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GOING HOME.

A HOLIDAY AT HOME AND A WAY TO GET THERE THATS A HOLIDAY

WHY NOT

See the beauties of Japan, of Honelala, (the Paradise of the Pacific), of Francisco, California, of Colorado, and the fascinations of Niagara San

Chioago and New York,

AND THE WAY

Every "travel wise" tourist takes the deservedly famous U.8. MAIL, Steamern, of the

PACIFIC

MAIL

"The Cost than by any other route.

S.S.

.CO.

Steamers of Limitions Luxury. Splendidly appointed Home on the Water," Wireless Telegraphy, Submarine Fog Bignals. Excellent String Orchoniz. Meals for spicures ander the superintendence of caterer of International Repute, is not more by this route with its unrivalled opportunities, For return ticket to London La nost in but £120, including berth and mests across Ameriss. To San Francisco ria Japan and Honolulu the cost is £45. For the INTERMEDIATE SERVICE First Class accommodations are provided for £43 to London (return ticket £74) and to Sap, Frapolaco £25, SPECIAL RATES to Offcams, Army, Navy, Consular

Civil Service, on application.

STRANDED.

• PERSIA

KOREA

SIBERIA

Tons

9,000

Starting

19.000

18.000

CHINA

10200

MANCHURIA

27,000

• NILE

11,000

MONGOLIA

27,000

* PERSIA

The taiAL

9,000

1912

TUESDAY. 27th Aug. si1 PE TUESDAY, 3rd Sept., st! P.M. TUESDAY, 17th Sept., st 1 P.M.

TUESDAY, 24th Sept., at 1 P.M.

TUESDAY,

TUESDAY,

lat Oct., st! PM. 15th Oct., at 1. P.M. WED DAY, 23rd Oct., st1 P.M. TUESDAY, 12th Nov, at 1 F.#.

• INTERMEDiath StranÉES.

LET US PLAN AN ITINERARY FOR YOU.

Kings Buildino (opposite Blake Pier).

TILIPHONE NO. 141

FID

BANK

LINE

JHO

FRED J. HALTON, ÁCENT.

✔

32

REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO

VICTORIA. VANCOUVER:

B.C.. SEATTLE &

TACOMA.

VIA

HANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS.

CARRYING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO ALL OVERLAND COMMON POINTS.

STEAMERS

"OETERIC" "STEAMER"

"LORD CURZON' "LORD DERBY"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST £3EB, 1912.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &

WEST RIVER STEAMERS

-JOINT - SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CAN PON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY BERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

ЕКРЕСТКР

STEAMER

Евон

ON OR ABOUT

WILL LEATE FOR

UN OR ABDUR

HONGKONG TO CANTON.

1

CANTON TO HONGKONG. FRIDAY, 23RD August, 1912.

8 s., "HONAM,"

TJIBODAS...

TILATJAP..

TJILIWONG

TJIMAHI

TJITAROEM

TJIMANOER

JAVA

Second half of

August

JAVA

Second half of

JAPAN

SHANGHAT

August.

JAVA

Second half of

August.

JAVA

14

First hall

September.

of

JAPAN

-of

JAVA

First half of September.

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAVA

JAPAN

TJIKINI....

JAVA

Second half of September..

JAPAN

TJIPANAS...

JAVA

Becond half of September.

JAPAN

§ 4m. * FATSHAN”

10 pan. "HEUNGSHAN."

6 p..KINSHAN."

SATURDAY, 24th Avoust, 1912.

8 m. "HONAM,” 10 p.m. **KİNSHAN."

8 6.m. "FATSHAN," 5 p.m." HEUNGSHAN."

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. 8.8. "SUI TAL," Tans 1651.

8.8. "SUI AN," Tona 1651. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 am, and 2 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 9 am and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

MACAO TO HONGKONG Week days at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 am, and 5 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO.

The Company's Steamship

SUNDAY, 25rn Avqusr.

"SUI AN,"

Will dopart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9 50. Departure from Macao at 5 p.m.

N.B.The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday, leaving at 7.30 am., and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

This Steamer connects with the excursion steamer leaving Macao at 5 p.m.

FARES AS USUAL.

Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company.

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

8.S. “HOI-BANG,” 457 tois,

Departures from Macso to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 pm.

Fire half-

ara ber Septemb

Seond half of

Anguat Second half of August. First half of

September. First half of September.

