates can be Temperature produced in a few hours." Those faots are

Hamidity...... tamiliar from experience to mest Arms Wind Direction

Forvuti Government

Just last week we

Weather received a letter from a firm in Liverpool whe Fein had applied for a tender form in the usual way to the High Commissioner for South Africs, in respect of contriet for

large supply of galvanised shoots advertised under "Foreign Led Colonial Contracte Open," in the last issue of th

this journal, and who was formed in reply that the contract was being dealt with locally. This practice. of confining facilities of tendering for Government orders, expressly for the

of restricting or exclading purpose oversea competition, is practised far more ex- tensively in South Africa than in any Dominion, thanks to the powerful community of merebants in the Union, and ang relaxation on the part of the Government for the convent

other

(ut 4 p.m. 10 ..

4 p.38.

30.04

30 07

30.00

75

78

76

78

78

35

East

·3

Erst East

2

Highest open air Temperature on 30th...77 Lowest open aly Temperature on 30th...71

Week.

Wed.

Face of Arms in this country-would inour their formidable wrath. But without appealing to the Government Departments in Bouth Africa, much axistance, we believe, could be given to home firms by the Trade Commissioner and his staff of losal correspondents which is not given Thurs. st present, Not, perbapa, without extra ex- pense for cabling, and that is what the Man. Fil. chester Chamber will have to pravail apon the

of

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 1st to 7th: November, 1911.

HIGH WATER.

Manti

Height.

Height,

LOW WATER.

H'kong

H'yong

Mean

Mean

Time.

3ine.

b. m.

ft. in.

b. m.

13-37

6 2 11 56

2 4

7.36

$ 5.

2

5 6

5

7 28

2 3

3

6 2

410 7 5

7.60

Sun

5 m

7 59

8 12 a 7. 2

6 m

52

8 38

7 m

45 6 1

9 11

3 10 3 0

Board

of Trade to allow; but sing there Bat. staff in the country purposely to help British traders in such matters, it seems more than a little foolish to restrict their usefulness for the sake of a amal economy. Ofton, again Mon, the Board of Trade by sending out its intelli. gence by telegram to the hambers of Commerce Tues. and the newspapers or to indivisual firms, by rrangement, could give the extra time which firms would require to prepare their tenders. In other Dominions, of course, the art of vertly excluding British

competition is

00-

6 2m 0 3

5.2

053

6 3.0

7-336 7.33 a 6 2

44 4 1602

6.4m 124

14

# 551. 1538 4 4

6 4m 2

9 a 2

m2 482

2 39 & 2

3341 7

PRINTING

also practised, one notable instance being Nothing creates such a good impression in the Transcontinental Railway

business as the use of First Class Printing, sioners in Canada, but really thero has been no

Commie The difference in cost between good and bad attempt to check it, and if the Board of Trade

printing and material is generally nil and its representatives chess to be aggressive in THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS *

Le matter, many contracts could be brought within reach of British Drms which otherwise

PRINTING WORKS would not,

turn the Best Printing at the Reasonable Price