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Shipping

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP LINE.

From Hongkong

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914.

Shipping

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Saillags from Hongkong

Shipping HONGKONG

LOG BOOK.

Launch of an Oil Tankeri

A steamship of uncommon in. to.est" was launched recently up Sundorlan 1.". She is to bem. ployed in the transportat on of oil,

PHILIPPINES. and her power will be derived

PHILIPPINES

STEAMSHIP CO.

From Quebec

Empress of

Asla Empress of

Japan

16th April.

Allan Line

9th May.

30th April.

Empresstol Ireland

28th May.

Destina lon.

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

Steamship. T.

Captains.

Sailling Date

MARSEILLES.)

LONDON & AN-[" TWER

via Kashima Maru

Singapore, Capt. Yagi

T. 20,000

T. 16,000

WEDNES, 22nd Apr. at 10 a.m. WEDNES., 6th May.

Rubi

Zafiro

All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon.

The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are new 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, Yokohama and Victoria, B.C.

All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fiests" are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.

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PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.

"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.

EMPRESS OF INDIA,"

Optional Atlantic Port £65

"MONTEAGLE”.

'EMPRESS OF ASIA."

viu

EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via

Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, vis Boston or Now York £45.

Ratas quoted above do not, include meals and sleeping car across Canada. These, if required, will be furnished for £6 'additional.

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SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, etc, etc.:

Passengera 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, opposite Blake Pier.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

'Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAÏTS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

Malacca, Penang, Mishima Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt, Sommer Port Said...

VICTORIA, B.Q., and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok kaichi, Yokohama

&nd

Shidzuoka Maru Capt. Irizawa Tamba Maru Capt. Teranaka

T. 12,500

T. 12,500

LINTAN

JTUES., 21st

Apr., at noon. TUESDAY, 5th May. at noon.

SYDNEY & MEL-1

day

BOURNE, via Manila, Thurs-Nikko 'Maru

Island, Capt. Takoda Townsville and Brisbane

WEDNES., 6th

T. 9,600 May.

CALCUTTA /

S'pore,

vía) Tosa Märu

SATURDAY,

Penang Capt. Yoshikawa T. 12,000 118th Apr,

& Rangoon BOMBAY via Singo-1 Penang Maru

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{THURSDAY pore and Colombo. Capt. Murazumi T. 12,000 116th Apr, KOBE & Yokohama }

NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumano Maru & Yokohama,........... / Capt. Soyeda MOJI & Kobe Capt. Terada Jinsen Maru

KOBE, (direct) .....}

1 Cargo only.

(WED., 6th T. 9,300 May. at d'light

ƒWEDNESDAY, T. 5,000 122nd Apr.

{ Fitted with now system of wireless telegraphy,

Kashima Maru 20000 tons sails Wednesday

S.S. "Torilla." 5,205 tone, Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be des. Mishima patched for SHANGHAL, KOBE & MOJI on 18th April.”

S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tons, Capt. Raniage, R.N.R. will be des- patched for SHANGHAI, Y'HAMA, KOBE & MOJI on 23rd April.

WESTWARD.

S.S. "A. Apcar," 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 16th April.

S.S. "Thongwa," 6,298 tone, Capt. Robins, will be despatched as above on 19th April.

The above steamers have oxoollont 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. 14th, 1914.

DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. Agente.

THOS. COOK & SON,

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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.

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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

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Chief OfficeLUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH"

Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft “HANSA,”

EAST ASIATIC SERVICE,.

Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPIN ES vis STRAITS and COLOMBO,

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Marseilles, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg and New York. And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Vancouver.(B.O.) and

Portland (Or.)

Taking Cargo at Through rates to all European North Continental and British Poris, alas Telasta Lisbon, Oporto, Genos, and other Mediterranean Levantins, Black Battle Sua and Ferté, and all North and South American Porta,

Next Sallings from Hongkong :

OUTWARD.

For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama: Hoerde........21st Apr. Andalusia Sambla..........13th May

******** 17th June

C. Ferd. Laeisz ...12th July HOMEWARD.

For H're, R'dam, B'men, H'burg; | For Havre Bremen & H'burg;

Bayern ....... 28th April. For Mles, H're, 'burg & A'werp: Belgravia 1st May. For Hamburg & Antwerp;

Arabla............14th May. For Havre, Emden, & Hamburg; Uckermark.....15th May. For R'dam, H'burg & Antwerp;:

Brisgavia... 22nd May.

