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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913,

Shipping

Shipping

CANADIAN PACIFIC

PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP LINE.

From Hongkong_

1st Jan.

Empress of

Russia Monteagle Empress of

India

Empress of

19th Feb,

Asia

Empress of

15th Jan.

5th Mar

"5th Feb.

Japan Empress of

19th Mar..

All Steamships leave

Russia longkang at deen.

The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are now quadruplo sorow 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tona gross, 30,625 displacemont, the finest, fastest and most luxurious 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 Floete 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 "MONTBAGLE".

"EMPRESS OF ASIA.'

Via

EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via.

|

(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)

Projected Sailings from Hongkong

Shipping HONGKONG

LOG BOOK.

Sold.

The ste: mer Baron 'Lovat, of ..rdrossau, hoa sold to Estern

PHILIPPINES. Layers for about £11,250 She

is of 1,752 tons gross and 1,078| toon net register, and was built

STEAMSHIP CO. Sunderland in 1893, with di- mensione 260k. by 37.1ft by Sailing date.16.7ft.

PHILIPPINES

Destination.

Subject to Alteration Steamers

MARSEILLES, 1

TWERP,via Asauta Maru Singaporo, Capt. J. Nago T. 16,000 Penang, Colombo, f Hitachi Maru' Suez, and Port Capt. Yenawski T. 12,500 Said

1

Sallling Date Steamship.' T.

WEDNES., 31st Zafiro... 4000 F. S. McMurray Dec. at d'light." WEDNES., 14th Jan. at d'light.

Captains.

For

LONDON & AN-

B.C.,1

VICTORIA,

and SEATTLE Shanghai, vin Moji, Kobe, Yok kaichi, Yokohama

Manila, Intermediate, service via Canadian Allantio port £43, via Boston or New York £45.

Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car across Canada Those, if required, will be furnished for £6 additional:

SPECIAL RATES) (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionarios, etc, etc. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the stoamers of the Pacífio Mail S.S..Co, or Toyo Kisen Kaisha.

Local and through passengers may, if dosired, travol by rail between Ports of call in Japan.

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

D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Cornor of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pler.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,

EASTWARD.

S.S. "A. Apcar." 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 30th Dec.

S.S."Thongwa 6,293 tons, Capt. Robins, will be despatched to YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 6th Jan,

WESTWARD.

S.S. "G. Apcar," 4,600 tone, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 30th Deo.

5.S. "Dunera," 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, will be despatched as above on 2nd Jan...

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

and

Yokohama Maru Capt. Wada Awa Maru Capt. Shimizu

JTUES., 30th T. 12,500 Dec., at noon.

(TUESDAY, 13th T. 12,500 (Jan. at noon.

Tango Maru Capt. T. Sekine Nikko Maru Capt. Takeda.

SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE. vin

Thurs day "Island, Townsville and Brisbane CALCUTTA via Hakata Maru S'pore, Penang Capt. Nomura & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singu-) Rangoon Maru

pore and Colombo.f Capt. Dato KOBE & Yokohama NAGASAKI, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama SHANGHAI, Moji

and Kobo SHANGHAI, Kobe & Yokohama ...

Cargo only..

Rubi

(Manila,Mangarin, FRI., 2nd and loo. Jan. 6 pr

L Manila,Mangarin," MON., 12th 4000 J. Miller

Cebu and Iloilo. Jan. 4 p.m. Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses carried..

Passengers holding round trip tiokota may return by any steamer of the Faoife Mail 9.8. Co., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co., Ltd

For Freight or Passage apply to

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

Hongkong, 24th Dec. 1913.

(WEDNES, 14th JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

T. 13,500 Jan. at noon..

WEDNES., 11th T. 9,600.1 Feb. at noon.

{TUESDAY, T. 12,500 (30th Dec,

SATURDAY,. T. 12,000 127th CD01 Kitano Maru

THURS., 1st Capt., F. &. Cópe T. 16,000 (Jan. at d'light Nikko Maru.

[WED., 14th Capt. Takeda T. 9,600 Jan. at 11 am.

: JSATURDAY, Inaba Maru Capt. Tominaga T. 12,500 (3id Jan.)

JSATURDAY, Kirin Máru Capt. Nakamura T. 5,000 13rd Jan.

Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.

PASSENGER SEASON 1914.

FOR EUROPE.

Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons sails Wednesday Kitano

Iyo

"

Hirano

16000 12500 '16000 11

D

2

11

Katori

20000

*

**

Kamo

11

Kashima

*

16000 20000

H

28th January. 11th February. 25th

11th March.

25th

8th April. 22nd.

