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CANADIAN

OCEAN SERVICES

"TRANS PACIFIE

TUB HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1917.

PACIFIC

LIMITED

LINES

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver In connection with the Canadian Paciile Stallway

PROPOSED SAILINGS. FROM HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER

(Subject to Change without notico)

EMPRESS OF JAPAN" ... 12 Sept.

13 Sept.

27 Sept.

MONTEAGLE" "EMPRESS OF ASIA" "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF JAPAN

11,000 Tons Disp.

25 Oct.

* EMPRESS OF JAPAN "EMPRESS OF ASLA ' **MONTEAGLE "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA”

... 42 Nov.

7 Nov.

... 24 Nov. ...Dec.

· Each. 80,025 Taze Displacement, Electric Beat in Every Cabin. Light in Every Berth, Out, Trẻ and Three Berth Home. Suites and Rooms with Pelato Bath, Laundry,

-Gymnasiaan and Unfa

MONTEAGLE(**in Seraw Stosh Stanckipe, with 12,000 Tons Disp. Take Red First Clase Fares.

Modern Aromunditions. ExcellentTM

8.8. Montale" calls at Moji instead of Nagnandi. ALL STRAMBnas wall at Shanghai both East and West Bousd.

Through bills of lading luned via Valcourer in nongolion with Canadian Pacido Bafway to all Overland Foint in Canada and the United States, also to Pacific Coast Point, European Ports and the Wat Tadias.

For information ne to Pasango Fares; Freight Rates, sto..., apply to

Agent:

HONGKONG-MANILA-BHANGHAI¬NAGASAK:-Mosi-KosN-YOKOHAMA,

J. E. SHAW

General Agent, Preminger Department,

Hongkong,

Telephons

J. H. WALLACE

General Agent, Hongkong,

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentionen PORTS

LONDON & BOMBAY VIA BINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT BAID and MARSEILLES.

SHANGHAI MOJI & KOBE

LONDON

VIA

SINGAPURE PENANG,

COLOMBO,

BOMBAY, PORT

SAID and MARSEILLES.

LONDON AND

P.&O. 8. N. O

MANILA

TIENTSIN

E. V. D. PARR,

Superintendent.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY BERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

All Steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates

to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia.

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

Yock Boiling, 1st Floor,,,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No. 1574°

JAVA-PACIFIC LINE

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

MONTHLY Szevion. BerwEEN

LIJN.

NETH. INDIA, MANILA. HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO

Next Bailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI, Subject to Change Without Notice.

8.8. “ ARAKAN "

S.A.

TJESONDARI

$8.

*BINTANG"

68. TAKEMBANGTM

20th Septembar.

1th October,

17 November.

16th Dosomber.

The Steamers have accommodation or a limited number of Saloon tussengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bill of Lading to allOvet and Points n the United States of America and Canada

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to

York Building

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Manging Agents

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ROYAL

Stemmers

Tonnage

to rail.

"ORANJE"

8,000

14th Sǝpt

** KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN " ** OPHIR"

15,000

8,030

20th Sept. 10th Oot.

***

SHANGHAL MOJL KOBE and YOKOHAMA.

BOMBAY WA SINGAPORE FENANG, COLOMBO,

POET BALD AND MARSEILLES.

WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Return tickets ab u fare and-a-half availabe to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Porte for six months. Round the world and through tickets to New York, at Specia Bater

For PASSAGE RATES, HAND BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, KTU.. Apply to

INDO-CHINA

"NEDERLAND”

ROYAL MAIL

LINE

(STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY NEDERLAND ")

"ROTTERDAM LLOYD "

MAIL LINE

STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPy " ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD ›

JOINT SERVICE

Between NETHERLAND INDIES, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG and SAN FRANCISCO

S. NAV. CO., LTD.Next Sailings for JAN FRANCISCO vis NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

FOR SHANGHAI via SWATOW

HAIPHONG

MANILA

TO RAIL

97 AM ES "WOSANG "

...Friday, 14th Sept., D'light "LOONGSANG" Haturday, 15th Sept. 3P.M. "OHIPSHING". Braday, 16th Sept., D'light. "LOKSANG" Sunday, 16th Sept. 7 A.M. ‚"TUENSANG". Baturday, 22nd Sept,, 3 FML

CALCUTTA LINE 1-Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calenita Calling at

Singapore and Penang,

Beturning from Calcutta steamers proosed to Kobe and Moft, frequently calling at Shanghal.

These steamers have exsellent passengar sesammodation, are fitted with electris light and carry tally qualified Surgeon.

This has in tamporarily disorganised owing to the war. Particulars on application. BHANGHAI LINE-Ballinge approximately every five days between Canton And Shanghai,

sometimes calling at Bwsłon

Beamers on this line have a limited amount of passenger commodation, and through fiskets can be obtained for Northern and Yangiese Forts ris Shanghai. Through Bille of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangisse Ports.

