Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
From St. John N.B.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1913.
Empress of Russia
let Jan.
15th Jan,
Charter
Allan Liner
24th Jan.
14th Feb,
Monteagle
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon."
The " EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," "and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are now quadruplo screw-21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850, tons gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastest and most Juxurious on the Pacific.
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,
PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,
'EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA."
Optional Atlantic Port £65
"EMPRESS OF ASIA."
via
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," vie
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
Projected Sailings from Hongkong→→
Subject to Alteration Steamers
Destination. MARSEILLES,! LONDON & AN TWERP, via Asauta Maru Singapore, Capt. Nugao Penang, Colombo, Hitachi Maru Suez, and Port Capt. Yamuwaki Said..
VICTORIA. B.Q., and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Mojl, Kobo, Yok kalchi, and Yokohama
SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE, vin
Manila, via Canadian
* MONTBAGLE". Interniedinte service, Atlantic port £43, vin Boston or New York £45. "
Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car across Canada These, if required, will be furnished for. £6 additional.
SPECIAL RATES (First Cluss only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passengers pure basing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamore of the Pacific Mail B.S. Co., or Toyo Kison Kaisha.
Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel by rail between Ports of call in Japan..
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Rates of Freight and Passago, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
J
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
Yokohama Maru Capt. Wada Awa Maru Capt. Shimizu
Thurs-Tango Maru
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK,
Risky Work at Sea.
The Hull trawlers Imperial rul Chalcedony arrived at that port
PHILIPPINES. recently with the news of the
PHILIPPINES
Steamship T
Captains.
Sallling Date
WEDNES., 31st T. 16,000 1 Dec. at d'light
WEDNES, 14th T. 12,500 (Jan. at d'light.
TUES., 30th T. 12,500 1 Dec., at noon.
TUESDAY, 13th T. 12,500 (Jau, at noon.
(WEDNES, 14th
d'a y Island, Capt. T. Sokine T. 13,500 1 Jan. at noon. Townsville Brisbane
and
CALCUTTA via) Hakata Maru
S'pore, Penang Capt. Nomura & Rangoon
......
BOMBAY vía Singa-
pore and Colombo, J
KOBE & Yokohama}
NAGASAKI, Moji, Nikko Maru
Kobo & Yokohama Capt. Takeda, SHANGHAI, „Moji)
and Kobe...
SHANGHAI,' Kobe Kanagawa Maru
SATURDAY,
T. 12,500-127th Dec,
[WED., 14th
T. 9,600 (Jan. at 11 a.m.-
JMONDAY,
& Yokohamu... Capt. M. Machida T. 12,000 (22nd Doc.
↑ Cargo only..
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON aa914. FOR EUROPE.
Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons sails Wednesday 28th January.
Katori S.S. "A. Apcar 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 27th Dec.
5.S.Thongwa 6,298 tone, Capt. Robins, will be despatched Kamo
to YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 6th Jan.
WESTWARD.
S.S."G. Apcar," 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALOUTTA on 26th Doo.
S.S. "Dunera." 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, will be despatched as above on 30th Dec.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
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STEAMSHIP CO.
For
Sailing date.
Manila Mangarin, TUES., 23rd ..... 4000 J. Miller
Cebu and Iloilo. Rubi
Dec. 4 p.m. Manila Mangarin, FRI., 2nd 4000 F. S. McMurray Zafiro
Cabu and Iloilo. Jan. 4 p.m. Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses
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carried.
Steamship Co., Ltd.
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Passengers holding round trip tickets may rotura by any steamer of the Pacific Mail B.S. Co., Toye Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
Hongkong, 15th Dec, 1913.
saving of the West Hartlepool. steamship Oldfield Gränge and her orew of 30 by the aid of three Hull trawlers and a gun- bost. The Imperial was on her homeward voyage from Iceland when, about 90 miles from Faroe, her attention" was attracted by rookets from the disabled sleam- ship, which was out of her course and away from the track of vessels. It appeared that the Oldfield Grange had broken her rudder shaft on the voyage from West Hartlepool to Philadelphia with iron ore. The Imperial, despite terrific sena, launched a boat and got two wire hawsers | aboard. The Chalcedony arrived next and get out two boats, but both were broken, though for . tunately nobody was drowned. The third Hull trawler, the Euripides, came next, but the Oldfield Grange continued to drive before the wind and sea, and time after time the towing W 1947 on umbunthawsers parted. One of the 2nd balf Dec.. trawlers alec crashed into the ...2nd half Deo.steamship, starting rivets, and ...2nd half Deo.
