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THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918.

Shipping

Shipping

CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP LINÉ.

From Hongkong

8th Nov.

From Quebec

Empress of Britain Allan Line

(THE JAPAN MAIL" 8 STEAMSHIP CO.)

Monteagle

Empress of mundiara Empress of

20th Nov,

4th Dec.

Asisa___♫

9th-Des.--

18th Dec,

Empress of Britain

25th Deo.

A Fall "Stedmanis, leave Hongkong at moon. The “ EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA”- are new quadruple screw 20 knot turbine steumers, of 16,850 toas gross, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pacifio.

The direct route to Canada, United States and Europe, call- ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B,C) *

All Steamers of the Company's. Pacific and Atlantic Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.

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PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

Optional Atlantic Fort, £71.10.

" BMPRESS OF INDIA,"*

Optional Atlantic Port £65

Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car Loross Canada. These, if required, will be furnished for 46 additional; # 4

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

Destination. MARSEILLES, LONDON & AN- TWERP, vio Singapore Penang, Colombo, Suez, and Port Said

VICTORIA, B.C., ond · SEATTLE Shanghai, vie

and

Subject to Alteration

Steamers

Kashima Maru Capt, M. Yagi

Shipping HONGKONG

LOG BOOK.

The Loss of the "Volturno.

The Secretary of the Imposin

PHILIPPINES. Merchant Service Guild write

PHILIPPINES

STEAMSHIP CO

For

Sallling Date

Steamship. T.

.. Captains.

WEDNES., 19th Zafiro T. 20,000 | -~Nov, st d'light.

4000 F. S. McMuray

f Manila Mangarin.

Cebu and Iloilo.

carried.

| TUESDAY,' 18th

Hongkong, 20 ot. 1913.

· Dec., at noon.

Tamba Maru Moji, Kobe, Yok-Capt. J. Teranaka T. 12,500

Aki Maru kalohi, Yokohama

Capt. B. Kon T. 12,500

(dBy Island, Kumano Maru

Townsville

Nov. at noon.

TUES., 2nd

'WED'DAY, 19th

T. 9,600

Nov.'at noon.

י,

[ WED'DAY, 17th

T. 9,300 1 Dec, at noon

'EMPRESS OF ASIA,”” via

EMPRESS OP JAPAN,” via

SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE, Manila,

via | Nikko: Maru Thurs Capt. Takeda

and

Capt. Winckler

་་་་་་་་་

via

Kirin Maru

S'pore, Penang & Rangoon

Capt. Deguchi

T: 6,000

Inaba Maru

{

FRIDAY, 14th Nov,

ALMONTEAGLE”, ⠀⠀⠀・ Intermediate service, via Canadian "Atlantic port" £43, via Boston or New York £45. Meals and sleeping car £6 additional.

SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers; Civil Service employees, Missionaries, eto, eto. Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel by rail between Forts of call in Japan.

For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks; Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to

LAN

THOD, WICRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

Brisbane CALCUTTA

BOMBAY via Singa-

pore and Colombo. Capt. Tominaga T. 13,600 KOBE & Yokohama}

NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumano Maru ·

SATURDAY, 15th Nov.

Electrio light Fans in every cabin; competent

For Freight or Passage apply to

Sailing date.

SATURDAY.. 22nd Nov. 4 p.m. stewardesses

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Steame

Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN,

-Front

Expected on or about.

Will are on or abost Thitaroem.JAVA......1st half Nov. ....JAPAN...ist half Nov. Tjikini.JAVA.Ist half Nov......S'HAI...1st half Nov. Tipanas......SHAI...... 1st half Nov. JAVA 1st half Nov. Tillatlap.JAVA......2nd half Nov.......JAPAN...2nd half Nov. Timah!....JAVA:2nd half Nov......AVA......2nd half Nov. Tiliwong ...JAVA......2nd half Nov... S'HAI 2nd half Nov. Tibodas... JAVA.Jst half Deo. S'HAL1st half Deo. Tjimanoek...JAVA2nd half Dec...JAPAN...2nd half Dec.

The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-Indis on through B/L have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Building.

