THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 1914,
Shipping
Shipping
CANADIAN PACIFIC ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
From Quebec
Monteagle
8th April.
Empress of
Asia Empress of
Japan
16th April,
Allan Line
30th April.
Empress of treland
9th May.
28th May.
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon. The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and EMPRESS OF ASIA” aro now quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons 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 Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe; Yokohams 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 "MONTEAGLE”..
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
Destination. MARSEILLES,) LONDON & AN- TWERP, via Kamo Maru Singapore, Cupt. Shimizu Malacca, Penang, Kashima Maru Colombo, Suez, & | Capt. Yagi : Port Said,
"EMPRESS OF ASIA,"
via.
VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok kaichi,
and Yokohama
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via'
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. Those, if required, will be furnished for £6 ádditional..
SPECIAL RATES (First Clase only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Servico employees, 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 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, opposite Blake Pior.
Shipping HONGKONG
LOG BOOK.
At Rosyth. Tentative arrangements are be ing made for starting It ayth on
PHILIPPINES. ita active career as a Royal Dook-
PHILIPPINES
Steamship. T.
Captains.
Sailling Date
T, 16,000
T. 20,000
(WEDNES., 8th. Apr. st.10 a.m. WEDNES., 22nd Apr. at 10 a.m.
Awa Maru Capt. Tominagu T. 12,500 Shidzuoka Maru Capt..Irizawa T. 12,500
SYDNEY & MEL-3
BOURNE, via Tango Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. T. Sokine day Island, Nikko Maru Townsville and Capt. Takeda Brisbane.
TUESDAY, 7th Apr. at noon. (TUES, 21st
Apr., at noon.
JWEDNES., 8th
T. 13,500
T. 9,600
1Apr, at noon.
WEDNES, 6th May, at noon.
'via] Kanagawa Maru
(MONDAY, Penang Capt. Machida T. 12,500 16th Apr. & Rangoon .... BOMBAY via Singa-1 Kawachi Maru
CALCUTTA
S'pore,
"
MONDAY, pore and Colombo. f Capt. Christiansen T. 12,500 16th Apr, KOBE & Yokohama
Kaga Maru
THURS., 9th Caps, Tabusa. 'T. 12,500 (Apr. at 11 a.m. NAGASAKI, Kobe Nikko Maru
(WED., 8th': & Yokohama. Capt. R. Takeda T. 9,600 Apr. at 11 am.
Jinsen Maru
ƒWEDNESDAY, KOBE, (direct)
Capt. Terada .T. 5,000 122nd Apr. Sanuki Maru
ƒSATURDAY, T. 12,500 11th Apr: Cargo only...
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy,
PASSENGER SEASON 1914.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO.. LTD. KOBE, (direct)....Sapt. Duchi
APCAR
LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tons. Capt. Ramage. R.N.R. will be des- patched.for KOBE & MOJI on 25th April.
FOR EUROPE.
S.S. "Torilla," 5,205 tons,.Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be des- Kamo Maru 16000 tons sails Wednesday
Kashima patched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 18th April.
20000
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8th April. 22nd
Awa
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FOR AMERICA. Maru 12500 tons sails Tuesday 7th April. Shidzuoka
*. .12500 For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
21st
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T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
WESTWARD.
S.S. "Dunera," 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 3rd April,
5.S.A. Apcar," 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, as above on 7th April.
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to,
Hongkong, Apr. let, 1914.
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DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,
Bankers, &c.
ACHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
Steamers.
For. HOIHOW & HAIPHONG....Kaifong SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Yingchow
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONG-W'WAI, CFOO & TIENTSINHuichow
KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
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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 Ofoe
LUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, E.C.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
Deutsche Dampfschiñahrts, Gesellschaft “HANSA.” EAST ASIATIC SERVICE,
Regular Sailinge from JAPAN, OHINA and PHILIPPINE
via 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.)
Taklog Cargo et Through rates to all European North Continental and Baltish Ports, who Tritate Lisboa, Oports, Genoa, and other Mediteran Levanton, Black Baltic Sea and Ports, and all North and South American Font,
Next Sailings from Hongkong :
'OUTWARD.
For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:
Hoerde..................21st Apr. Andalusia ............ 15th June. Segovia.............11th May. | C. Ferd. Laeisz ...10th July.
HOMEWARD.
For Havre & Hamburg;
Alesia......... 8th April: For H're, R'dam, B'nion, H'burg; Bayern ...............23rd April. For M'los, H'burg & Antwerp:
Belgravia ... 1st May, For Hamburg & Antwerp;
Arabla.15th May, For Havre, Eniden, & Hamburg; Uckermark........... 15th May.
