FID
BANK LINE
JEO
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.
FOR MANILA.
LUCERIC...15th May OCEANO......15th June
FOR VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, TACOMA AND PORTLAND (OR),
OCEANO
27th June
To be followed by other Beamers of the Company at egular intervals..
Calling at AMOY and KEELUNG inficient aducement offers
The BANK LINE Steamers are of the Newest Design, ave most Commodious Accommodation, and are fitted with doctric Light and Wireless Telegraphy,
Spesial Parcol Express to Amerios and Canadian Pokats. For Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to-
* THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 911, 1912.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
DESTINATIONS
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG→→
MARSEILLES, LONDON and
ANTWERP.
VIA BINGA- PORE, PENANG COLOMBO, SUBZ and POET SAID
SAN FRANCISCO
CENIC
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
TRANS-PACIFIĊ
WESTERN PACIFIC.
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
TRANS-CONTINENTAL
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
ew Triple Screw Turbine Flyers-20 Knots Speed,
BUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
OUT
STEAM BEA
TONG
SAILING DATES
22nd MIYASAKI MARU (WED'DAX,
Hay, at Daylight. Capt. T. Marai
9,000
KITANO MARU [WED'DAY, 5th Capt. F. E. Cope, 9,000 1 June, at Daylight.
fS INABA MARU
Capt. S. Tominaga,
TUESDAY,
21st
4th June, at 4.1.3.
VICTORIA. B.C.. and
May, at 4 P.M. 7,000 SEATTLE VIA SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE, YOKKAICHI.15 KAMAKURA MARU ĮTUESDAY, SHIMIZU and YOKOHAMA ..
Capt. K. Asakawa, 7,000 YOKOHAMA MARU (About 1st June,
Capt N. Node.
SEATTLE
+*
SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, VIA MANILA, THURSDAY 18LAND, TOWNSVILLE and BRISBANE
<+
BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE
and COLOMBO.......
TELEPHONE NO. 780. King's BUILDING, Prays Central KOBE and YOKOHAMA
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE, NEW LINE OF STEAMERS
TO
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
Regular Direct Bervice-from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, `DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE "TOWN, calling at MAURITIÙS it suficient inducement offers, and sffording the **Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
PROPOSED. SAILINGS.
... 3,000 tons
8.8 DUNERIC"
And regularly thereafter. For Rates of Freight or Passage, apply to~~
End of May, 1912.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS..
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, →ELAĞDA PAY, DURBAN (Natal). RAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and DAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Stoomers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
FROM HONGKONG :
25th May.
PROPOSED SAILINGS.
"For Rater and Further Information, apply to---
FROM COLOMED!
10th June.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS.
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 Steamers st CALCUTTA.
NAGASAKI,KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
SHANGHAI, MOJI and KOBE
SHANGHAI and KOBE..
from KOBE
8.8. TENTO MARU..
8.S. CHIYO MARU..
8.8. SHINYO MARU
✓ AND
21,000 tons.
21,000 tons.
21,000 tons.
8.8. NIPPON MARU ... 11,000 tons. (INTERMEDIATE.) HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO vin CHINA and JAPAN PORTS and HONOLULU, Bemi-tropical route-Daily trak bathing, cricket, baseball, dances and free newspaper containing World's happenings by wireless.
WESTERN PACIFIC - DENVER
RIO GRANDE.
AND
The T.K.K. liners connect at San Fransisco with the palatial trains of the Western- Papilo and Denver and Rio Grande Railways to Chicago via. Balt Lake City and Donver WITHOUT CHANGE.
Through Standard Sleepors.
Through Tourists Sleepers
Dining Cars--Observation Carn.
Electric Lights-Electric Fans, Union Depots.
New lands, oities and scones-hundred of miles through the gorgeous scenery of the Blerras-Feather River Canon-and the Royal Gorge of Colorado.
Convenient connections at Chicago with trains for Now York Transatinatio Steamers) and other Eastern points.
When taking out Passage over the SAN FRANCISCO BCENIC-ROUTE ask for Ticket form No. 626.
0. LACY GOODRICH,
$7,000
YAWATA MARU
Capt. T. Sekine, NIKKO MARU
Cat. M. Ysgi, HAKATA MARU
Capt. *****, HIRANO MARU
Capt. H. Fraser KUMANO MARU
Capt. M. Winckler, 6,000 COLOMBO MARU
Capt
7,000
[FRIDAY, 10th 6,000 May, at Noon.
