GOING HOME.
A HOLIDAY AT HOME, AND A WAY
TO GET THERE THAT'S A HOLIDAY
WHY NOT
pee the beauties of Japan, of Honolulu, (the Paradise of the Pacifio), of --California, of Colorado, and the fascinations of Niagam, San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
AND THE WAY
Every "travel wise" tourist takes the deservedly famous U‚8. MAIL Steamern,
-f the
PACIFIC
S.S.
CO.
Steamers of Limitless Luxury. Splendidly appointed "Homes on the Water," Wireless Telegraphy. Submarine Fog Signals; Excellent Biring Orchestra. Meals for epicures under the superintendence of enterer of Internationa! Begate.
"The Cost: not more by this route with its unrivalled opportunities,
thaa by suy other route.. For a return ticket to London
the most is but £120, including borth and meals across America. To San Francisco via Japan and Honolulu the cost is £45. For the INTERMEDIATE SERVICE First Class accommodations are provided for E43 to London (return ticket £74) and to San Francisco £25. SPECIAL RATES to Offlcers, Army, Navy, Congular
Civil Service, on application.
KOREA
ЭТИЛМЕДЕ,
- PERSIA
STDERIA
- CHINA
MANCHURIA
• NILE
Tons
Starting
9,000
10,000
18,000
.10.200
.27,000
11,000
MONGOLIA ..........,27,000
PERSIA.... 9,000
INTERMEDIATE, STEAMERS.,
1912
TUESDAY, 27th Aug, 1 r.18. TUESDAY. 3rd Sept, at P.M. TUESDAY, 17th Sept, at 1 P.M.
TUESDAY, 24th Sept., at 1 P.M.
TUESDAY, TUESDAY
Int: Oct., at 1 P.M. 15th Oct., at 1 P.M.
WED DAY, 23rd Oct., at 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 12th Nov., at 1 P.M.
LET US PLAN AN ITINERARY FOR YOU.
EING BUILDING (opposite Blake Pier).
FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.
TELEPHONE No. 141.
32
TIRÉQULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO
НІШ
BANK
LINE
&
VICTORIA. VANCOUVER
B.C.. SEATTLE
TACOMA.
VIA
SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS.
CARRYING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF
LADING TO ALL OVERLAND COMMON POINTS.
STEAMERS
*ORTERIC"
*STEAMER" "LORD CURZON" "LORD DERBY"
SAILING
On 17th Sept.
...
On 19th Oct,
On 20th Nov.
On 17th Deo.
To be followed by other Steamers of the Company at regalar intervals.
Calling at AMOY and KEELUNG if sufficient ducement offers
The BANK LINE Steners are of the Newest Design, have most Commodious Accommodation, and are fitted with Electrio Light and Wireless Telegraphy.
Special Parcel Express to America and Canadian Points.
For Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED. TELEPHONE No. 780. KING'S BUILDING, Praya Central
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS
ΤΟ
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.-
Regular Direct Bervice from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to HEIRA, "DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS if sufficient inducement offers, and affording tha Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
PROPOSED SAILINGS.
61
8.8: "DUNERIC "
3,000 tons
For Rates of Freight or Passage, apply to
And regularly thereafter.
On 10th Sept.
THE BANK LINË, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
THE_HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 2öre, 1913.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MAÇÃO &
WEST RIVER STEAMERS
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON. LINE.
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
HONGKONG TO CANTON.
MONDAY, 26TH AVAUST, 1912.
9. "HEUNGSHAN.”
7
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
STEAMER
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
BIPECTED ON OR ABOUT
Firat half of
September. First half of
September. First half of
FROM
WILL LEAVE FOR....
UN OR ABOUT
TUESDAY, 27th August, 1912, `·
8 AM. "RDUNGSHAN.” 5 p.m. "KINSHAN.”
442
TJILIWONG JAVA
TJILATJAP.. SHANGHAI
TJIMAHI
JAVA
TJITAROEMI JAPAN
TJIBODAS
TJIMANOEK
TJIKINI
TJIFANAS...
