Shipping
HONGKONG
LOG BOOK,
H. A. L. Plans,
It is announced that the Eleme burg-Amerika Steamship Com.
PHILIPPINES. paay are aban 'oning Plymouth
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
PHOTpCAM
Wan
WEDNESDAY
913. DECEMBER 24
hipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
ROYAL MAIL.
Empress of Russia
STEAMSHIP, LINE.
From Hongkong.
Empress of
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
Projected Sallings from Hongkong—
Subject to Alteration
1st Jan.
10th Fab.
Monteagle Empress of
India
15th Jan.
Asia Empress of
5th Mar.
5th Feb,
Japan Empress of
19th Mar.
Destination.....
Steamers:
Russla
MARSEILLES,
LONDON & AN-
TWERP, via | Asauta Maru
Sailling Date Steamship. T.
WEDNES., 31st Zafiro WEDNES, 14th Rubi (Jan, at d'light.
Captains.
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon.
'EMPRESS OF ASIA" The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,” and are now quadruple screw 21 knot turbine stoamors, of 16,850 tone, gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pacific.
The direct route to Canada, United States and Europe, call- ing at Bhanghai, 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:","vis
Bingapore, Capt. J. Nagao T. 16,000 1 Des. nt d'light. Penang, Colombo, Hitachi Maruitat Suez, and Port Capt. Yamawaki T, 12,500
Sald
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok- kaichi,
and
PHILIPPINES
፡፡
STEAMSHIP CO
Salling date.
For
Manila,Mangarin FRI, 2nd 4000 F. S. McMurray
Cebu and Iloilo. Jan. 4 p.m. (Manila,Mangarin, MON., 12th 4000 J. Miller
1. Cebu and Iloilo. | Jan, 4 p.m. Electric light Fans in every cabin, competent stewardesses
Map Brandon carried
Passengers holding round trip tickola may return by any steamer of the Faciso Mail 8.8. Co., Toyo Kisen Kalaha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Bteamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
Yokohama
Yokohama Maru Capt. Wada Awa Maru Capt. Shimidzu. T. 12,500
T. 13,500
[TUES, 30th
Dec., at noon. TUESDAY, 13th (Jatt. at noon.
Hongkong, 24th Dec. 1913.
i
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
BYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, vis Tango Maru Manila, Thure Capt. T. Sekine day
Island, Nikko Maru Townsville 'Brisbane CALCUTTA
S'pore,
WEDNES., 14thf
and Capt. Takeda
T. 18,500
T. 9,600
Jan. at noon. WEDNES., 11th Feb. at noon,
via Canadian
"MONTEAOLE", Intermediate sorvico, Atlantic port £43, via 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 Class only) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employoos, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from. San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mail S.8. Co., or Toyo Kison Kaisha.
Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel by ral! between Ports of call in Japan.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooke, Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Flor.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE,
Regular. Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
EASTWARD.
S.S."A. Apcar." 4,450 tone, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 27th Dec.
S.S." Thongwa" 6,298 tons, Capt. Robins, will be despatched to YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 6th Jan,
WESTWARD.
S.S.G. Apcar," 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 26th Des.
& Rangoon
via) Häkälä Maru. AMAVAR STUESDAY, Penang Capt. Nomura
T. 12,500 (30th Dee.
BOMBAY via Singa-1 Rangoon Maru
{SATURDAY, pore and Colombo. Capt. Date T. 12,000 127th Dec,
Kitano Maru
THURS., 1st KOBE & Yokohama Capt. F. E. Cope T. 16,000 (Jan, at d'light NAGASAKI, Moji, Nikko Maru
Kobe & Yokohama Capt. Takeda SHANGHAI, Moji Inaba Maru
and Kobe ........} Capt. Tominaga T. 12,500 13rd Jan,**** [SATURDAY, SHANGHAI, Kobal Kirin Maru
WED., 14th
T. 9,600 Jan. at 11 am,
SATURDAY,
& Yokohama... Capt. Nakamura T. 5,000 (3rd Jan.
+ Cargo only.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON 1914 FOR EUROPE. Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons sails Wednesday 28th Kitano
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16000 12500
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11
Hirano
16000
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Eatori Kamo
20000
1
+1
∙16000
*
Kashima
20000
Aki
13500 12500
FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons sails Tamba
Tuesday
11
12500
#
12500
"
12500
12600
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
5.S. "Dunera, 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, will be despatched Sado as above on 30th Dec.
',,
Yokohama The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for Awa passengers and are fitted with all modern' conveniences and carry a Shidzuoka duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, Dec. 18th, 1913.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agente
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. Wednesday, 24th December.
10.00 p.m. “Fatshan,"
5.00 p.m. "Heungshan," Thursday, 25th December.