For Havre, D'kirk & Hamburg Schwarzburg 19th May For R'dam, H'burg & Antwerp
Brisgavia..........22nd May. For Havre, Bremen & H'burg
Altmark.....1st June, For Rotterdam & Hamburg;
SHANGHAI
....Luchow
To Bail. ......4th Apr. at 9 a.m.
.....4th Aps, at m'night
5th Apr. at d'light' MANILA,CEBU & ILOILO...Tean ......7th Apr. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAIiangchow......7th Apr. at 4 p.m. ......9th Apr. at 4 p.m.` ......14th Apr. at 4 p.m. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Chinhua
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.8. LINTAN " and " 8.8. SANUI". ETMANILA LINE-Twin Sorew Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming' and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tead." ESHANGHAI & TSINGTAU LINE. The Twin Sorew.steamers Aahul " "Chenan," Shachsing and the 8.8. Kanchow," "Liangchow," "Luchow" and Yingchow having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric. Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast, sobedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghal direct every Tuesday,Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo "on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports,
容养
The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from. Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton,
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For
Sailing date.
yard. From what one can gather men are to be drafted thither from the other yarde, though nos STEAMSHIP CO. in any great numbers at first. There seems a disposition to try the experiment of getting men locally and leavening them with a good sprinkling of experienced dookyardmon. Within the next few years there will be some five thousand men engaged at the Scotch base, and this number will be greatly increased when the place gets into full swing. Rosyth is to be à sort of submarine and torpedo craft headquarters at the start. In all probability it will flourish at the exponge of Chat- ham and Sheerness.
fManila,Mangarin, FRI., 3rd- Rubi 4000 J. Miller
1 Cebu and. Iloilo. | Apr.. 4 pm. ...4000 F. S. McMurray Cebu and Iloilo. Apr. 4p.m.
Manila,Mangarin, SATUR., 11th Zafiro
Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses
carried.
Passengers bolding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Puole Mail 8.8. Co., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co., Ltd..
For Freight or Passage apply to
Hongkong, 1st Apr. 1914.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
Sommer
Tlikini
LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
Expected on or about
-'p
Vessels Entered Chefeo.
A total of 714 vessels of 532,513 tons entered Chefoo during the quarter ended Decem ber 31, 1913 being an increase of 52 vessels of 109,177 tone over the same quarter of the year before but a decrease of 39 vessels and 80,857 tons over the same quarter of 1911 and a decrease of 6 ships Yor Will Have on or about but an increase of 10,201 tons ..SHAI...2nd half Mar... JAVA 2nd half Mar. over the quarter ended September Tipanas......JAVA ...2nd half Mar.....JAVA 1st half Apr. 30, 1913. Of the total entered-. Tjimahi, ``..........JÄVA ...1st half Apr. ..............JAVA 1st half Apr. Tibodas...JAPAN...lat half Apr......JAVA....1st half Apr. 85.6 per cent. were foreign steam, Tillaljap.JAPAN...1st half Apr....JAPAN 1st half Apr. ers and 19.3 per cent. Chinese Tmanoek...S'HAI ...2nd half Apr......JAVA ...2nd half Apr. steamara. Tiwong.JAVA 2nd half Apr......JAPAN...2nd half Apr. Lowered Freights. Tlitaroem ...,JAVA - ...1st half May ......S'HAI....1st half Moy. 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/Lu
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 1574
York Building.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA
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SAN FRANCISCO LINE,
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPÁN AND HONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong Subject to change without notice.
Steamer. Tenyo Maru
Nippon Maru* · Hongkong Maru*
Shinyo Marut Chiyo Maru
Displacement
Leave Hongkong. Tons & Speed 22,000-21 knota Sat., 4th Apr. (10.30 a.m.) 11,000- 18 knots Wed., 8th. Apr. 11,000- 18 knots Sat.,
25th
22,000 - 21 knots from Kobe 11th May. 22,000 - 21 knots Tues., 19th May.
tPassengers by this steamer may travel per S.S. Hongkong Maru,
vis Manila. Omitting Shanghai.
All steamers will be despatched at NOON.
First Class to London................................£71.10, Retura(6 months;) £120. First Class to New York.....................£60.
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San Francisco £45.
£96.10.
£68.
