Shipping
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1914,
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
Monteagle Empress of
India Empress of Asia
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
15th Jan.
Empress of Japan Empres's of
5th Mar.
5th Feb.
19th Mar.
19th Feb.
Russia Empress of India
2nd April.
All Steamships leave Hongkong at zur D. The" EMPRESS OF RUSS A," and " EMPRESS OF ASIA". aro new quadruple screw 21 knot turbino ateamers, of 16,85D tons gross, 30,625 dieplacement, 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, Yokohams and Victoria, B.C.
All Stoamore of tho Company's Pacific and Atlantic-Floate are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus."
PASSAGE RATES, BONGKONG TO LONDON,
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA."
Optional Atlantic Port-£65
"MONTEAGLE":
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL, STEAMSULP CO.)
Projected Sailings from Hongkong
MARSEILLES,'
LONDON & AN-
Bubject to Alteration Steamers
TWERP, via Hitachi Maru Singapore, Capt. Sato Penang, Colombo, Miyazaki Maru Suez, and Port | Capt. Soyeda Sald
VICTORIA. B.C.,
Shipping
HONGKONG
PHILIPPINES.
PHILIPPINES
Sailling Date Steamship, T.
Captains.
T. 12,500
T. 16,000
(THURS., 15th Rubl
Jan. at noon. WEDNES., 28th | Zafiro Jan. at d'light.
...... 4000 J. Miller
1
and SEATTLE Awa Maru
TUESDAY, 13th Shanghai, Via Moji, Kobe, Yok-Capt. Shimizu T. 12,500 (Jan. at noon.
Shidzuoka Maru
TUES., 27th Capt. Irizawa T. 12,500 Jan., at noon.
aud
kalchi,
"EMPRESS OF ASIA."
vio
Yokohama
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," vis
SYDNEY & MEL-
Thurs- Capt. T. Sekine day
Island. Nikko Maru Townsville and Capt. Takeda Brisbane ......... CALCUTTA vin Tosa Maru
S'pore, Ponang
BOURNE, via Tango Maru Manila,
T13,500
WEDNES., 14th Jan, at noon.
T. 9,600
WEDNES, 11th. Feb, at noon.
(MONDAY,
Intermediate service, via Canadian 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 employees, Missionarios, oto', 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.S. Co., or Toyo Kisen 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 Passage, apply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposito Blake Pior.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO.,
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
LTD.
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
WESTWARD.
& Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa-1 Penang Maru
pore and Colombo. Capt. Murazumi KOBE & Yokohama Iyo Maru
Capt. Hirose NAGASAKI, Moji, Nikko Maru
Kobe & Yokohama Capt. Takeda SHANGHAI, Mojil Bombay Maru and Kobe ..........] Capt. Tozawa SHANGHAI, Kobel Sanuki Maru & Yokohama...... 'Capt. Deguchi
Cargo only.
T. 12,000 (12th Jan.
TW
(WEDNESDAY, T. 8,000 (21st Jan,
(THURS., 15th T. 12,500 (Jan. at 112 m.
(WED., 14th
T. 9,600 (Jan. at 11 am...
JTUESDAY,
T. 5,000 27th Jan.
[FRIDAY,
T. 12,500 116th Jan.
Fitted with now system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON 1914.
FOR EUROPE. Miyasaki Maru 16000 tons sails Wednesday 28th Kitano
16000
EASTWARD,
Iyo
12500
S.S." Dilwara 5,378 tons, Capt. Ramago, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 1st Feb.
S.S. Torilla." 5,203 tone. Capt. Swanson, will be despatched Hirano for SHANGHAI KOBE & MOJI on 28th Jan.
"
19 16000
"
Katóri
**
S.S. "A. Apcar," 4,447 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched as above on 20th Jan.
12500
11
20000 Kamo
16000 Kashima
20000:-
FOR AMERICA Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tone sails Tuesday Tamba
#
11
"
Aki
12500
H
D
Sado
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry à tuly qualified surgeon.
12500
14
**
**
Yokohama
12500
11
+
Awa Shidzuoka
H
12500 12500
For freight or passage, apply to,
1
Hongkong, Jan. 7th, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO.. LTD. Agonts
17
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3,,Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Street, MANILA: Manila Hotel.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED
Chiof Office -LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH.
Deutsche Dampfsobiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA."
EAST ASIATIC SERVICE.
Regurar Sailing from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES via STRAITS and COLOMBO,
70
Marseilles, Havre. Bremen and Hamburg and New York,
스
And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B,C.) and Portland (Or.)
Carlos Cargo at Throngle rates to all European North Continental and British Parts, also Trieste Lisbon, Oporto, Genos, sad other Medigranean Levantine, Bick Balle Sas and Port, and all North and South American Parts,
Next Sailings from Hongkong : "OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohamo!