Altmark.....1st June.

PASSENGER SEASON 1914

FOR EUROPE.

13

16000

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22nd April.. 6th May.

Awa Shidzuoka Tamba

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FOR AMERICA.

Maru 12500 tons sails Tuesday

12500 12500

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7th April, 21st 5th May.

For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

Steamers.

For

To Sail.

#

For

Sailing date.

Manila,Mangarin, WED., 22nd- '4000 J. Miller

1 Cebu and Iloilo. | Apr. 4 p.m.

Manila Mangarin, SATUR, 2nd '4000 ̊F.9. MoMurray

1 Cebu and Ilollo. | May. 4 p.m. Electric light Fans in every cabin; competent stewardesses Passangers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Pacific Mall 8.8: Co., Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co., Ltd.

For Freight or Passago apply to

carried...

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

Hongkong, 13th Apr. 1914.

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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

Tjimahi

From

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from that which she car› ios. At the launcliing ceremony the vesgal was christened the Teutoninn by Mra. Richard Airey, the wife of the general manager of the

British Petroleum Company. The Teutonian, which is 389 ft. in length, with a breadth of over 50 ft., is divided into 14 compart- ments, and is provided with two cofferdems, to enable three gradea of oil to be carried. This boat" will be used to convey Sholl motor spirit to Great Britain from the East. The tanks are of the regulation size, and comply in evory respect with the Suez Canal requirements. The engines and boilers have bean built by Messrs. Dickinson, the former being of the latest triple expon sion typo, and a speed if 11 knota an hour can be maintained when the vessel is fully loaded. The boilers are fitted for burning oil ful. All the latest auxiliary machinery has been installed, and the cargo weight is 6,750 tons, which can be discharged at the rate of 500 tons per hour. In the accommodation for bath office,s and men the newest ideas have been incorporated.

Vessel's Strange Mishap. There is in port at present, says

Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN:

Yor Expected on or about

Will leave on be about "Tjibodas.....JAPAN.....1st half Apr......JAVA ...lat half Apr.

...JAVA

...1st half Apr. 1st half Apr. Tjimanoek...SHAI...1st half Apr. ......JAVA Tjilatjap ...JAPAN...2nd half Apr......JAVA...2nd half Apr. Tjiliwong ...JAVA...2nd half Apr......SHA! ...2nd half Apr. Titaroem...JAVA, ...2nd half Apr. ..JAVA .Ist half May Tilkini ........JAVA 1st half May...JAPAN 1st half May the Straits Times of April 1, the Tjipanas......JAVA ...2nd half May ......S'HAI ...2nd half May steamer Goldmouth, one of the

The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Com have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and pany's tank vessels, analtingre. will take cargo to all Porte in Netherlands-India on through B/L. paira made necessary by reason of

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. 116 York Building.

HOIHOW & HAIPHONG......Kaifong .....15th Apr. at 10 a.m. W'WAI, & TIENTSIN, ....Kueichow.....16th Apr. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI.....

........................Anhui

.....16th Apr. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU....,Chenan ...18th Apr. at m'night MANILA,CEBU & ILOILO...Taming .21st Apr. at 4 pm. SHANGHAI .....

Liangchow......21st Apr. at 4 p.m.

DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "9.9. LINTAN "and" 8.8. SANUI **

Telephone No. 1574

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

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

Sailings from Hongkong Subject, to change without notice.

Leave Hongkong.

Steamer.

Hongkong Maru* Shinyo Marut Chiyo Maru

Displacement

Tons & Speed

11,000 18 knots Sat.,

22,000-21 knots from Kobe 11th May.

22,000 - 21 knots Tues.,

25th Apr.

19th May.

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Passengers by this steamer may travel per S.S. Hongkong Maru.

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.

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*£96.10.

£68.

San Francisco £45. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Baturn tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Fucifio. Mail 8.6. Co., or from Vancouvor by steamors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

ARIES etc.

Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of

Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway..

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charge.