The Rickmers Company has, says the Manchuria Daily News, lowered its freights en beans, seeds, ground-nuts, etc., from Enatorn porta to Europe by 30 per cent. The Freight Confer- ence, from which the Rickmers Company keeps aloof, has, in consequence, been advised to re- duce the freights on the same cargoes by 7 shillings to-35 abil- linge, and intends to offer a further reduction of 25 per cent, with a view to competing with the above company.
Prai River Dock. The F.M.8. government has agreed to purchase, at the price the fixed by
arbitrators, nomely $1,000,000, the property of the Prai River Dock in Penang with a view to bringing it ander the same management as the railway. The following are the terms of the award
The machinery in use for the
returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.B. Co., or from by the harbour department, also Patonge purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of working of the dock to be retained Vancouver babamare of the Canadian Paclite Railway Co.
Spec Putem given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. the stores: the dook not to be
ARIES ate.
ROUND THE WORLD Ticket issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail Husa and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Famongers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
used by the railway department nor that department to open any limits of the Harbour Board lighterage business within the provided that the work of lighter-
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALNA age is carried out efficiently by ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
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Telephone No. 291
S. MORIMOTO, Agent,!
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
``MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
Ateamers.
Eastern Fusariuminio 2009 Aldenham Empire...
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
4th April.
2nd May.
the Harbour Board to the satisfac tion of the High Commissioner. Until the slipway is completed the Harbour Board to make usÐ of the docks and workshops and date payment is made the railway. to take the profits. From the department to carry out the hand- ling of cargo and coal on the
wharves.
Tax on Dairen Vessels. The proposal to impose a tax of 30 sen on vessels registered at Dairen led to a meeting of ship owners whose vessels will be affected at Osaka to oppose the tar. They maintain that in Japan Leave Hongkong
proper and other countries taxes for Australia.
on steamers are imposed accord- ing to the registered tonnage. 9th April at 10 am. 1st May
The proposed tax is not only 29th May
based on gross tonnage, which is
the shipping tar is the highest in in itself improper, but the rate is
Japan, the prefectural tax is only
N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night. ' *
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the incon-suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en excessive. Even in Osaka, where venience of the trek-snipment at Woosung.
Reduced Fares: Single $45: Return $75,
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For Freight or Passages apply to
Telephone No. 30
Hongkong 2nd Apr., 1914.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
"HONGKONG AGENCY.
Homeward Bound,
(Odosen via usual ports of call)
The 8.8. Vladimir, 5,620 R.T., Commander Kamichansky,
*! Brasilia........... 6th June, expected to arrive here on the 3rd Day, of April 1914.
For Havre & Hamburg;
Furst Bulow
For Further Particulars, apply to—
6th June.
Hamburg-Amerika Linie,
Hongkong Offic
For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to
Hongkong. 31st Mar.. 1914.
CaptˇD. A: LUKHMANOFF, Agent, Hotel Madalona, 3rd Floor, Rooms No. 18a &c 14. (
Tel No: 1914,
lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulare, apply to
DOUGLAS
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agente.
20 sen per ton with the same rate of additional municipalɩ tax," "In Hyogo prefecture, the prefectural tax in 5 sm per ton with a 2 son additional municipal tax. The owners have registered their
STEAMSHIP CO., LD. steamers at Dairen only for the
Hongkong-South China Coast Forts.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
::
'FOR`SWATOW, AMQY AND FOOCHOW RETURN, (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain!
Steamships.
Halyang
Leaving
A. E. Hodgins... | THURS, 2nd Apr. at 1 p.m. W. C. Passmore. FRIDAY, 3rd Apr. at 11 am |Haitan ......... [-J. 8. Ronch TUESDAY, 7th Apr. at 11 am
is Halching....
**** FOR SWATOW.
Halmun.......J. W. Evans WMDMX, 5th Apr. at 11 am.
SUNDAY,
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Steamers will arrivo at and‐depart from the Co's Wharf near
Fakta Bob Blake Pior. For Freight and Passage, apply to
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Douglas Lapraik & Co,
General Managerë,
purpose of enjoying exemption from Customs duty and tax. II the Kwantung authorities insist on the imposition of a 30 sen tax, they will transfer their steamers
to Hongkong or Shanghai. With
a tax of 30 sen per gross ton on
fifty steamers aggregating 171,
019 tona the total proceeds would b3 Y. 51,305.70, but if imposed on the registered tonnaga, the revenue would be Y. 33,825.30, a difference of Y. 17,480,40,
For a good solid meal and Carte or Table D'Hote, with Wines & Liquors of the Best ALEXANDRA CATE
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