- 5.00 p.m. "Fatshan,"
8.00 a.m. "Heungshan," 8.00 a.m. "Kinshan," 10.00 p.m. "Kinshan," Those steamers, carrying His Majesty's Malls, are the largest and fastest on the River. Special attention is drawn to the Superior Baloon and Cabin.. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
S.S."Sul-Tal."
A Telephone service has been recently installed on the Canton, Company's Steamers-Day Steamers Call No 776. Night Steamers, Call No. 775...
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
S.S. "Tai Shan.“ 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 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. ·
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
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11th 25th
January February.
11th March
25th
8th April, 22nd
2th January.
24th
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between
and JAPAN JAVA, CHINA
Forth leave on or she
as a port of call for their express steamere from New York, and that under the new arrangement Cher- |bourg will be the first port of call on the return journeye from the United States, and then Scathamp- ton and Hamburg.
Vesicl In Distress,
About eight miles away from Penang while the Jin Ho was coming into port from Asahan, she noticed a vessel with a white gail and on approaching her Capt. Dyason, the skipper, noticed that she was flying a distress signal Baking to be towed into Penang Harbour, The Jin Ho went alongside the vessel in distresa and volunteered to tow her into | the harbour, She is a motor- vessel named Mascot, bound for Batavia from Rangoon, under the ocmmand of Captain Pithie. The akipper of the Mascot informed Usptain Dysson that his vessel was short of provisions and re-
pilot and a tug to tow her into port. The Mascot was making for the harbour under sail by latest advices.ud
Tiikini .........S'HAI...... 2nd half Deo.JAVA...2nd balf Dec.quested Captain Dyason to saka Tillatjap...JAPAN ...2nd half Des. JAVA...2nd half Dec. Tibodas......JAVA...2nd half Doc... HAI 2nd half Dec. Tillwong ...S'HAI...2nd half Dec.......JAVA...2nd half Deo, Tipanas.JAVA...2nd half Dear......JAPAN...2nd half Deo. Timanoek...JAVA 2nd half Dec.......S'HAI...lat half Jan, Timahl JAVA 1st half Jan.....JAVA:2nd half Jan. Thitaroem.JANA...2nd half Jan. ......S'HAI...2nd half Jan.
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 Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 375
York Building.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
i
SAN FRANCISCO LINEARMENIAN VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA,
JAPAN AND HONOLULU. *
Bailings from Eongkong Subject to change without notice::
Leave Hongkong.
• Steamer.
10th February.
Nippon Maru
Tenyo Maru
10th March.
Hongkong Maru.
24th
Shinyo Maru.
7th April. 21st
T. KUSULOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
- SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION........
For
Stoamore.
To Bail.
Displacement
Tons & Speed 11,000-18 knots, Wed., 22,000 21 knota Batur.,
14th Jan. 17th Jan. 10th Feb. 13th Feb.
Wireless for a Cutter. Another ada
addition has been made to the wireless feet of the Philippine Islands. This addition is the trim and now revenge outter. Gilbert, which was built in Hongkong, which will be placed in the service in southern waters.
The customs authorities
are to be congratulated on their enterprise for that it will prove invaluable is beyond doubt. With the modern installation, the Gilbert will be able to keep in Lonch with any of the porta of the Philippines, for messages can be sent and received at a distance, of 300 miles in the daytime, while double the dis tance can be negotiated at night, Work on the installation of the wireless apparatus on the cutter was completed on Saturday and the actual working test made on Sunday. This is the first of the new Marconi quench sperk aro
11,000 -10 knots Tues., 22,000-21 knots Fri., via Manila. Omitting Shanghai wal
with All steamers will be despatched at NOON.. First Class to London.£71.10. Retura(6 months) £120.::. First Class to New York........£60 £96.10.
an Francisco £45.£68. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tokots have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., or from sets which have been doing such Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
excellent work in the United
Stater, and over
over $100,000 worth of apparatus has been ordered
Special Rates given to MAYAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ARIES etc.
"ROUND THE WORLD' Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Ballway, web, A
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of by the navy department from the
chargo.
HARDSOUTH AMERICAN LINE. V
Via JAFAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO,
Thence by TRANB-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
SWATOW AMOY, AND
SHANGHAI Chanchow.....25th Deo, at d'uight SHANGHAI .................................Huichow.............. 25th Dec, at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Kanchow 27th Dec. at m'night Telephone No. 291 MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO...Sungklang ... 30th Doc, at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI......
1st Jan, at 4 pm...
Luchow
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.8. LINTAN " and " 8.8. SANUI **· MANILA LINE -Twin Screw Steamere "Chinbua," "Taming” and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; oxtra staterooms on deck aft on "Tamlag" & "Teas."
SHANGHAI LINE,-The Twin Scrow steamers "Anhui " Chenan," and the 8.8. Liangchow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern China Ports, and
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed Bom
Weak days at 7:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays, at 7.30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai,
EXCURSION TO MAÇÃO
SUNDAY, 28th December..