MANILA LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vosals with good passenger

accommodation, mailings from both porte every Saturday, HAIPHONG

NG LINE —Sailings spproximately weekly for passengers and enrgo, mlling så When inducement for

LINE-One alling per month between Hongkong and Sandaken by Wiesmer baring up-to-date acsommodation for pamungers,

Cargo laken on through Bill of Lading for Kudat, Jenelion, Labuso, Tawar and Lahad Datu

TIENTSIN LINEA regular servise is run from March to October between Hong-

kong and Tlentein, selling at Welhaiwel and Chefoo

UNDER STRAITS GOVERNMENT PASSPORT REGULATIONS All European Passengers leaving the Colony for Straits Settlements are required to proluss on arrival 41 destination passports with their Photographs and description afixed therrio,

For Freight or Passign, apply to

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO. LTD.. General Mangon,

These Superior Passenger Steamara kare accommodation for First and Second Class Baloon Passengers.

For further particulare please apply to

JAVA PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE.

Telephone No. 95,

R.M.S.P.

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THE

MAIL

ROYAL

STEAM

PACKET

CO.

OWNERS OF THE “SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.

$59]

Shipbuilders,

Balvors, Repairers,

Boilermakers, Electrical

and Mechanical Engineers.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agents.

CUTLER PALMER & CO'S

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

Known as the

66 OLD

SQUARE

WHISKY.

ESTAPL-IEVED

1745.

SOLE AGENTE IN HONGKONG

JAND SOUTH CHINA

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO...

and from Aut Wire ManaKaNTS, -

"ASAHI BEER,

DAI NIPPON

Graving. Dosk

787fk by 88. by Safı, sin, Tessela up to 8,000 hodin,

Patent Slipways taking

Electriz Cranes lifting up to 100 Tons,

>SHIPS

ENGINES

TAIKOO DOCK

BOILERS

MOTORS.

Agents for John I. Thornyeroft & Co., Limited.

Me, Boxburgh, Memrs. Thornynroft's Representative, is as present in

Hongkong and may be sest

by appolnimeni.

FOR SAILINGS TO "AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND

Ficam Apply to

INTERMEDIATE PORTS,

JARDINE. MATHESON & 00. LTD.

Agente.

Telephone No 215, Bab. Me 10KMEN

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS

9.8.

CHINA

99

WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG POR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAL NAGASAKLI KOBE. YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO. NOV. 16. 1917

AN UNSURPASsed High-ÜLASS PABSENGUR SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RA EL.

0. 9. KITTER, Freight and Faminger Agent,

Frisco's Unkologs · Loo Homis. Strezka

NIPPON

ASAHI BEER

ORAND PRIZE

WEATHER REPORT.

September 11th, 19.55,- Wining to Hong- kong, Coast Ports and Manila -Tophoon in Lat. 18 deg. N. Long. 112 dag. E moving W at8 to 12 miles per hour.

September 11th at 18.02 Pressure has in- greed in varying degree throughout the arosy except in the visualties of the Yellow Bea and the Balintang Channel, where'it his docres ed considerably. Au sati-ovolone is central to the east of Hokkaido and another appears to bo developing over N China. The nor harm typhoon bag move to the Yellow (Ss to the E. of Weibaiwel; another typhon La advancing from the Paciaron a westerly track: It is viluated near Aparri, in. N. Luz>o, this morning.

Hengkong reinfall for $4 hours anding,ah 10 mm. to-day, 0,00 Inch Total nos Ist January, 72.91 inches, against an arsenge, st 69.58 Inches,

The forecast for the 24 hours anding si noem bo-day is as follow

FORBOART.

DISTRICT

Hongkong to Gap Rock

Formosa Channal

(N.F. wieder-Wo¬

Lñera » to Sešek ; tfair.

IN E winds, strong.

Bowth Coast of China between ƒThe same 65, Hodgkong and Lamooks 1 No. 1.

Bouth Coast of China between The same or

Hongkong and Hairan.... {

No-1.

HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS

Now

A NEW CODE.

Local and non-local stora siguale oodas will be introduced at Hongkong on wuly 1st, in place of the old Local Code, and the China Cosai Code

The principal change in the Looal Code in that the new signals will show the direction from which the gals-is expected, whereas the old signale showed the post- tion of the typhoon. The latter-will be indicated, as beratofors, by the non-local siguals. The new. Local Code:ía- given below:

:

DAY - BIGNALS.

Signal, Symbol.

Meaning

-Red gone—a typhoon-emists - which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong with. in 24 hours.-

1.-Black cone-Gale expected ‹ from the

North (NW to N.E.). 8.-Black cone

JAPAN

BREWERY CO. TOKYO,

AJANI BEER

SANI

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT.