110

& Yokohama..... Capt. M. Winckler T. 9,300 119th Nov, at4 a.m.will

WEDNESDAY,"

SHANGHAI, Moji↑ Kamakura Maru

SATURDAY, and Kobe ... Capt. T. Hori *T. 12,500 115th Nov. SHANGHAI, Kobe CeyT. Naguchi T, 12,000

Ceylon Maru ...

THURSDAY, & Yokohama

18th Nov.. + Cargo only.

§ Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.

PASSENGER SEASON—1914.

FOR EUROPE.

Miyasaki Maru 16000 tona sails Wednesday 28th January.

S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tone, Capt. Ramage, will be despatched | Kitano for YOKOHAMA, KOBE and MOJI on 14th November.

S.S." C. Apcar" 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched to SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 20th November.

WESTWARD,

SIS. "A. Apcar." 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SINGAPORE PENANG & CALOUTTA on 9th November.

SIS. "Thongwa." 6,298 tons, Capt. Robins, will be despatched as above on 13th Nov.

ני

Iyo

Hirano

18000 12500 16000

11th February 25th 11th March

Katori. Kamo' Kashima

20000

25th

13

1

16000

20000

8th April. 22nd

$5

Aki

FOR AMERICA. Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons sails Tuesday Tamba

·12500 12500

27th January.

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10th February. 24th

*

The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conventences and carry a Yokohama duly qualified surgeon.

Sado

H

12500.

12500

Awa

12500

For freight or passage, apply to,

Shidzucka

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.

13

13

.12500

10th March. 24th C 7th April. 21st

Hongkong, Nov. 8th, 1913.

Agents

For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.

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T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO,

AND

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

MSTARS.. Joint Service of

THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT.CO.. LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

HONGKONG.TO CANTON. CANTON TO HONGKONG.

Saturday, 8th November.

10.00 p.m. "Honam"

5.00 p.m. "Kinshan,"

Sunday, 9th November.

10.00-p.m. "Faishan,

4.00 p.m. "Honam,

These steamers, carrying His Majesty's Mails, are the largest and fastest on the River. Special attention is drawn to the Superior

Baloon and Cabin. Electric Fan in each Cabin.

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Steamers.

For... SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU Yingchow MANILA, CEBU &-TILO-... Taming HAIPHONG....Kaifong

To Sail. 8th Nov.at m'night 11th Nov: at 4 p.m. 12th Nov, at:10 a.m, SHANGHAI .................Anhul... ......13th Nov.at 4 p.m. WEIHAIWEI & TIENTSIN Huichow-14th Nov. at noon. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU Liangchow15th Nov, at m'night

Telephone No. 375

:

se

Arising out of the Titanie dis sater, the report of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee respecting the Statutory Re gulations as to boats and life- saving appliances and other means of ensuring safety of life at sea. was issued on the 24th July of last year. This inquiry was taken in hand by the Her chant Shipping Advisory Com mittes at the special request of the Board of Trade and in deal ing with the special points in relation thereto the Committed appointed five Sub-Committee. with additional advice from out- eide sources which were known as follows:-1, Type of Oper Life Boats Sub-Committee;: 2 Wireless Telegraphy Sub-Com mittes: 3, Steamship Routes Sab Committee; 4, Home Trade Pea senger Ships Sub-Committee; 5. Statistical Information Sub-Coin- mittes. The reports of these five Sub-Committees were attached to, sad formed part of, the General Report. This torrible Volturno affair has awakened my memory. the Merchant Shipping Advisory I have referred to the report of Committee with a view to looking up the Reservation to the report of the representative of the Guild on the Committee-Captain G: N. Hampson. From this Reser vation I now quote the following extraqt:-"It has been urged as against carrying sufficient boat capacity for the whole of those on board a ship, both crew and pas

sible to provide this in the case of vessels carrying a great numa - ber of passengera, But I do not

TOYO KISEN KAISHA sangers, that it would be impor

Imperial Japanese Trans-Pacific Mail Line,

SAN FRANCISCO LINE ·

Connecting with the Western Pacifle Railway at San Francisco to think that the difficulties are so all points in the United States and Canada and with Transgreat as could not be surmounted.