First half of

September. Second half of

September Second half of

September, Second half of

September.

The Steamere oro all fitted throughout with Electre Light and have 'accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Indian Ports on through Hille of Lading.

For Partieniars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

York Buildings, 1st Floor.

Hongkong, 19th August, 1912

STEAMSHIP

RUBI

ZAFIRO

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No. 375.

7

PHILIPPINES S.S. CO.

111

TONS

CAPTAIN 4000 8. A. Crosby

4000 1. C. Smith

+44

For Freight or Pastage, apply to Hongkong, 21st August, 1912,

FOK

SAILING DAZE

Manila, Mangarin, On 29th Aug, 4 P‚1⁄2

Iloilo And Cebn

Manila, Mangerin,

Iloilo and Cebu

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

PHILIPPINE

General Manager. 8.3 Co.

|13

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MADAO STEAMBOAT NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN

CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

ros

LINES.

5.S. "SAINAM, 588 tons, and 9.8. "NANNING," 569 tons. One of the shore Steamers louros Canton for Wushow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at aboat Bam, and the other leaves Wzchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct steamers " LINTAN" and "BANUL" These ressels have superior Cabin socommodation and are lighted throughent by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.

Booking Office open daily (Sanday excepted) 2o.m. to 5 pw. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, KOBEĮ

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.

1143

SAN FRANCISCO TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SCENIC

SAILING

741

On 17th Sept. On 19th Oct.,

QU

On 20th Nov.

On 17th Dec.

To be followed by other Steamers of the Company at regular intervals.

Calling at AMOY and KEELUNG If suficient iudacement offers

The BANK LINE Steamers are of the Newest Design,

TRANS-PACIFIC

WESTERN PACIFIC DENVER AND RIO GRANDE

TRANS-CONTINENTAL

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

New Triple Screw Turbine Flyers-20 Knots Speed,

8.S. TENTO MARU...

8.8. CHIYO MABU..

8.8. SHINYO MARJ

8.8. NIPPON MARU

AND

21,000 tons.

21,000 tons,

... 21,000 tons,

..: 11,000 tons. (INTERMEDIATE,) HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO-vis-CHINA and JAPAN PORTS and HONOLULU, Semi-tropical reute Daily tank bathing, cricket, baseball, dances and free newspaper containing World's happenings by wireless.

have most Commodious Accommodation, and are fitted with WESTERN PACIFIC - DENVER

Elootrio Light and Wireless Telegraphy.

Special Parcel Express to America and Canadian Points,

For Rates of Freight and Fassage, apply to

THE BANK LINE. LIMITED. TYLETHOTE No. 720, Krna's BUILDING, Prays Central

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS

TO

SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

Regular Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and BTRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPÉ TOWN, calling af MAURITIUS if sufficient inducement offers, and affording the Quickest Fraight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.

ProrosED SAILINGS,

S.8.DUNERIC"

** 3,000 tons

212

tar

On 10th Sept.

And regularly thereafter. For Rates of Freight or Passage, apply to—

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

Managing ÅGENTA.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

from HONGKONG to BEIRA, Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading OBLAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LUNDON, PORT ELIZABETH and Steamers of the INDIAN D'APE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO te AFRICAN LINE.

PROPOSED SAILINGS

FROM HONGKONG :

FROM COLOMBO :

For Rates and Further Information, apply to-

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 -SALCUTTA.

For Rates of Freight and Further Particulars, apply to

RIO GRANDE.

AND

The T.K.K. liners connect at San Francisco with the palatial trains of the Western- Pacific and Deavor and Rio Grande Railways to Chicago via, Balt Lake City and Denver WITHOUT CHANGE.

Through Standard Sleepers,

Through Tourists' Sleepers.

Dining Care Observation Cars.

Electric Lights-Electric Fans, Union Depots.

Now lands, cities and soenes-hundred of miles through the gorgeous scenery of the Sierras Fanther River Canon-and the Royal Gorgs of Colorado.

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

When taking out Fassage over the SAN FRANCISCO SCENIC-ROUTE Mk for Tiekat form No. 626.

O. LACY GOODRICH,

779

GENERAL ORIENTAL AGENT,

AUSTRIAN

17, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA.

AND KING'S BUILDING, HONGKONG

LLOYD.

(Under Mail Contract with the Austrian Govorament MONTHLY FAST DIRECT SERVICE TO TRIESTE, VIL SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMTO, ADEN, BUEZ AND PORT SAID.