(FRIDAY, 7th 6,000 1 Jane, at Noon."
[MONDAY, 13th May.
¿THURSDAY, 23rd May.
7,000
6351
5,000
¡ WED'DAY.
June, st Noon.
JWED DAY, 22nd May-
5th
{
Fitted with New System of Wireless Telegraphy, * Carries Dook Passengers. I Cargo only
+ Calling at Keelung,
NEW LINE
OF STEAMERS
BETWEEN
KOBE & CALCUTTA.
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
FROM KOBE TO CALCUTTA, CALLING AT HONGKONG, SINGAPORE,
PENANG AND RANGOON.
The next steamer from Hongkong:-
"CEYLON MARU," 6,000 tons, Capt. Y. Tozawa, Saturday, 18th May.
1912 PASSENGER SEASON
1912
FOR EUROPE.
STRAMER
Toss
CAPTAIN
FROM HONGKONG
MIYASAKI MARU KITANO:
9,000
.T. Murai
May
9,000
F. E. Copen
June
22nd. 5th.
IYO
7,000
R. Takada
Isna
19th
FOR
SEATTLE.
INABA MARU KAMAKURA „
7,000
S. Tominaga
May
7,000
K. Soeda
TAMBA
7,000
S. Wade
21st. Juno 40
18th. June
for further information, apply to- . -
REDUCED
SUMMER
BETWEEN
RATES
HONGKONG AND JAPAN PORTS.
Commencing 1st June, ending 30th September, 1912. SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS (1st and 2nd Class), available for 3 Months.
Yokohama Retorn. Kaba Rotain. Meji Return. Nagasaki Beturn.
$108
For Kates of Freight and Further Particulars, apply to
THE BANK LINE, LIMITER,
MANAGING AGENTS,
[42-43-44
1st Class
2nd
GOING HOME,
A HOLIDAY AT HOME. AND A WAY
· TO GET THERE THAT'S A HOLIDAY,
WHY NOT
Belle trauties of Sapan, of Honolul (the Paradise of the Pacifio), of California, of Colorado, and the fascinations of Niagara. Ban Francisco,
Chicago, and New York.
AND THE WAY
Every travel wise" Jourist takes the deservedly famous U.S. MAIL Steamers,
of the
PACIFIC
S.S.
CO.
Steamers of Limitless Lazury. Splendidly appointed "Homes on the Water." Wireless Telegraphy. Submarine Fog Signala. Excellent String Orchestra, Meals for epicures under the superintendence of enterer of International Repute.
The Cost: is not more by this route with its unrivalled opportunities, than by any other route. For a return ticket to London the cost is but. £180, including barth and moals seross Americs. To San Francisco via Japan and Honolulu the cost is $45. For the INTERMEDIATE SERVICE -First Class sccommodations are provided for £43 to London (return ticket £74) and to San Francisco £25. SPECIAL RATES to Offers, Army, Navy, Consular
Civil Service, on application.
STEAMERS.
NILE
MINGOLIA..................
PERSTA
KOPFA
STRERIA
Tons Starting
.11,000 27,000
9.000
18,000
JB.000
• CHINA W...
MANCHURIA
•`NILE
.10.200 ..27.000 H
11,000
☛ INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS.
15
1912
TUESDAY, 14th May, at 1 P.M. TUTSDAY, 21st May, at 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 11th June, st} P.W. TUESDAY, 18th June, st 1 PM TUESDAY, 2nd July, at 1 P.M- TUESDAY, 9th July, at 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 16th July, at 1 r." TUESDAY, 30th July, at 1 P.M..
LET US PLAN AN ITINERARY FOR YOU. KINGS BEILING (opposite Blake Pier).
TELEPHONE No. 141.
FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.
32.
I
$135
$122
$ 81 $ 75
$ 65
$95 $57
With option of Rail between Steamer's Calling Ports in Japan. For Further Information as to Freight, Sailing, &c., apply to~~
STEAMSHIP
ZAFIRO
*
T. KUSUMOTO, MANAGER.
(12-15-41-656
PHILIPPINES S.S.