Atlantic Lines to Europe.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. (Subject to alteration

Steamer

Tona Captain

"T

"

is an essential feature that the In connection with this point it Date of Sailing) danger of fire has only been 8.8. Tenyo Maru...22,000...E. Bent

Nov. 11. 8.8 Hongkong Maru...,11,000.. 8. Togo

casually mentioned and not con- .........................Nov. 28.

sidered. It is not referred to in 5.8. Shinyo Maru...22,000...H. S. Smith......Dec. 4. 8.8. Chiyo Maru ...22,000...W.W. Greene ....Dec. 32.

any way in the report: There is These steamers are equipped with Turbine Engines and Triple

not a shadow of doubt that the Sorewa.

presentregulations and appliances for extinguishing fires on mer- chant ships are miserably inade quate and inefficient. In large

All-steamers carry Japanese Government wireless telegraph and telephone and post office.

The 5.8. Nippon Maru will be despatched for San Francisco via passenger-carrying ships hâv. Manila, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu on Wednesday ing bankers fitted to carry 5th November, at noon.

thoveands of tone of coal,

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. it is clear that if a fire

in connection with the National Railway of Mexico at Manzanillo and the Tehuantepec National Railway at Salina Cruz). Only Regular Direct Service to Mexican, Chilian and Peruvian Porte Proposed Sailings From Hongkong (Subject to Alteration).

Steamers

Tons

Date of Salling Anyo Maru 18,500 Wednesday Dec., 3, Noon Kiyo Maru............................................

..17,200..... Thurs, Feb, 5, 1914 at noon. For Further Particulars as to Passage Freight, apply to

S. MORIMOTO. Agent KİNG'S BUILDING, Opposite Blake Pier.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

Mongolia

Manchuria ·

Korea

Siberia

might become a fiery furnace broke out in sich bunkers, they within a very short space of time and a holocauet, would be the reault. It is in a case of fire that beating capacity for every soul on board would be necessary, and this is a matter which requirem urgent consideration." What more grim embatantiation of this than the loss of the Volturno and the sacrifice of life it has entailed? I do not for one moment suggest any unfitness, ineficiency, or an sesworthiness in connection with the Volturno. The reputation of the owners would, in itself, for To San Francisco from Hongkong calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tobe (Via Inland Sea) Yole.

bid this. Everything will, I pre hare and Hopolata (The Paradies of the Paclic). Through Barvica vía New York in Europe.

Wireless, Submarine Signal Service, and Bilge Keels. Cuisine the steamer and the lives which

Some Features of Service:

sume, be fully and officially Electric Fans, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusements, those responsible for the safety of investigated, when no doubt

Chenan," and the 8.6. "Luchow" and "Yiqgchow" having excellent most famous caterers. MACAO TO HONGKONG.

accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans Week days at 7.30 am. & 2 p.m. Sundays, at 7.30 a.m. & 5 pm service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hong- In the State-rooms and Dining, Baloon, maintain a fast schedule

First-Class 10 London EXCURSION TO MACAO ·

Intermediate kong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo SUNDAY, 9th November.

on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern China Ports. "Sul An."-

N.B. Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for Pier st 10 o'clock every Saturday night, antig the Sunday morning sailings.. A Company's launch leaves Murray

A Telephone service has been recently installed on the Canton, Company's Steamers-Day Steamere Call No. 776. Night Steamers. Call No. 775.

*HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

S.S. "Sui Tal," Tons 1651

S.S. “Sui An," Tons 1651. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 am and 2 pm from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice]Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN," and " S.S. SANUI"

MANILA LINE.--Twin Sorew Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming" fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck eft on Taming" & "Tean." and "Tead." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric

33,000 tons, tela acri'n

$7,000.c005, twin screws, 85,000 some twin screws. 33,000 2008, Emina söræus,

Ale NILE, 11,000 BORS, CHINA, 10,300 tons, and PERSIA, 4,000 tons.

Bundays at 9 a.m. & 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok SHANGHAI LINE.-The Twin Sorew steamers." Anhui " and under Personal Supervsion of Mr. V. Moroni, one of the World's he carried will be completely

Street Wharf.

The Company's Steamship,

will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 am and return from Macao at 5 p.m.