Second half of
JAPAN
August.
First half of
JAVA
September
First half of
SHANGHAI
September.
First
Aulf
of
JAVA
JAPAN
Reptember Second
Thalf
of
JAVA
Becond
JAYA
September. Second half of September.
JAPAN
JAVA
Frist half
of
JAPAN
October.
JAVA
Frist half of October.
SHANGHAI
10 p.m. KINSHAN.”
8 am, "HONAM” 10 p.m. "FATSHAN.”
8 am, "HONAM," 5 p.m. "FATSHAN."
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. "BUI TAI," Tona 1651, 1 8.8. SUI AN," Tous 1651. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 am and 2 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Strees Wharf. Sundays at 9 am and 12.30 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG. Week days at 7.30 sm. and 2 p.m. Sandaya at 7.30 am, and 5 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
The Company's Steamship
SUNDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER,
"SUI AN,"
Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF st 9 0. Departure from Mass at 5 p.m.
N.3.-The Company will also ran a steamer from Maaso on Sunday, leaving at 7.30 am., and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
Thlo Steamer connects with the excursion steamer leaving Macao at 5 p.m.
FAZES AS USUAL.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Offos of the Compsay.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
8.8. "HOT-BANG," 457 teas,
Departures from- Macae to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pm. Dopartures from Canton to Maso on Tuerday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD, THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
S.S. "SAINAM," 588 tons, and 8.8. "NANNING," 569 tone. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchoy every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at abont8am,, and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days stB.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct steamers " LINTAN" and "BANUI." Those vosols have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by olestrinity. Electris Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Bunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Fier.
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
CO., LTD. GOTHENBURG.
[143
PROJ OSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),
DESTINATION
SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA,J
KOBE and
September. Second half of September.
half of
September. Second half of
September. First half of October
Firat half of October:
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Indian Ports on through Bills of Lading,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
For Partionlars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
York Buildings, let Floor.
Hongkong, 26th August, 1912.
Talophone No. 375,
7
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD:
Ꭺ Ꮲ Ꮯ Ꭺ Ꭱ
LINE.
REGULAR SERVICE BETWHEN
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGİĻAI ANE JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
S.6. JAPAN," 3,806 tone, Captain L. Y. Archdeacon, will be despalobed for KODE and MOJI on 28th Aug., at 1 P.M.
8.8. "GREGORY APCAR" 2,951 tous. Capt. J. E. Drake, will be despatched to SHANGHAI, KOBE and MOJI on 7th Sept.
WESTWARD.
8.8. "ARRATOON APCAR," 2.931 toos, Capt. R. F. Thomson, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA on 28th August.
8.5. "JELUNGA,"
3,361 tons, Capt. Macfadyen, will be despatched
88 shore on 10th September.
The above Steamers have excellent Saloon accommodation for Passengers and aro fitter with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For Freight or passage, apply to
Honkong, 24th August, 1911.
DAVID
SASSOON & CO., LTD
AGENTS.
-+692-
PHILIPPINES S.S. CO.
סיני
STEAMSHIP
CAPTAIN
RUBI
ZAFIRO
4000
8. A. Crosby...
4000
M. C. Smith..
87 MAMK 3
TONS
DATE OF SAILINOR. -
For Fraight or Paars, apply to Hongkong, 24th August, 1912.
“JAPAN"
9,000
ARTHUR
Aboat 15th Sept. TELEPHONE No. 171. NILSSON & ̈00 YORK JUILDINGS, Tor FLoox.
+
For Freight and Farther Particulars, apply to
401
SAN FRANCISCO TOYO KISEN KAISHA
CE
NIC
OU
TRANS-PACIFIC
WESTERN PACIFIC
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
TRANS.CONTINENTAL
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
Now Triple Screw Turbine Flyers-20 Knots Epood.
8.S, TENYO MARU... 8.8. CHIYO MARU
***
|
21,000 tons.
21,000 tons.
Ji 21,000 tons.