! Tone
CAPTAIN
4000 M. C. Smith...
RUBI
4000 B. A. Crosby
For Freight or Passage, apply to Fengkeng 2nd May, 1912,
AUSTRIAN
FOR
CO.
BAILING DATE
Manile, Mangarin, On 10th May, 4 P.X,
Iloilo and Cebu
Mesils, Mangarin, On 20th May, 4 P.M.
Iloilo and Cabu
SHEWAN, TOMES & Oo, Genera) Yanagars. 13 PHILIPPINES BS Co.
LLOYD.
(Under Mail Contract with the Austrian Government,j MONTHLY FAST DIRECT SERVICE TO TRIESTE, VIL SINGAPORE, PENANO, COLOMBO, ADER, SUBZ AND PORT SAID. B.S.“ BOHEMIA," 7.900 tons, will leave as above on 19th May, 1912. 6 P.M. 8.8. "AFRICA, 8,870 tons, will leave as above on 19th June, 1912, 6 F.M.
TO SHANGHAI
8.8. "AFRICA," 8840 tons, will leave as above on 4th June, 1912, Daylight.
Saparior accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class Cabin and Staerage passengers. Cheap rates, Hongkong-Trieste Venice, £50 let, 236 2nd Class. No surtax, no tips, ro inside Cabins, excellant cuisine, Dostor. Laundry, Wireless Telegraphy.
MONTHLY ORDINARY SERVICE,
8.8. "PERSIA," 12:500 toms, will leave for YOKOHAMA and Kons via SHANGHAI 'about
30th May.
8.8. "E. FRANZ FERDINAND," 12,300 ton, will leave for TRIESTE, FIUME and. VENICE, VIS SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI, ADES, SUEZ, PORT SAID, on 1st June,
These steamers are fitted with comfortable one class sccommodation for saloon passengers, Cheap rates, Hongkong-Trieste, Venios £43, no surtax, excellent cuisine, Doctor, Wireless Telegraphy.
"ROUND THE WORLD TICKETS ARE ISSUED. CARGO is taken at through rates to all parts in the Adriatic, the Levant and Black Sea, also to North and South America. For information apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents,
Princes Building.
Hongkong, 8th May, 1912. -
(155
GENERAL ORIENTAL AGENT,
17, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA.
AND KING'S BUILDING, HONGKONG
SHIPPING IN PORT.
MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION.
ARITISH
Alserity, despatch-boat, 1,700 tons, 4 guns, 2,00) ihp, Comdr. Lambe, C.L, Shangbai. Astros, 2nd class cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 guns.
7,000 i.h.p., Captain E. La T. Leatham, Shanghai,
Atlas, admiralty tng, 615 tons, 1,400 ibg.
Hongkong.
Bramble, gunboat 710 tons, 900 i.b.y. Lieut
Comdr. B. E. Prichard Kinkiang. Britomart, gunboni, 710 tons, 900 hp, List,
Comdr. W. H. Darwall, Hankow. Cadmus, British sloop, 1,070 tons, Lh.p. 1,400, Ld., Commr. Hugh P. F. 1. Williams, Hankow.
Cambrian, 2nd class orniser, 4,350 tons, 10 gua: ih.p. 7,003, Capt. J. E. Drummond, Shang hai. Cherub, water tank and tug, 390 tona, Llup. 340,
Master W. Smith, Hongkong. Clio, British aloop, 1,070 tons, i.h.p. 1,400,
Comdr. H. R. Vaale, Canton
Fame, torpedo-boat destroyer, 340 tons,
gams, 5.700 i.b.p., Lt. Comdr. H. 8. Monroe, Hongkong.
Flors, 2nd olass cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 guns 7.000 Lh.p., Captain C. F. Corbett, M.V.O, Hongkong.
Handy
torpedo-bost destroyer 295 tons, 6 guns, 4000 h.p. Lient. Comdr. E. Boddumu Whelham, West River.
Jamus, torpedo-bost destroyer, 320 tons, 6 guer. 3,900 h.p., Lient. Comdr. Maxwell, Swatow, Kent, armoured crniser, 9,800 tone, 14
ih.p. 22,000, Capt. Allen T. Hunt, Hong- kong. Kirsha, river gan bost, 616 tons, ih.p. 1,200
Lt. Comdr. H. Marryatt, Hankow. Merlin, surveying ship, 1.070, tons, 6 guns, 1.403 i.h.p. Capt.F.C. C.Pasco, Burveying Duties. Minotaur, armoured craiser (flagship Vice-
Admiral Sir A. L. Winelos, K.C.B C.V.0.0.M.G., 14,600, tona, i.h.p. 27,000,
Hongkong.