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SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

a rather peculiar mishap. Accord- ing to her genial skipper, Capt. J.Evans, the vessel, of some 4,863 tone burthen, left Susz on February 20. She had as cargo 0,856 tons of petroleum, loaded at Batoum and about 900 tons of banker ooal. The usual track down the led Sea was followed and all went well until late Jon : the night of the 23rd, when s alight shook was felt, the vessel trembling and vibrating in the after end. The sbook was also experienced by the captain and officers amidships and was, for the time being, explained by the assumption that the ship had come into contact with some finat- ing object. The speed at the time of the orgurrence was knots. The voyage was continued without further mishap well into the Red Sea, but in the course of the afternoon of March 3 the vessel refused to answer ber helm: The engines were stopped and an examination very quickly showed that the rudder and post had been lost from about a foot below the

with the stern post, from the top of the propeller aperture down- wards.

Vio JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA second pintle downwards togather CRUZ, OALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.

Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to

Telephone No. 291

S. MORIMOTO, Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS,

MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming" THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN and, as the state of the sea at the

and Tean." Excellent saloon pocommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra stateroome on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU LINE. The Twin Sorow steamer." Anhui " Chenan," "Shaohsing" and the 6.8. Kanchows" "Liangchow," "Luchow" and "Ylagchow" 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 Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports,

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The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from, Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdaye for Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton.

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

venience of the trans-shipment at Woosung,

Reduced Fares: Single $45: Return $75.

For Freight or Passages apply to

Telephone No. 36

Hongkong 14th Apr., 1914.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agente

STEAMERS CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT: TO MODIFI JATON).

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

Steamers.

Aklenham

Empire.................................

4th April, 2nd May..

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

1st May 29th May

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are incon-lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric

Fana. „A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.

For further particulars, apply to

RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

HONGKONG AGENCY.

Outward Bound:

(Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)

DOUGLAS

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Agents.

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With the vessel helpless it was imperative that something should be done without delay.

time was not favourable for rigg- ing a jury rudder a large 24 inch coir bawser with a heavy chain attached was passed over the stern and made fist with strong wire rape guys. These were run through outriggers supported in a capstan on each side. To further assist the vessel in steering sails. were hoisted and in this way some 400 knota were covered, at a rate "of 614 knots an hour. On March 6 the captain decided to tip the ship and stop the engines. to the remaining portion of the large iron plate was then filted rudder post, together with the large rudder need when navigat ing the Suez Canal which had been strengthened with angle burs. This jury rudder worked well and an average speed of seven knots was maintained over the 700 miles to Colombo.

Colomboresobed, the vessel was Lloyds Surveyor and diver. After examining the stern and bottom the diver reported that there was no sign of the vessel having touched any obstruction, although the stempost had broken from scarph to scarph, an improvised jory rudder was constructed and fittod down to the level of the 20 foot mark after which a certificate of seaworthiness was granted by Lloyde. The Goldmouth then left for Singapore, with the com- pany's steamer Turbo ae escort and arrived here after a voy in which an average of eight kaota

YOY an hour was maintained:

STEAMSHIP CO., LD. put by the head and inspected by

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

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

The S.S. Voronej 5,616 R.T., Capt. Oranovsky, is expocted to Steamships.

Homeward Bound.

(Odessa via Ports of call.)

For R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp; arrive here about the 28th April 1914.

Brasilla .......... 6th June, For Havre & Hamburg;

Furst Bulow.........6th June, For R'dam, Hamburg & A'werp; Wuerttemberg.....21st June, For Havre Emden & H'burg;'

Segovia..

For Furthor Particulars, apply to

.28th June.

Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Offor,

Leaving...

*FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOQOHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain

J. 8. Roach

Haiching...... Haitan Halyang

W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 14th Apr. at 11 am. FRIDAY, 17th Apr. at 11a.m. A. E. Hodgins... | TUESDAY, 21st Apr. at 11a.m.

FOR SWATOW, ---

The 8.8. Mogilev 6,200 R.T., Capt. Kekountoff, is expected to Halmun. J. W. Evans...THURS 16th Apr. at 11a.m. arrive here about the middle of May 1914.

Halmun......... | J. W. Evans SUNDAY, 19th Apr. at 10 a.m.

„Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near

- Blake Pier. For Freight and Passage, apply to

For Freight, Passage and further particulara, apply to

Capt. D.A/LUKHMANOFF, Agent,

Bengkong, tha príj 1914,

Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor,

To). No. 1124.

Douglas Lapralk & Co. General Manager",

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kipper &c. "ALPHANDRA CATE