the trawler began to leak badly. ...2nd half Dec.The captain was fearing that she would sink, when the gunboat came up; her captain got a wire bawser aboard, and the Prohor chuin was attached to it. The gale afterwards modera'od, and the Oldfield 'Grange was towed 85 miles to Faros, the operation taking exactly a week. Toge have gone from Liverpool to bring her back.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Summer
For Kepected on or about
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN. Tilkini...SHAI......2nd half Dear JAVA Tillatjap.JAPAN,2nd half Dec....JAVA Tjibodas......JAVA 2nd half Dec....S'HAI Tliwong 5'HAI...2nd half Dec.......JAVA Tilpanas.....JAVA 2nd half Dec...... JAPAN...2nd half Dec. Tilmanoek...JAVA ...2nd half Doc. ......S'HAI Timahl JAVA 1st half Jan. .....AVA Tjitaroem ....JANA...2nd half Jan. ....S'HAI-
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and will take oargo to all Forts in Netherlande-India on through B/L.
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building.
140 Telephone No. 375"
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...ist half Jan. ...2nd half Jan. ...2nd half Jan.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer:
Displacement
Kitano
16000
**
Iyo
12500
11th February, 25th
早安
Hirano
16000
11th March
20000
13)
**
1
25th
11
16000
Kashima
20000
8th April, 22nd
Tamba
Aki
10
Sado
FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Maru 12500 toas saile
12500 12500 12500
Tuesday
13
#7th January. 10th February. '24th
Nippon Maru* Tenyo Maru.
14
U1
Hongkong Maru.
Awa
Yokohama
Shidzuoka
12500
17
17
Kiyo Maru.
Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21 knots, Mon., 11,000 18 knots Wed., 22,000 - 21 kaots Satur, 11,000 10 knots. Tues., 17,000 - 14 knots
12500
#1
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai.
12500
For freight or passage, apply to,"
Hongkong, Dec. 18th, 1913.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents
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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO,
AND
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
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. Monday, 22nd December.
10.00 p.m. "Kinshan,"
5.00 p.m. "Fatshan,"
Tuesday, 23rd December.
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8.00 am. "Fatshan," 8.00 am. "Heungshan,'
5.00 p.m. "Kinshan.", 10.00 p.m. "Heungshan," These steamere, carrying His Majesty's Mails, are the largest and fastest on the River. Special attention is drawn to the Superior Saloon and Cabin. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
A Telephone service has been recently installed on the Canton. Company's Steamers-Day Steamers Call No 776. Night Steamers. Call No, 775.
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
10th March, 24th 7th. April, **31st
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
R
Anhui "
Chiyo Maru.
Leave Hongkong,
22nd Dec, 14th Jan. 17th Jan. 10th Feb.
Feb.
All steamers will be despatched at NOON. First Class to London £71.10. Return16 months:) £120. First Class to New York.........£60,
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£96.10,
£68.
San Francisco 245. "Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamors of the Pacific Mail 8.8 Co, or from Vancouver murs of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
vur bytes given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION
ARIES eto.
ROUND THE WORLD. Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
Paszongora muy travel by Railway batwoon ports of call in Japan free of
SOUTH AMERICAN, LINE.
V JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO,, SALINA ORUZ. CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO,
Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES... For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
S. MORIMOTO, Agent, Telephone No. 291
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KING'S BUILDINGS.
Internal Combustion Engines.
In the annual report of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1912 1013 the progress of internal combustion engines for marine work is indicated as follows:
In last year's report reference was made to the increasing em- ployment of the Diesel engine for sen-going vessels. Some of the engines of this type which were. ander construction twelve months go have been completed; others are now being fitted on board, and some are still unfinished. At the present time there are in service twelve sea-going vessels, classed with this society, which are propelled by Diesel engines, and there are twenty-five others being built under the inspection of the society's surveyork.
Amongst those which have been completed to the society's classi fication since last year's report may be mentioned the follow. logi
The Fordonian, after some pre liminary trouble with her auxili- aries, made a non-stop run of
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN twenty-six day's duration from
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
Mail Service to Australia
For
Steamers,
To Sail. MANILA.CEBU & ILOILO...Taming
23rd Doc. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI
........Llangchow.....23rd Doc. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI
......25th Dea, at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Kanchow ......7th Dec, at m'night MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Sungklang ......30th Dec. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "S.5. LINTAN "and" 8.S. SANUI ** MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chiohus," "Taming" and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fané fitted: extra staterooms on desk aft on "Taming" & "Tean."