COMPANY

WERY

MITSU

LEMITERS

SOLE AGENTS,

BUSSAN KAISHA TEL. No, 230 or 155,

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, August 11th.

¡Previous On Date On Date

Day st st

8 m. 2 p.m.

88

at 2 p.m.

99 78 $9,48

99,76

80

87

52

·Fast

.3

GO

North

BE

Forsa

2

2

1

b

***

Barometer... Temperature Humidity

Wind Direction...

Weather

Rain

The Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., of Hong-

kong, Lid.—Busterfield & Swire, Hongkong, China anở Japan, Agents, Telographia

Address: “TAIKOODOOK.”~~

Telephons 115.

THOS. COOK & SON.

TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARding Agents, Bankerḥ, sro,

OFFICIAL PASSENGER ÄGENTS TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.

TICKETS SUPPLIED to ALL PARTS of the WORLD si Tarif Batom. LETTERS of CREDIT and CHIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASKED, BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and fumired, at lowest eaten. Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLERS GAZETTE* containing. Ballings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World will be forwarded free on spallaation,

Tolographis addros “COUPON.”

THOS, COOK & BON, Telephone No. 594..

Hongkong Hotel Buildings, commár of Polder Strest and Den Voeux Road, HONGKONG. Abo SHANGHAI, FEKING, YOKOHAMA, MANILA.

Chief Offen:--LUDGATE QIRQUS, LONDON, EQ

Highest open-air Temperature on 10th 28

· Lowest open-air Temperature on 14th 79

Wack or

· HONGKONG TIDE TABLE

LOW WATER

From 12th to 16th Septemb

HIGH WATER,

H'kong

Mean

Time

Wed 12

Height

H'kong

Mean

Tims.

Haight!

b. m. ft. in.

b. m. ft. in

29 6 5 1 2018 8 3 4 8 Thurs 13 m 718 8 7m 0 34. 4:0 8.30 60 1001-7

08 7 123 35. 18 225 2

Fri

14 sa

8

ཀླསྐ ལྔ ༤ ཌ ཋ

Bater. 15 m 83167

Bun.

Mon.

Тиев

669

m 253–2

2 14 5 5 251 18 13 m 9. 6 67m 244 28 927a5 8 3 20.-20 17m9 378.5m 3 29 3 6 19 44.6 1 347 a 2 2 18. 10 8 6. 3.3.54 9 a

110 5 4 4 18.3 5.

inverted Gale expected from the

South.(B.E to 8,W.).

4.-Black drum.-Gale expected from the

East (N.E. to S.E). 5.Black ball-Gale, expected from the

West (NAW. to H.W.). 6.-Doublecors-Gala expected to la

CTBESO.

7. Black cross.-Wind of typhoon fores

expected (any direc tion).

Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by

three explosive bomba, fired at intervalR of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the. Harbour Office.

The signals will be lowered when in is considered that all danger is over.

The Day Signals will be displayed b the masthead of the storm signal mari on Blackhead Hill, the Barbour Of H.M.8. Tamar, Green Island signal mask, the fagstaff on the premises of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the flagstaf on-the premises of the. Standard Oil Company at Laichikok, and the Eagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyempn.

(Lamps)

NIGHT SIGNALS. 1.-White-white-white..

1-White-green-green. B.-Green-white-white. 4.-Green-green-white. 6.-White white-green. 6.-Green-green-green, 7.-Bed-grean-red.

The Night Signals will be displayet, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway; Station, on H.M.§. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office flagstad. They will hars the same signification as the day, signala.

Signal No. 7 will be sccompanied by explosive bomba as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being first published at night.

NUFFIMMENTARY WARNING,

When local signals are displayed in the Harbour Cone will be exhibited at the following stations:Gap Rock Wagian, Btanley, Aberdeen, San Ki Wan, Sai Kang, Bha Tas Kok and Tad Po to notify the fact to native math, and passing oceani vessels. -

Further details can always be givug to Goes Tosals, on demand, by signat from lighthous

The object of the code is to give at leach 24 hours warning of a gale (Force Beaufort Boale, or 40-45 m.p.b, maan velocity by Dines Anemometer) and alm warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind. Owing however, to the uncertain movementa në typhoons and to insuficient telegraphie observations, it will occasionally happen

that signal to 5 may be displaye without a gale occurring at Hongkong, or even Gap Eock, but the reverse is no likely to happen, except in the case of typhoons forming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of a located typhoon increasing ita rate of progression abnormally.

Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning. to Stand By and watch for the nat signal.

In the new non-Losal Code the approxi mate velocity of the storm centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the contr will be given in degrees of latitude and longitudo. The time at which the warg ing was issued will also be BROWS,