IND.The Company will also run a steamer from Macao onenience of the transhipment at Woosung. Bunday morning at 7.80 a mand from Hongkong at 1280 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

This steamer connects with the Excursion steamer returning from Macao at 5.p m.

FARES AS USUAL

Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company

"CANTON-MACAO LINE, -S.S. Hoi-Säng 457 Tóns. Departures from Masao to Canton on Mon, Wednes., & Fri, at 9 p.m.

Departures from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thurs, & Satur,, at 4.30 p.m.

· Joint Service of

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., The China Na vigation Co., Ltd, and The Indo-China Steam :Navigation Co., Ltd.

ALSORGANTON-WUCHOWELINE,

These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avolding the incon- j

Reduced Fares: Single $45. Return $75. For Freight or Passages apply to

Telephone No. 36.

"

Hongkong 8th Nov., 1913.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agente

RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

Outward Bound.

The s.8. TAMBOV, 4441 R.T., Capt Bakanoff, is expected to arrive here on the 9th November,

Homeward Bound.

2an Francisco London, 1an Francisca

Stegle

-106 Months Return,

129

dared. Through Passangers have the Privilegs of Travelling by Rall between ports of Kobe and Return prtion of round trip tickets, as above, avaliable for "Pasige Via CFR from Vancouver Yokohama. Steamer: Mongolia......27,000 Tons, Sailing Nov., 8 at 1 p.m.

Palisogers bolding through Tickets here so pelvilege of travelling by tralo berween Rode and Yoke bass, free of charge.

Hongkong-Manila Service.

From HONGKONG, Lanya

Honghong

Nov. 25, PERSIA

*Intermediais Stammars.":

Anive Manila. Nov. 27

From MANILA.

Leave Manila.

Nov. 18 PERBIA

King's Building (opp, Blake Fier), R. C. MORTON,

Hongkong, January, 1951.

Fanzina-Facila Insomniional)

A.gva.

-Due Hongkong. Nov. 17. Teliphons No. 141

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

Hongkong-South China Coast

Ports.

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vindicated. Yet here we have. another object lesson of a grave icebergs, against which the nt- danger, apart, aball we say, from

any ship, whether she be a most precautions are necessary on liner" or an ordinary cargo where the lives on tramp board are just as precious. I have reason to believe that the Board of Trade have, for some time, had this matter under their most careful consideration; and, moreover, have called; in the aid of the Merchant Shipping Advis ory Committee with all its expert and first-hand knowledge, with

LD, the express object of ensuring

Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Eleotrio Light. Excellent Cuisine,

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN

(Oooupying 9 to 10 days.).

Steamships.

proper precautions against the awfal peril of fire at sea Of course, one knows of certain ship- ping companies who usually go for beyond official requirements where the safety of their ships is concerned. Bat there is no doubt about the necessity for a thorough revision of the cfficial require Captain Leaving. A. E. Hodgins... TUESDAY, 11th Nov., at 11 am gards coping with fires

menta se they now stand as re J. 8. Roach... | FRIDAY, 14th Nov. at 11 am hoard, and amidst all the tragedy on ship- FOR SWATOW of this case of the Volturno it

8.5. Sainam 588 Tons, and "Nanning," 569 Tons, One of the above steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 am, and the other leaver Wabhow for Cantor on the same days at 8.30am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by The SS, MOGILEFF, 6200 T.H, Capt. Kekouatoff, Hlayanga Life Comany's direct, steamere Lintan, and Sanul." These is expected to arrive here about the 17th day of Hallan....... weshels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted through- out by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin, joka

November. "Bobring Ofise byen daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am to 5 pm. For Freight, Fassage and further particulars Halmun...1JW. Evans...WEDNEB 12th Nov, at 11 am Further particulare may be obtained at the office of the

Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT

apple to

La Blake Pier. For Freight and Passage, apply

COMPANY LIMITED.

(HOTEL MANSIONS FIRST FLOOR);

Oppority the Bloko Pier,

LUKHAMANOFF.

Hongkong, 9th Nov, 1918,

Hotel Mannions Srd

Tel, No 1884,

Douglas Lapralk & Co.

General Maragoza

will perhaps quicken ablic

interest in a very vital matter,"

Oraters, Fresh, Friedorste Findon Ha