Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
Empress of
India Empress of Asia Empress of
Japan
Empress of
5th Feb,
19th Mar.
Russia
Empress of
9th Feb.
2nd April.
5th Mar.
India Montangle
8th April
THE HUNGKUNG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1914.
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon. The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," "and "EMPRESS OP ASIA!! ard new quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tops gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pacific.
The direct route to Canada, United States and Europo, salle ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria, B.O.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Floets 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," via
**MONTEAGLE”..... 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. Thoso, if required, will be furnished for £6 additional.
SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Services employees, Missionaries, etc., etc. Passengers purchasing Trane-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from 830 Francisco by the atoamers of the Pacific Mall 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, Mapa, Routes, Handbooks, Rates
of Freight and Passage, 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,
APCAR
LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD...
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.)
Projected Sailinge from Hongkong -
Destination. MARSEILLES, 1 LONDON & AN='| TWERP,
Subject to Alteration Steamers.
via Miyazaki Maru Bing a pora, Capt. Boyada Penang, Colombo, [ Kifano Mary Suez, and Port Capt. F. Cope Bald ...
VICTORIA. B.Q., and SEATTLE Shanghai, vis Maji, Kobe, Yok- kaiohl, a n.d
Yokohama
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HONGKONG
LOG BOOK,
New Canadian Mall Steamer.
The Union S.6. Co. intend" building another big liner for the
PHILIPPINES. Canadian-Australian mail line,
and preparations are now being made for laying the keel at the Clyde yards of the Fairfield Shipbuilding Co. "The new STEAMSHIP CO. teamer is to be somewhat larger
PHILIPPINES
Salling Dale
Steamship. T.
Captains,
For
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Zafiro
Rubi
WEDNES., 28th T. 16,000 í Jan. at d'light,
"WEDNES., 11th T. 16.000 Feb, at d'light.
JTUES., 37th Shidzuoka Maru
T. 12,500 1 Jan, at noon. Capt. Irizawa Tamba Maru
ƒTUESDAY, 19th! Capt. J. Toranaka T. 12,500 ), Fgb. at noon.
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, via Nikko Maru
(WEDNES., 11th Thurs-Capt. Takeda T. 9,600 Feb. at noon. Island, Kumano. Maru
JWEDNES., 11th and Cap. M. Winckler T. 9,300 1 Mar, at noon.
Manila,
via) Kanagawa Maru
(SATURDAY, Penang Capt. M. Machida T. 12,500 (24th Jan.
day Townsville Brisbane CALCUTTA
S'pore, & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa-1 Penang Maru
WEDNESDAY, pare and Colombo. Capt. Murazumi T.'8,000 121st Jan.
1 Hirano Maru
[THURS., 29th KOBE & Yokohama Capt. H. Fraser T. 16,000 Jan. at 11 am. NAGASAKI, Kobe Kumano Maru
ƒWED., 11th
& Yokohamas ....... · ] Capt. M. Winckler T. 9,300 { Fq^, ät 11 a m. SHANGHAI, Moji Bombay Maru
JTUESDAY,
and Köbe... Capt. Tozawa T. 5,000 127th Jan. SHANGHAI, Kobel
& Yokohama)
¡Cargo only,
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON 1914 FOR EUROPE.
Miyazaki Maru 16000 tona Bails Wednesday
Kashima
FOR AMERICA · Shidzuoka Maru 12500 tons solla Tuesday. Tambo
7
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Salling date.
(Manila,Mangarin, THURS. 22nd ... 4000 F. S. MoMurray
Cebu and Iloilo, Jan. 4 p.m. Manila, Mangarin, SATUR, 31et ...... 4000 J. Miller
11 Cebu and Iloilo. | Jan, & p,m, Electric light Fans in every cabin; competant stewardesses carried.
Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Faoifle Mail S. Co., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern gud Australian Steamship Co., Ltd.
For Freight or Passago apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Hongkong, 15th Jan. 1914.
GENERAL MANAGERS
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN:
LIJN.
Regular Furtightly Service between
Kenm
than the Niagara. She will burn oil fuel. Unlike the Ning- which in of the shelter-dook Aca,
pe, the new vessel will be of
the
awning-deck type, sim. ilar to the Makura. The company plan to have her completed within eighteen months, and she will be placed in service by the early Part 1915. Passenger and freight traffic has increased to such an extent between. Australian and New Zealand ports af British Columbia that the Union Steam- ship On, of New Zealand have been compelled to build steamers of larger tonnago. The new liner will be operated in conjunction with the Niagara and the Makura, the older vessel. Miroms being withdrawn.
Cost Preferred.
JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN
The news that the Dateh packet Tjibodas......SHAI 1st half Jun.......JAVA ...1st half Jan. -temera plying between Australia Timahi ......JAVA.........2nd half Jan. ...... AVA...2nd half Jan. Jand Java have, De mommercial Tjipanas..............JAPAN.........2nd half Jan. ........JAVA..2nd half Jan.
reasons, changed back from oil Timanoek.....S'HAI "...2nd half Jan. ............JAVA ...2nd half Jan,
fuel to coal makes pleasant road- Titaroem ...JAVA 2nd half Jan. S'HAI 2nd half Jan.ing for marinor folk. Sailor-men Tililiwong ...JAVA 1st half Feb. ..............JAPAN1st half Feb. Tillatjap.....JAVA 1st half Feb.......JAPAN ....14t half Feb. Tjikini .........JAVA ...,2nd baif Feb.......S'HAT...2nd half Fel.
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.'
Yor Building.
1574
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
La
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
28th January.
Kitano
18000
P
11
*
S.S. "Torilla." 5,203 tons, Capt. Swanson, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 28th Jan,
Iyo Hirano
12500
10
"
"
11th February. 25th
17'
16000
"
20000
11th March 25th
S.S. "Dilwara" 5,378 tous; Cipt. Ramage, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI on 2nd Feb,
Kamo
16000
20000
8th April. 22nd
27th January,
10th February
Hongkong Maru.
*24th
Shinyo Maru.
10th March 24th
7th April. 21st
T."KUSUMOTO, Mnager"
S.S. "A. Apcar," 4,447 tons. Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 24th Jan.
S.S. "Thongwa." 6,298 tone, Capt. Robins, will be despatched. as above on 1st Feb.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conventences and carry a duly qualified surgeon,
For freight or passage, apply to.
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Hongkong, Jan. 19th, 1914.
Aki
Sade
12500 /12500 12500
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Yokohama
12500
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Awa
Shizuoka 12500
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12500
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DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. Agente
fx.
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 Chief Office-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA
EAST ASIATIC SERVICE. Regurar Sailing from JAPAN, OBINA and PHILIPHY
ein STRAITS and COLOMBO,
TO
Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York.. And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver (B.C.) and
Portland (Or.)
Tablo Cargos Through rates to all Baropaar Worth Condinants) and Brilch Paras, alar Titi
Labon. Opazio, Genna, and other Mediterranean Lovaniies, Black Haltia Zen und
Pt, and all North and South American Port
Spezla
Saxonia Scandia
Hoerde...
Next Sallings from Hongkong: OUTWARD
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:
.28th Jon. Baden............... 10th Mar
4th Feb,
Sudmark 12th Mar 14th Feb, 28th Feb.
|
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
CHINA NAVIGATION
For
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
SHANGHAI
SWATOW & SHANGHAI...Tamsul MANILA CEBU & ILOILO...Sungkiang SHANGHAI ......
....Liangchow
Anhui
SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Taming
Displacement
Tons & Speed
Leave Hongkong.
11,000 - 10 knots Tues.,
10th Feb.
22,000 - 21 knots Fri., 13th Feb.
via Manila. Omitting Shanghai,
All steamers will be despatched at NOON.
First Class to London.....£71.10. Return (6 months:) £120. First Class to New York.........£60.
M
San Francisco £45:
£96.10.
*893
have never taken kindly to oil, for various reaкOTIS,
one being that porile were thick enough already. Mineral oil in dangerous stuff, witha bad babit of giving off a co- ̈- lourless vapour ofa highly talam- mable nature. Hence it probib. fed as cargo in passenger ships. An to the real nature of this danger, witness the fato of the. British B Twingone while un- loading case oil in an Asiatic port fast September. She had dis- charged a large quantity of oil in cises and drums into a lighter
longside, whon' » sling broke " and dase fall on top of the Learga in the lighter. Everything blazed up at once, and every- body on both lighter and steamer did the one thing possible-took header into the shark-fufented barbor. All bands were picked. P with the exception of the first and second engineers, the cap
"Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return Hickets have the option oftain's three years-ol nghter returning from San Francisco by ateamers of the Pacifio Mail 8.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacifle Railway Co.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ARIES ato.
BOUND THE WORLD Tickets falued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Paasongers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan ras of
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
17,000 - 14 kaots
Kiyo Maru,
Tues.. 3rd Feb. Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, 20
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Fassage & Freight, apply to
To Sail. ......20th Jan. at d'light ..20th Jan. at 4 p.m. ..20th Jan. st. 4 p.m. Telephone No. 291 ..22nd Jau. at 4 pm. .....24th Jan. at m'night
...28th Jan. at 4 pm.
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly, "8.8. LINTAN." and“ 8.8. SANUL ” MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming"' and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted: extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tenn."
SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Scrow steamers
** Anhul."* Chenan," and the 8.8. Llangchow," "Luchow" and "Ylagchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain fast achedule service between Cantón, Hongkong and Shanghai, laoving Hongkong for Bbangbai direct overy. Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Porte,
S. MORIMOTO, Agent.
"KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED, Mail Service to netralia
via Manila.
and nurse, the port-officer's nine-
earold son, à fireman in the stokehold and a few natives. Eyewitnesses reckon it was only four seconds from the time the aling broke until the lighter was in flames, and no more than four minutes before the Twing ODS was enveloped. The terrible rapidity with which the flamen « spread was due to the way the vapour from the oil had permeat- ed the ship.-Sydney Bulletin..
H
Steering Orders.
A question of direct bearing on the safety of ships has been raised by Captain George Lang borne, who, from bis long eX" perience in the mercantile maride, is entitled to attention. Bis suggestion is that as there is a real liabilty of confusion in the present. style of ordera for the steering of ships, it would be an immense gain if the direction to the helmsman was brought into conformity with the actual effect of the order, When an order is given to port the steering 30th Jan, at 10 a.mwheel is turned to starboard, and 27th Feb. at
when the word is tarboard, the ship's head goes over to port. In other words, the orders are con- trary to the movements of
MAIL SCHEDULE NUBJECT TO MODIFICATION ®
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Steamers,
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed Rom Aldenham Shanghai to Telugtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Empire. Hongkong and Canton."
St. Albans.........................
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
31st Jan. 21st Feb. 14th Mar.
20th Mar.at. 9th April at
V.B. Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for Eastern the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pior at 10 o'clock every Saturday night,
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon-suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are direction. If the distinotive enienos of the transhipment at Woosung,
lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Reduced Fargs. -Sink & 14.
For Freight or Passages apply to
Tolephone No. 36.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente
Hongkong 19th Jan., 1914.
Brisgavla 95th Mar RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
HOMEWARD.
For Havre, Emden & Hamburg; | For M'les, H're, R'dam & H'burg; Silesia ......** 25th Jan. Bermuda .... ... 4th Mar. For Vitoria, V'ver, S'tle &P.(Or)
Saxonia'...............6th Feb. For Marseilles, & H'burg;
For Marseilles & H'burg;
Sithonia .....
6th Mar. For Havre, Emdon, & Hamburg. Andalusia, 8th Feb. Spezia .........................................8th Mar For R'dam, Bremen & Hamburg: ForVtoria, V'ver, B'tle& P. (Or.) Preussen.......................13th Feb. Sudmark......11th Mári For Havre, Bremen & H'burg For H'burg & Antworp
Ord: Ahlers.......21st Feb. **Senegambis For Marielles, H'burg & A'werp: For Havre & H'burg;
Sueyja
Scandia jon 26th Feb, For Furthor Particulars, apply to-
HONGKONG AGENCY.
Outward Bound, (Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)
The 8.8. Klev, 5,566 R.T., Commander Stetzky, is expected to arrive here about the end of January, 1914.
Homeward Bound.
(Odessa via porte of call).
The 3.9. Perm. 4,149 R.T., Commander Bakanoff, is expected to arrive here about the middle of February, 1914,
N,B. The exact dato of arrival will be published after receipt of tologram from the last port of call,
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
words Right Wheel and Loft Wheel could be used and could bo made international in ap plication, it would not only, argues Captain Langborne, be helpful to navigation in foreign waters, but would lessen the risk of collision. On this very
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. abject the Norwegian Govern
Hongkeng-South China Coast Ports.
July of next year and "bakbord place
"starboard" shall give to Hoire!!! (right)
Highest (lass, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the and Venstre" (left) in the steer Const, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light.. Excellent Cuisine.
POR SWATOW, AMYBAND) FOOCHOW RETURN
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.)"
Steamships. Many Captain MAG
Leaving. Halching...... | W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 20th Jan. at 11 am. Halyang A. E. Hodgins... | FRIDAY, 23rd Jan. at 11 am. FOR SWATOW AND AMOY
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier. For Freight and Passage, apply to
12th Mar.
26th Mar
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Offe..
Capt. D. A. LUKHAMNOFF. Agent,
Hotel Mannions. Tel No. 1234.:
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Hongkong, 9th Jan, 1914.
Douglas Lapraik & Co.
General Managers,
ing orders on vessels flying the Norwegian flag This, it will be eeon is a practical move on the lines Captain Langborne advo cates for British ebips. The sub ject is one of real importance which might well engage the at- tention of the Commission on Safety at Sen now sitting under Lord Morsoy'a presidency,
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