Capt. G. C. Cayley, Tango tans, Lh.p.
22,000, Capt. B. H. F. Barthelot, M.V.D., Colombo,
Moorhen, river guubost, 180 tons, 2 gms 800, Leat Comdr G. P. Leith, West River.
Newcastle, 2ndcises cruiser, 4,800 tons, turbine, 22,000 F.D., Captain George P. E. Haut, D.5.0. Shanghai, Nightingale, river gunboat, 85 tons 240 h.p Lt-Comdr. Malcolm Marrey, B.N., Yang-
taza,
Otter, torpedo-boat destroyer, 385 toms, 6 guns, 6,300 Lip, Comdr. Seymour, Hongkong, Pegasus, protected craiser, 2135 tons, h.p 5,000, (7,000 F.D.), Comdr. F. H. Mitchell Weihaiwei.
STEAMERS.
CARL DIEDERICHSEN, German str., 774, Cha
Jurgenson, 1st May-Hoihow 30t April, Goneral.-Jebsen & Co. CHINA, British str., 1,380, W. Benson,
5th May Shanghai 2nd May, Glon eral. Butterica & Swire, CHOWA, German str., 1,115, W. Rebor
4th May Bangkok 28th April, Rica ani Teakwood-Butterfield & Swira DAIGI MARU, Japanese str., 846, Y.
Bachawa, kat May TenBui Vi Amoy and Swalow 30th April, Gan eral-Osaka Showen Kaisha. DILWARA, British str., 3,400, W. J. Bishop, 46 May-Singapore 20th April, Gen- eral. David Sassoon & Co. EMPRESS OF JAPAN, British str., 3,030, S. Robinson, R.M.., 28th April-Vancou ver 6th April, Mails and General. C. P. R. Co.
FUKURA MARU, Japanese str., 1,946, S. Kanawaki, ALL May-Moji 30th
·April, Coal. Miten Bishi · Goshi Kaisha.
GLENIER, Britisli str., 2,275, E. E. 16th Williams, 5th May--London March, General-Shewan, Tomes & Co.
GUTERIE, British str., 3,339, F. H. Gam- bik, 1st May-Sydney via Manila 28th April, General.Butterfield & Swire.
HALBEN, British str., 615, A. H. Stowart,
7th May-Swatow 8th May, General -Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
HALYANG, British Sr., 1,265, Evans, oth fay-Swatow 4th May, General.- Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
HALDIS, Norwegian str., 1,085, G. Solberg,. 4th Map Bangkok and Swatow 3rd May, General.-Chinese, HANOL, French str., 1,200, G. Bouhier, 8th May-Pakhoi 4th May, General,-- A. R. Marty. HITACHI MARU, Japanese str., 4,183, Y. Yamawaki, 6th May-Shanghai 3rd May, General. Nippon Yusen Inisha.
HONNOR, British str., 8,550, RS. Barnbridge, 6th May-Singapore lat May, General-Chinese.
HorsANG, British str., 1,350, J. M. Hay, 1st May-Calcutta 14th May, General.
Jardine, Matheson & Co..
IYO MARU, Japanese str., 3,018, R.
Takeda, 7th May-Singapore - 2nd May, General. Nippon Yusen
Kaisha.
JOBANNE, German, str., 952. H. Ipland, 3th May-Hollow 4th May, Rion and Figs. Jebson & Co.
KAI MARU, Japanese str., 1,202, Y. Yamamoto, 4th May-Swatow 3rd May, General-Osaka Shosen Kaisha..
Promethene, 3rd olan ornizar, 2,135 tons, ih.p. 5,000, Conde. F. H. Warleigh, Hongkong. Ribble, T.B.D., 590 tons, 7,500 F.D., 6 NIKO MATU, Tapanese str., 3,439, M.
Et-Comdr. E. J. G. Mackinnon, Bhang-
hai
Yagi, 8th May-Manila 4th May, General Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
Bolin, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 gann, 240 hp,WANORE, British str., 1,297, Plankett-
Lt. Comdr. Allan Dixon, West River, Rosario, depot ship for Submarines, 980 tons,
1.h.p. 1,400, t-Commr. N. E, Archdale, Hongkong.