Belgravia.......13th Jan. 1 O.J.D. Ahlers...... 14th Jan. ..28th Jan. Spezia Saxonia............IKO 18. 4th Feb. Scandia ....... 14th Feb.
Hoerde........... 28th Feb, Baden ....................................10th Mar Sudmark........ Brisgavla..
HOMEWARD.
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
January. 11th February. 25th 11th March.
25th
8th April. 22nd
27th January.
10th February. 24th
carried.
... 4000 F. S. MoMurray
|
STEAMSHIP CO.
For
Sa ling date.
Manila,Mangarin, TUES., 13th Cobu and Ilolto, Jan. 4 p.m.
Jan. 4 p.m.
Manila, Mangarin, THURS. 22nd
Cebu and Iloilo.
Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses Fussengers balding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Pacifo Mall 3.S. Oc., Toye Kison Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australia Steamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passage apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
Hongkong, 10th Jan, 1914..
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
Steamer
LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
From
Expected on or about
Por
Will leave du me about Tjlbodas......S'HAI...1st half Jan. ......JAVA ...1st half Jan, ...2nd half Jan. Tilmahi.....JAVA...2nd half Jan......JAVA Tipanas... JAPAN...2nd half Jan. ......JAVA ...2nd half Jan, Tjimanoek...SHAI...2nd half Jan. ......JAVA...2nd half Jan. JAVĀ ...2nd half Jan. ......S'HAI...2nd half Jan. Tikaroem TJiwong.JAVA 1st half Feb.......JAPAN...1st half Feb. Tilatjap.JAVA 1st half Feb......JAPAN...1st half Feb. Tilkini.JAVA 2nd half Fob.......S'HAI...2nd half Feb.
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.
York Building.
115
Telephone No. 375
....
LOG BOOK.
Dread Secret of the Volturno.
Memories of a great cca n tragody--the turning of the Vol- turno in mid- Altantio while on a voyage from, Amsterdam to Hali fax, Nova Scotia, the rescue of 521-** passengers and crew by a namber
liners who, in response to wire- less messages, came to her assist- nce, and the loss of 133 passengers and crew, mainly in vain endeavours to get away in boats from the blazing vessel
were revived recently when the Board of Trade inquiry
into the disaster was held of Jaxton Hall, Lindon. The in- uiry is being held by the Earl of Dysartas Wreok Commissioner, tsaisted by nautical assessors. Telling the story of the disaster for the Board of Trade, Mr. K. B. D. Acland said the Volturno, which was owned by the Canadian Northern, Steamebip Company, Aud ohartered to the Uranium. Steamship Company, loft Rotter Jam on October 5 with 661 passengers and a crew of 93. Four days later, when the ship was being buffeted by a heary Atlantic gale, a fire broke out, Chirty of the crew and 103 of the passengers perished. The ship carried life-saving apparatus in excess of requirements. Her 19. boats were capable of carrying 809 people, or 150 more than sore actually on the vessel. Each one of these boty had apparatus for spreading oil on the water. Describing the cargo, counsel said that in No.: 1 hold there were Btowed drums and barrels of various chemicals and oils. Above that were rage, above these peat moss, and above that straw-covered
TOYO KISEN KAISHA bottles. In the second hold there
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA,
HONOLULU. JAPAN AND
Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Nippon Maru*
Displacement
Tona & Speed
Leave Hongkong.
Tenyo Maru.
10th March. 24th 7th April. 21st
Hongkong Maru.
Shinyo Maru.
11,000 - 18 knots Wed., 22,000 - 21 kaots Satur., 11,000 10 knots Tues., 22,000-21 knots Fri.,
14th Jun. 17th Jan. 10th Feb. 13th Feb.
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai.
$1
T. KUAUY TO, Minger.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO · ALTERATION.
For
Steamers. Shansi
SHANGHAI HAIPHONG MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean [SHANGHAI
...Luchow SHANGHAI & TSINOTAU... Kanchow
| MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Sungklang
SHANGHAI
Anhui
...
noon
To Sail. 13th Jan, at. ......14th Jan, at 10a.m. ......14th Jan, at 4 p.m. ......15th Jan. at 4 p.m. ......17th Jan. at m'night
20th Jan. at 4 p.m. ...... 22nd Jan. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, "S.S. LINTAN " and " 8.8, SANUI” MANILA LINE Twin Scrow Stoamore "Chinhua," "Taming" and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Sorow steamers Anhui " Chenan," and the 8.8. "Llangefow," "Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electrio 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 Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there, on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton.
All steamers will be despatched at NOON. First Class to London......£71.10. Return (6 months:) £120. First Class to New York...............£60.
San Francisco.£45,
£96.10 £68.
"Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.9. Co., or from Vancouvor by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Special Rates given to MAYAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Hailway between ports of call in Japan free of
ARIES etc.
charge.