Tuesday

27th January,

FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Mara 12500 tons saits Tamba

12500

*

Aki.

12500

13

Sado

12500

F

Yokohama, Awa Shidzuoka-

12500

"

12300

12500

For freight or passage, apply to.

Hongkong, Dec. 27th, 1813.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.

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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO,

AND

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

21.

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, 27th December.

10.00 p.m. "Fatshan,"

5.00 p.m. Heungshan,"

Sunday, 28th December,

10.00 p.m. "Heungshan,*** 4.00 p.m. Fatshan,"

These steamers, carrying His Majesty's Malls, 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 Steamere Call No. 776. Night Steamers, Call No. 775.

For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.

10th February, 24th

Scammer

Trom

LIJN.

Steamer Damaged.

The Russian steamer Australia, while going alongside at Vladi- vaatok on November 10, struck the pier and sustained consider- able damage to her bows. After being temporarily repaired, the vessel was enabled to aait. A claim for 2,000-Roubles has bean made for damage to the pier.

N.Y.K. Boats.

The new N.Y.K. steamer Tokushima Mara, 6,000 tons, which arrived in Japan recently, will be placed on the new Ant- werp cargo service, calling at Dairen. She leaves on her maiden voyage early in January and will be followed by the Tottori Mara which has also been constructed in Great Britain.

Newchwang Closed. Newchwang river closed on November 20, the last vessel to

itegular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN..

clado bost For.... Wil avec about Tipanas....JAVA.2ad half Dec. JAPAN 2nd half Dec. Tjimanoek...JAVA...2nd half Dec......S'BAI...lat half Jan. Tilbodas......SHAI....1st half Jan.......JAVA ...1st half Jan. Tilmah!......JAVA...2nd half Jan. ..............AVA ...Zad half Jan. Tjitaroem.JANA ....2nd half Jan"......S'HAI....2nd half Jan. Tillwong .JAVA 1st half-Feb. JAPAN...lat half Feb. Tilatjap.....JAVA ...1st half Fob.......JAPAN...1st half Feb. Tjikini .........JAVA...2nd half Feb.......SHAI...2nd half Feb.leave the port being th Japan- The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and ece steamer Sekkai Mara. The have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and river was then full of ice floes will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L. and it was expected that it would

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

shortly be blocked. It was anti- JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. cipated that the Tientsin river Telephone No. 375

York Building.

would be closed on December 7 10

as the banks were becoming frozen and masses of ice were Boating up and down the stream.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU.

Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.

Steamer.

Displacement

Nippon Maru»

Tons & Speed 11,000 18 knots

Leave Hongkong.

Tenyo Maru.

22,000 - 21 knots

Wed., Satur,,

10th March.

Hongkong Maru.

24th

Shinyo Maru.

11,000 – 10 knots 22,000 - 21 knots Fri.,

Tues.,

14th Jan. 17th Jan. 10th Feb. 13th Feb.

7th April.

vio Manila. Omitting Shanghai.

21st

RUNEMY TO. Manage

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Steamers.

"To Sail. 27th Dec, at m'night 30th Dec. at noon

For SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU... Kanchow SHANGHAI..........................................................Shaohsing MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Sungklang....30th Dec, at 4 p.m. PAKHOI & HAIPHONG......Kaifong SHANGHAI SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan SHANGHAI..

Luchow

...31st Dec. at 10 a.m.

1st Jan. at 4 p.m. 3rd Jan.. at m'night:

All steamers will be despatched at NOON.

J

New Firefloat. An

The trials took place at Han- kow on December 4 of a steel steam firefloat built by the Yang. teo Engineering Works to the order of the Wuchang Fire De- partment. The vessel is 63f long, 12ft, beam and 6ft. in depth and is fitted with engines giving |her a speed of 101⁄2 knots and a Greenwich firepump capable of delivering 1,500 gallons of water

First Class to London.£71.10. Return(6 months) £120 per minute which, by means of a

First Class to New York.........£60.

+1

31

£96.10

£68. San Francisco' £45, ** "Passatyore purchasing "Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.5. Co., or«from Vancouver by ateamors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

Special Ratas given to NAVAL A MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ARIES etc.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of

charge.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA 'ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE und VALPARAIBO,

Thongo, by TRANG-ANDEAN ROUTE 1. BUENOS AIRES.. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight; apply to

S. MORIMOTO, Agent.

·KING'S BUILDINGS,

Telephone No. 291

Liangchow..... 6th Jan, at 4pm. THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED

Mail Service to Australis

DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "S.S. LINTAN " and " 9.8, SANUL ” MANILA LINE Twin Screw Steamers" Chinhua," "Taming": and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; elsotrio fans fitted; oxtra staterooms on dock aft on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Sorow steamers "Anhul ” "Chenan," and the S.S. "Liangchow,” “Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric 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 Yangtsze and Northern China Ports.