Sandpiper, river gunbest; 85 tons, 2 gans, 240
h.p., Lient-Conds. I.A. S. H. Hutton,! Hongkong,
Snipe, river gunboat, 85 teas, 2 guns 240 h.p.. Lt. Comdr. Maarise B. Leslie, Yangico. Taku, torpedo bost destroyer, 305 tons, ip. 6,000, Lt-Commr. Brickonden, Hongkong. Tamar,
Eyres, Hongkong..
Commodore hip, 4,650 tons, 6 ga Teal, river gunbost, 180 tons, 2 guns, 800 i.h.p. Lieut. Comdr, Hon. Guy Stopford, Chung- kiang.
Thistle, gunbost, 710 tons, 900 h.p., Lieut.
Com. H. &. N. Cottrell-Dormer, Hankow. Usk, I.B.D., 690 tons, 7,500 F.D., 6 guns, Lt.
Comdr. B. W. Binett, Hongkong. Virago, torpedo-bost destroyer, 39 tons, 6 guns 6,300 h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. Harold D. Adair- Hall, Hongkong.
Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 tons, 450 1.b.p.
Lieut. Comdr. F. A. Reyne, Hongkong. Woland, T.B.D.,.590 tons, 7,5005 F.D., 6 guns, L-Comdr, E. TR. Chambers, Hongkong. Whiting, torpedo-bost destroyer, 360 tons,
guns, 5,900 hp., Liest-Condr, G. B. Hartford, Hongkong. Widgeon, Wilding, Klating.
gunboat 195 tons, 2 guns, 800 h.p.
Woodwook, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 hp
Lieut. Comdr. M. B. R. Blackwood,
tate.
Woodlark,
Cole, int May-Weihaiwai 25th April, General.-Butterfield & wire.
KWANGTAH, Chinco str., 1,536, Stewart, 4th May--Shanghai 1st May, Gen- tral-Chinese,
LAERTES, British skr., 1,350, C. E. Page, 3rd May Saigon 29th April, Rice and General.Chinese.
LIMAN, British str., 1,382, Williams, 2nd May Shanghai 58th April, General. -Butterfield & Swire.
LOOFGSANG, British ahr., 1,09, W. G. G.
Leask, 7th May-Manila 4th May, General.--Jardine, Matheson & Co. Loosak, German str., 1,002, Schultzen, 7th May Saigon 3rd May, Rice.-Mel- chers & Co.
O. J. D. ABLE, German str., R. Gromen, Shanghai 1st May, General. --Hamburg-Amerika Linie.. PROFIT, Norwegian sir, 900, Olsen, th
1st May Saigon May, Rice:- Aagaard, Thoresen & Co, SENECA, British str., 3,171, W. Grimes, 5th May Singapore 20th April, Kerosino Oil-Standard Oil & Co."
SINGAN, British ser., 1,047, H. Jamieson, 8th May-Hongay and May, Coal- Butterfield & Swire. SUBANG, British str 1,776, M. Pickasll, 1st May-Calcutta 22nd April, Gen Tasgeral. Jardin, Matheson & Co
THINTAN, German str., 1,602, Bucking, Gth.
Rice. May-Saigon 2nd May, Butterfeld & Swire. YATHING, British str., 1,424, 8. J. Payne,
6th May-Hongay 4th May, Coal. Jardine, Matheson & Co. YANATA MARU, Japatiese str., 3,818, J. Bekine, 7th May-Japan 1st May. General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Liu, Rombot, 150 tons, 3 guns, 550 k.) G. F. A. Mueck, Haakow.
Sabmarines
No. 66, Godfrey Herbert, Lieut. Commr. No. 37, A. A. L Fenner, Edent Commr. No. 38, J. E. A. Codrington, Lt Comme T.B. 035, Lt-Com Woodward, West Rives TB. 056, Lt-Com, Murphy, West River. T.B. 037, Lt. Com. Nicol, West Hiver, T.B. 038, Lt. Com.Boymour, West River.
ZAFIRO, American str., 2,094, M. C. Smith,
7th May-Manila 4th May, General. Shewan, Tomes & Co.
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