8.8. "AFRICA," 8,800 tons, will leave as above on 19th September.

Cheap rates, Hongkong-Trieste, Venice, £50 1st, £36 2íð, £19 3rd Clasa. ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE FROM TRIESTE TO PARIS, LONDON & BERLIN TO SHANGBAI.

8.S. " AFRICA,” 8,800 tons, will leave as above on 4th September.

Cheap rates, Hongkong-Shanghai, £6 1st, £4 2od, £2 3rd Class. Superior accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class Cabin and Sterago Passengers. No surfax, no tips, xo inside Cabins, excellent cuisine, Doctor, Laundry, Wireless Telegraphy. MONTHLY ORDINARY SERVICE TO TRIESTE, FIUME AND VENICE, VIA SINGAPORE, Penano. ColoMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI, ADEN, Suez and Port Sain. 8.8. "VORWAERTS," 12,900 tons, will leave as above on lat Boptember.

TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE VIA SHANGHAL 8.8. "AUSTRIA," 14,300 tons, will leave as above on 29th August.

Superior accommodation for Saloon Class Passongers.

ROUND THE WORLD TICKETS ARE ISSUED. CARGO is taken at through rates to nil ports in the Adriatic, the Levant and Black See, also to North and South America. For information apply to

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agente, Princes Building,

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1912.

(155

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

GOTHENBURG.

PROI OSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

DESTINATION

SHANGHAI, YOKOHAM

STEAMERY

KOBE and MMA,} « JAPAN"

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),

TONS

DATE OF SAILINGS,

9,000

About 15th Sept.

For Freight and Further Particufart, apply to

[42-43-44-

40]

TELEPHONE. No. 171 ARTHUR NILSSON & CO.,

YORK BUILDINGS, TOP FLOOR.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING AGENTS,

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,1 GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,} ANTWERP and BREMEN ...

and YOKOHAMA

MANILA, YAP, MARONN, SAMA-"

RAL, NEWGUINEA, BEISHANE, SYDNEY and MELBOUNE

KOBE and YOKOHAMA

KUDAT and · SANDAKAN

STHAMBES

"KLEIST,"

Capt. . MAASS,

TONA

TO LAIL.

"PRINZ LUDWIG,"

Capt. P. FON BINGEE,

Wednesday 4th 17,000 Sept., at Yoon,

Friday,

2311 10,300: Aug, 21 9 AM.

"PRINZ SIGISMUND,

Capt. D. LENK,

6,000

Saturday.

7th Sept, at 9 A.M:

"PRINZ WALDEMAR,"

About Thorday,

Capt. H. BEER,

6,100

17th Sept.

"BORNEO."

5,000

Capt. F. SEMBIZL,

Middle of

Supt.

All the Steamers of the European Lins are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic New System of Telefunken.

For Further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 22nd August 1912

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG AND CHINA,

5

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD: APCAR LINE.

REGULAR SERVICE BETWREN

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

S.8." JAPAN," 3,805 tons, Captain L. Y. Archdeacon, will be despatched for KOBE and MOJI on 28th Aug., at 1 PM,

8.8.GREGORY APCAR," 2,961 tons, Capt. J. E. Drake, will be despatched to SHANGHAI, KOBE and MOJI (YOKOHAMA it sufficient inducement offers) 'oa 7th Sept.

WESTWARD..

S.S. "ARRATOON APCAR" 2,931 tons, Capt. It. Thomson, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA on 27th August, at 1 P.ɔt.

B.9.

**JELUNGA," 3.351 tons, Capt. Macfadyen, will ha despatched

as above on 10th September.

The above Steamers have excellent Saloon accommodation for Passengers and are fitte with all modern conveniences and carry a daly qualified surgeon.

For Freight or passage, apply to

Honkong, 2nd August, 1911.

DAVID SASSOON

& CO., LTD.,

AGENTA

692

THOS. COOK & SON, TOURIST, STEAMSHIP & FORWARDING AGENTS,

BANKERS, &0.

Head Offco for the Far East:- 16. DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

SHANGHAI: 23, Foocrow Road, YOKOHAMA: 32, Water STREET.

TICKETS SUPPLIED & EUROFE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES 13t

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

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

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHER. FOREIGN MONIES erhänged,

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CHIEF OFFICE—LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC,

ON SALE.

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of

CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY.

AT HONGKONG

FOR

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMB LT

the

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