The Company's new Steamship,
"Tal Shan."
will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 am and return from Macao at 4 p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macso on Sunday morning at 7.30 am. and from Hongkong at 12 30p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
FARES:
Baloon...Single $3.00 Return $5.00,
1st Class...Bingle 2.00 Return 3,00. 2nd Clam...Bingle 1.00 Return 2.00. Staterooms:-Satoos. $1.00 per person each way, 1st Class. 50 cents per person Bach ways he died
Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company,
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
S.S.“ Sui-An."
Dtures, from Macao to Canton on Mon, Wed., & Fri, at 9 p.m. D'turoa, from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thurs, & Satur., at 4.30 p.m.
Joint Service of LOR Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., The China Na- vigation Co., Ltd., and The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
Marconi company, which alone
is sufficient guarantee of the SALINA efficiency of the new system." A departure has been, made by Marconi in the construction of this latest set, this addition being an oscillation transformer which permite a very fine adjustment of the wave lengths to be used. Start
S. MORIMOTO," Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN ingin with 100 volts the out
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED
Mail Service to australia
via Manila.
rent of 1,000 alternations is step- ped up through a resonance power ransformer to 12,500 volte, which charges the condensers. Upon the depression of the key, which has a reactance coil norose, it to prevent arcing, the discharge. takes place in the quench gop, noiselessly and not at all like the old spark that hissed and orackled. With the quench gap there is no attendant noise, and the note it produces is of a high and clear tone having a greater penetrating power than any other known kind. End Jan. at 11 am. of spark. The receiving apparatus Pardes y comprises a three circuit Marconi 13th Fob, at 11a.m. receiver. These receivers are used.
MAIL SCHEDULE <SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
Arrive Hongkong, from Australia,
Steamers.
Hongkong and Canton,meinde el forn geboren womaiya
N.B. Pacdengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for St. Albans the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Eastern Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night, on the wa habang These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the enience of the transhipment at Woosung,
Reduced Fares .—Single
For Freight or Passages appAh 225helualo
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong 24th Deo., 1913.
Return $75,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agente
Aldenham azīstie incon-Empire...uriministr
3rd Jan 24th Jan,
Leave Hongkong
for Australia
The above Steams are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en on all the great trans-Atlantio suring a Plentiful supply of Ioo, French Provisions, eto, and are liners, the ill-fated Titanic being lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric equipped with one of these eats.. Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulare, apply today AAL
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, then propte
HONGKONG: AGENCY.
Homeward Bound.
(Odenna via usual ports of call.)
S.S." Salnam" 598 Tons, and *Nanning," 569 Tone.
The 8.8. Tambov, 4,441 RT. Capt. Alexieff, is expected to One of the above steamers leaves Canton for Wuobow every arrive here about the 20th day of December, 1913, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 am, and the other leaves The 6.8. Vorone), 5,610 R.T., Capt. Oranovsky, is expected to Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8,30 a.m. › Round trips take arrive here about the 29th day of December, 1913.00 about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa-by
** The 8.8. Köursk, 6,400 R.T., Capt. Padalks, is expected to arrive the Comany's direct steamers Lintan, and Sanui. These here about the 10th day of January, 1914. vessels have superior Cabin adcommodation and are lighted through- out by electricity, Electric Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Oilde open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further partoulars may be obtained at the oTice of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY LIMITED.
(HOTEL MANSIONS FIRST FLOOR).
Opporite the Blake Pige
S
The above thres steamers will call at Beyrouth direct.
The exact date of arrival will be published after the receipt
of sailing from the last port of calle
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
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Highest (lass, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light Excellent Cuisine, copyit dhe
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
VENTE LOaving Captain
_______ | FRIDAY |___ 26th Dec, at 11 Roach W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 30th Deo, at 11 am. A. Hodgins... FRIDAY, 2nd Jan. at 11 am.
FOR SWATOW AND
Steamships.
Hlayang
J.
1970 Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier.g For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglis Lapralk & Co,
General Managers,
Capt DA LUKHAMANOFF,
Hotel Mansions Tol No. 1224.
Hongkong, lith Dorų, 1913, -
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Me. C. Christenson, who has been stationed in the islands for the past caveral months as the wireless engineer of the Marconi wireless telegraph company, wes in charge of the installation, while Mesers, Erlanger and Galinger, agents for Marooni people, [received: the award after the pre- sentation of specifications and tender. Captain Geddes, who is the oldest coa captain in the service of the bureau of customs, is the master of the Gilbert while: Mr.. C. B. Paddison, who has seen a number of years service as chief engineer in the islands and is donsidered one of the best men available, is the chief engineer of the outter,
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewol Findon Haddocks, Kippere &o.
ALEXANDRA CAFE
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