The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed Rom Sundaya, at 7.30 a.m. & 5. p. Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai,

St. Alban's Hongkong and Canton.

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

Empire

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE. S.S." Sui-Tal."

S.S. "Tal Shan." HONGKONG TO MACÃO. 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

Week days at 7.30 a.m. & 2 p.m.

MACAO TO HONGKONG... EXCURSION TO MAČÃO 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 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...Biugle $3.00. Return $5.00.

fat Cinss...Single 200 Return 3,00, 2nd Class...Single 1.00 Return 2,00. Staterooms:-Baloon, $1.00 per person cach way. 1st Class 50 cents per person each way...

Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company.

CANTON-MACAO LINE,

5.5. "Sui-An.".

D'tursa. from Masao to Canton on Mon., Wed., & Fri., at 9 p.m. Dtures. from Canton to Macao on Tues., Thurs. & Batur., at 4.30 p.m.

Joint Bérvice of "WATAN

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

S.S." Sainam 588 Tons, and "Nanning," 569 Tons. One of the abovo 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 9.30a.m. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Comany's direct steamers "Lintan," and "Sanul. vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted through- out by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin,

These

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.ra. Further particulars may be obtained at the office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY LIMITED.

HOTEL MANSIONS FIRST FLOOR).

Oppelte the Blake Pier;

These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- enience of the trapshipment at Woosung.

Reduced Fares -Single $40.

Katurn $75,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

For Freight or Passagos apply to

Telephone No. 36

Hongkong 27th Dec., 1913...

Agente

RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

HONGKONG AGENCY

Homeward Bound.

(Odossa via usual ports of call.)"

The 8.8. Tambov, 4.441 R.T., Capt. Alexioff, is expected arrive here about the 20th day of December, 1913.

to

The 8.8. Vorone), 5.616 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. Padalks, le expected to arrive here about the 10th day of January, 1914.

The above three stoomers will call at Beyrouth direct, The exact date of arrival will be published after the receipt of sailing from the last port or call.

For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 11th Dec., 1919

Capt. D. A. LUKHAMANOFF.

Hotel Mannicar, Tol Ng, 1844,

via Manila.

MAIL SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

Rteamers.

3rd Jan. 24th Jan,

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

2nd Jan. at 11a.m.

13th Feb. at 11a.m. The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co." Agosta

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

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

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOCOHOW RETURN.

(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) M Steamships, Captain

Maps Leaving. "Halching... W. C. Pasamore. TUESDAY, 30th Dec. at 11 am Hlayang AE Hodgins... FRIDAY 2nd Jan, at 11 am Hailan

| J. 9. Roach ...........Í TUESDAY, 6th Jan, at 11 am. Calling at Amoy for passengers only.

FOR SWATOW AND AMOTIO Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near'

*Blake Plor For Freight and Passage, apply to,

Douglas Lapraik & Co,

General Manager,

monitor, can throw a two-inch stream to a height of 170 feet.

"Vancouver, Extension..

A contract has been "entered into by, Messrs. J. and G. White, the eminent British harbour en gineers, for a scheme of harbour. extension in Vancouver involving. no less a sum thau about £5,000,-* 000. It is intended to provide twenty-five miles of dockage at Lulu and Sea Islands and many miles for industrial sites and railway terminals. The Govern inent will control dockage rates and have the right to purchase the works at an arbitrated yolue,

New B. I. Steamers. The British India Steam Na- vigation Company has placed contracts with Mesara, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend - on - Tyne, for three steamers, each, about 445ft, in length. Including these, Measra, hardson and Mesere. Barclay, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Rio.

Curle & Co, are said to have now between them eight vessels for the British Indis fleet. The three which have just been ordered are to be laid down at Wallsend,

Chinese Steamship Co. The Minister of Communication has proposed, says the Peking Gazette, to start a big steamship company in order to develop the navigation of the country, and the following are his proposals: (1) The capital shall be 850,000,- 000, and the enterprise shall be

officials, and

merchants. Two-fifths of the capital will be raised by the Government and the merchants, but the rest will be raised among the Chinese residing abroad and rich Chinese in the interior, (2) Between thirty and forty steamers will be bought. (8) The name of the company shall be Ohina Mail Steamer Company, and no divide ends will be given to the official

shares,

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewer Findon Haddocks, Kippere &co

ALEXANDRA CAFET