SHANGHAI LINE The Twin Borew steamers "Chenan," and the 8.8. “Liangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow” | having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and j Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Salcon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, į leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Sunday taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Norther China Porte,
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundaya proceed Rom Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Sundaya, at 7.30 a.m. &.5 p.m. Hongkong and Canton: EXCURSION TO MACAO
N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for SUNDAY, 28th December.
the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves. Murray St. Albans i Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
Eastern ..... "Tal Shan."
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incor-Aldenham Empire... will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 am-enience of the transhipment at Woosung. Reduced Fares :---Sing'e $45. and return from Macao at 4 pm.
For Freight or Passages apply to
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
S.S. "Tai Shan." S.S. "Sui-Tal.'
HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
Sundays at 9 a.m. & 12:30 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok .Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week daya at 7.30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
量
The Company's new Steamship,
"
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday morning at 7.30 a m. and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
FARES
Saloon...Single $3.00 Return $5.00.
1st Class...Single 2.00 Return 3.00.
2nd Class...ingle 1,00 Roturn 2.00. Staterooms ---Baloon. $1.00 per person each way. 1st Class. 50 conts por person oach way.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company,
CANTON-MAUAO LINE.
S.S.Sui-An."
D'tures, from Macao to Canton on Mon., Wed., & Fri., at 9 p.m. D'tures, froma 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-Chins Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
S.S. "Salnam" 588 Tone, and "Nanning." 569 Tons, One of the above steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Comany's direct steamers Lintan, and Sanul. These vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted through- out by electricity, Electric Fan in saoh Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 :m. to 5 pm. Further partioulars may be obtained at the office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY LIMITED.
(HOTEL MANSIONS FIRST FLOOR) Opposite the Blake Ploi,
..
Return $75.
Tolephone No. 36
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents re
Hongkong 22nd Doo, 1913.
J.
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE (AUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Steamers.
C
3rd Jan. 24th Jan.
Leave Hongkong.
for Australla.
2nd Jan, at 11 a.m.
13th Fob, at 11 a.m.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
the Olyde to Quebec. This vessel is now engaged on ordinary ervice on the Great Lakes of North America and appears from the latest reports to be giving com- platesatisfaction, The Hagen made a voyage to New York and back,' but experienced some difficulty with her auxiliaries on the return voyage. In both these cases the main engines were satisfactory,
The Suscis, Pedro Christopher- sen, Siam and Annam, as well...] as the S∙landis and Christian X, previously built by Mesars. Bur meister and Wain are giving. satisfaction in their ordinary ter- vice. These builders have now in hand at Copenhagen and at Glasgow twenty-five sets of Diesel engines for fourteen vessels to be classed by Lloyd's register. It should be mentioned that with farther experience of these en-
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
gines, increased (conomy has
been effected, and the improve
ments have been such that they
have also been applied to the
older vessels. The confidence
which has been obtained as a
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG AGENCYA
Homeward Bound. My f (Odessa via usual ports of call)
The 8.8. Tambov, 4,441 R.T., Capt. Alexieff, is expected to arrive here about the 20th day of December, 1913.
The S.S. Voronej, 5,016 R.T., Capt. Oranovsky is expected to arrive here about the 29th day of December, 1913.
The 8.8. Koursk, 6,400 R.T., Capt. Padalka, le expected to arrive here about the 10th day of January, 1914.
The above three steamers will call at Beyrouth direct. The exact data of arrival will be published, after the receipt of sailing from the last port of call.
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 11th Dec 1915 “
Capt. D. A LUKHAMANOFF.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highost Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electrip Light. Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain...
Leaving. Hlayang A. E. Hodgins... TUESDAY, 23rd Dog, at 11 am. FRIDAY, 20th Des. at 11 am. J. 8. Roach Haitan
W.C. Passmore. TUESDAY, 30th Deo. at 11 am. Haiching
FOR SWATOW AND AMOY.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co's Wharf near
Blake Pier
Dougles Lapralk & Co.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Hotel Manajons, Tph No. 122
130
General Managert,
result of the successful working of the earlier vessels has led the builders to reduce the number of cylinders in the Inter designs from 8 to 6 per shaft, and at the same time to make the cylinders of such larger dimensions that a considerably higher power will be developed upon each shaft,
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