5.8. SHINYO MARU
8.8. NIPPON MARU
AND
471 11,000 tons. - (INTERMEDIATE)
HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO via CHINA. and JAPAN PORTS and HONOLULU. Semi-tropical ronta-Daily tank bathing, cricket, baseball, dances and free newspaper containing World's happenings by wireless. WESTERN PACIFIC - DENVER
RIO GRANDE.
AND
The T.K.K, Uners connect at San Francisco with the palatial trains of the Western Pacific and Denver and Edo Grande Railways to Chicago Vin Salt Lake City and Denver WITHOUT CHANGE.
Through Standard Bloopers.
Through Tourists' Sleepers.
Dining Cars-Observation Cars.
Electric Lights-Electric Fans, Union Depote.
New lands, cities and scenes-hundred of ailes through the gorgeous scenery of the Sierras Feather River Canon-and the Royal Gorge of Colorado,
Convenient connections at Chicago with trains 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.
779
O. LACY GOODRICH,
GENERAL ORIENTAL AG ENT,
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, AUSTRIAN
DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
PROPOSED SAILINGS
FROM HoxqKONG :
FROM COLOMBO,
For Rates and Further Information, apply to---
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, MANAGING AGENTS.
17, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA.
AND KING'S BUILDING. HONGKONG
LLOYD.
(Under Mall Contract with the Austrian Government.) MONTHLY FAST DIRECT SERVICE TO TRIESTE,
FIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADES, SUEZ AND PORT SAID. 28. "AFRICA," 8,800 tons, will leave as above on 19th Soptember, at 5 PM. 8.8. "KOERBER," 9,900 fons, will leave as above on 19th Oct., at 5.M. Cheap rates, Hongkong-Trieste, Yenica, £50 lat, £36 2nd, £19 3rd Claas, ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE FROM TRIESTE TO PARIS, LONDON & BERLIN. TO SHANGHAI
6.8, "AUSTRIA," 14,300 tons, will leave as above on 29th August. S.S. AFRICA," 8,800 tons, will leave as above on 5th September, a.. 8.8.KOERBER " 9,900 tons, will leave as above on 5th Oct.
SAILING DATE
|13
Manila,
FOR
Maagarin, On 31st Aug., 4 F.M.
Iloto and Cebo
Maniin, Mangarin, On 7th Sept, 4 P.,
Iloilo and Ceba
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
PHILIPPINES 8.5. Co.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
LINES.
FOR
NAPLES, GENOA, (ALGIERS,)
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN ..
KOBE
SHANGHAI, NAGASA
and YOKOHAMA
MANILA, YAP, MARONN, SAMA-Y RAI, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOUNE
KOBE and TOKOHAMA ..
KUDAT and SANDAKAN
STNAVERS
"KLEIST,"
Capt. L. MAASS,
"GOEBEN."
TONS
TO BAN
[Wednesday, 4th 17,030 Sept., at Noon,
JAbout Wed'day, Capt. G. LINDEMANN, 17,3001 4th Sept.
"PRINZ SIGISMUND,"
Capt. D. LENZ
(Saturday, 7th 6,000 1 Sept, at 9 A.M.
"PRINZ WALDEMAR,"
Capt, H-BREMER,
"BORNEO"
Capt. F. SEMBILL
About Tuesday, 6,100 17th Sept.
{ 5,000
Middle of
Sept.
All the Steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic New System of Telefunken. For Further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 24th August, 1912
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG AND CHINA.
5
THOS. COOK & SON, TOURIST, STEAMSHIP & FORWARDING AGENTS,
BANKERS, &o.
Head Office for the Far Esat: 16 DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fоосnow ROAD. YOKOHAMA: 32, Waren STREET.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES anl ...
TEANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
TOURS arranged to ALE PARTS of the WORLD, BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates, LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED. FOREIGN MONIES exchanged.
7291
CHIEF OFFICE-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
OF SALE,
A TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE
AT HONGKONG
-FOR
DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY
On the Day Preceding the Departure of the
CHILDREN OF FAR OATHAL
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