Kiyo Maru.
SOUTH AMERICAN · LINE.
17,000 74.knots
Tues., 3rd Feb.
was coal, and in the upper part barrels of wine, rage, and on top peat moss and, straw-covered bottles. Altogether, in both holds there were 490 cases of straw- covered bottles, 60 cases of straw mate, 1,189 boxes of peat moss, besides a large quantity of wine and spirits. At 6-40 a.m. on Oct. U a deck-boy reported the fire ; at 6.50 the captain was informed. Within five minutes from that ime flames came out of the hatch, and three sailors and a boy in the forecattle were cut off. They were burned to death, AllI the firemen came up from below, but the third engineer got them lown again, and, said counsel, "I am bound to say at once that was do shirking on the part of the firemen and the engine-room staff who stuck to their work night and day." All through the night, before the arrival of the rescue
V JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA ships in answer to the wireless
CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO,
Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Purticulars na to Passage & Froight, apply to
S. MORIMOTO, Agent,
KING'S BUILDINGS,
Telephone No. 291
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED: Mail Service to Australia
via Manila.
MAIL ECHEDULE
calls, and while £ames 30 to 40 feat high were leaping from the burning hold, Captain Toch knew that the ship was liable to sink at any moment for the plates were giving way. "One hardly likes to contemplate what the captain must have gone through at that time." said counsel. "Throughout the night he, the chief engineer, and a couple of sailors were making rafte in order that if what he considered the inevitable happened, there might be some pieces of wood for some of the passengers, some of the womon and the orew to floaton until they Leave Hongkong could be picked up.", Mr. Acland
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
Steamers.
Aldenham N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for Empire. the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray St. Albans Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night,
Eastern......................é.
These steamere land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon- enience of the transhipment at Woosung," Reduced Fares --Sing'o $99.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephono No. 36
Hongkong 12th Jan, 1914:
Return $75.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
14th Jan: 31st Jan, 21st Feb. 14th-Mar.
for Australia.
30th Jan. at 10 s. m 27th Feb. at 20th Mar.at 9th April at
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 Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
Agents,
I
went on to describɔ the desperate work of the captain and crew. Caption Tack fought the flames from 7am, until 3 pm., and his eyes then became so bad that he had to receive, medical siteation. Then he returned to the fight, with the result that after the rescues, when he was on board another ship, he was practically blind for some time, Connsol pratee the devotion to duty of the Marconi operator." Right to the very end,” said Mr. Acland, "following the traditions of the
19th Mar RUSSIAN Volunteer fleET. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, service, he remained at his post
25th Mar,
For Marseilles, & H'burg;
Andalusia 8th Feb. For Havre, & H'burg;
HONGKONG AGENCY,
Outward Bound. (Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Closet, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, The 8.8. Kiev, 5,556 R.T., Commander Stotzky, is expected to Electrio Light. Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Oooupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
O. J.D. Ahlers.......21st Feb. arrive here about the end of January, 1914. For Antwerp & H'burg;
Homeward Bound.
(Odessa via ports of call.)
For R'dam, H'burg & Antwerp; Coldenfels..... 13th Jan. For Marsailles B'mon & H'burg; Emden. 13th Jan. ForVver, S'tle and/or T. & P. (Or.)
Belgravia .........16th Jan. Suevia ................................26th Feb. For Havre, Enden & Hamburg; For Havre Rdam & H'burg
Silesia
....26th Jan.Bermuda ...................................28th Feb. For Vver, S'tlo and/or T. & P. (Or). For Havre, Emden, & Hamburg;
Saxonia......2nd Feb, Spezia 4th Mar N.B. The exact date of arrival will be published after receipt For R'dam, Bremen & Hamburg; For Marseilles &H'bure of telegram from the last port of call
Preussen... 8th Feb. Sithonia - 6th Mar
For Further Particulars, apply to--
Hamburg-Amerika Linie.
Hongkong Office..
Steamships.
Leaving
The 3.8. Perm, 4,149 R.T., Commander Bakanoff, is expected to Halyang ...... ] A. E. Hodgins..... | TUESDAY, 13th Jan. at 11 am. Halching. | W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 20th Jan. at 11 am arrive here about the middle of February, 1914.)
FOR SWATOW AND AMOY
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Haimund
Capt. D. A. LUKHAMNOFF, Agent,
Hotel Mansions Tali Not 1894, 15
1014
|J. W. Evans | WEDNES, 14th Jan. at 11 am. Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near.
ZELDA Blaka Pler For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co.
General Manager",
and was communicating with the resoning ships right up to the time when the apparatus was blown away by an explosion of cartridges in the magzine in the chart-room The baker and bis staff were at work day and night preparing bread and coffee, which were served out as opportunity offered. When Captain" Inch ordered the launching of the
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