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CANADIAN PACIFIC

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP LINE.

From Hongkong ·

From Quebec

Empress of

Japan Empress of

30th April.

Empress of Ireland

28th May.

Russia Empress of

India

13th May.

28th May.

All Steamships leavó Hongkong at noon.

THE HONUKUNG TELEGRAPH“ SATURDAY, 'ÆÈRIZ 18, 1914.

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 Pacifio.

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.

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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

"MONTBAGLE","

"EMPRESS OF ASIA."

via

EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via

1:

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.

BPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionaries, etc, etc. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip pasenge, tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mail.8.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, Gneral Traffic Agent for China. Corner of Pedder Street and Traya, opposite Blake Pier.

Shipping

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP, CO.

Projected Sailings from Hangkông-

Destina lon. MARSEILLES.1 LONDON & AN- TWERP, via Singapore, Malacon, Penang, Colombo, Suez, & Port Said......

VICTORIA, B.O.. and SEATTLE Shanghai, via Moji, Kobe, Yok- kaichi,

and Yokohama

Subject to Alteration

Steamers,

Kashima Maru Capt. Yagi “ Mishima Maru › Capt. Sommer

Shizuoka Maru Capt. Irizawa Tamba Maru... Capt. Teranaka

SYDNEY & MEL

BOURNE, Manila, Thurs-Nikko Maru ·

day Townsville Brisbane

CALCUTTA

S'pore,

& Rangoon

via

Island, Capt. Takeda'

and

via) Tosa Maru

6132, 109hipping

HONGKONG

LOG BOOK.

Cowes Breakwater,

The authorities of the Ryal Yacht Squadron view with strong disfavour the proposal of the

PHILIPPINES. Jowee Harbour Commissioners

PHILIPPINES

Steamship. T. Captains.

For

Sailling Date

(WEDNES, 22nd T. 20,000 Apr. at 10 a.m.

WEDNES., 6th T. 16,000 1 May ..

!JTUES., 21st T. 12,500 Apr., at noon.

(TUESDAY, 5th T. 12,500 1May, at noon.

WEDNES., 6th

T. 9,600 May.

JSATURDAY,

Penang Capt. Yoshikawa T, 12,000 18th Apr.

(THURSDAY, pore and Colombo. Capt. Murazumi T. 12,000 116th Apr,

KOBE & Yokohama

BOMBAY via Singa-1 Penang Marut

NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumano Maru

&.Yokohama

MOJI & Kobo

{ Capt. Soyeda

}

Jinsen Maru

Capt. Terada

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD. KOBE, (direct)....}

APCAR

LINE

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN FORTS.

EASTWARD.

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

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S.S. "Dilwara," 5,378 tons, Capt. G. N. Ramage, R.N.R. will be despatched for KOBE & MOJI on 23rd April.

WESTWARD.

#Cargo only.

ƒWED., 6th

T. 9,300 May. at d'ligat

ƒWEDNESDAY, T. 5,000 (22nd Apr.

Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy:

PASSENGER SEASON 1914

FOR EUROPE.

Kashima Maru 20000 tone saile Wednesday, 22nd April. Mishima 16000

Gth May.

14:

11

"

FOR AMERICA. Maru 12500 tons sails Tuesday 7th

Awa Sbidzuoka Tamba

17

Ti

12500. 12500

11

V

S.S. "A. Apcar," 4,450 tons, Capt. Walker, will be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALOUTTA on 17th April.

S.S."Thongwa." 6,293 tons, Capt. Robins, will be despatched as above on 19th 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. 18th, 1914.

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DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. Agents.

THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.

For further information apply to Telephone No. 292,

Rubl

Zafiro

Sailing date.

to construct a breakwater on the east side of Cowes Harbour op posite the Squadron Castle. It

STEAMSHIP CO.e stated that if the proposal is persisted in they will seriously consider whether they should renew their lease, which, it io understood, expires next year. The view of yachtsmen is that a Manila,Mangarin,WED, 22nd

Cebu and Iloilo. Apr. 4 pm...

breakwater would make the 'an-·

Cebu and Iloilo. May. 4 p.m. Manila,Mangarin, SATUR, 2ndchorage most uncomfortable for small yachts, and would make the Royal Yacht landing at Squadron alip most disagreable and, at: times, absolutely dangerous, if not impossible.

4000 J. Miller.

4000 F. S. McMurray

I Electric light Fans in every cabin, competent stewardesses

carried...

Passengers holding round trip tickets may return by any steamer of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., Toya Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Bteamship Co., Ltd.

For Freight or Passage apply to

SHEWAN TOMES" "&"CO."

GENERAL MANAGERS

Hongkong, 13th Apr. 1914,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

FID

Regalar: Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN,

Expicted on or abost For

Will Lear color Tjibodas.....JAPAN ...1st half Apr. JAVA 1st half Apr ......JAVA...1st half Apr

Steamer Suak. 0,

A törpedo-boat, steaming at full speed near Lido, Venice which collided with a passenger steam boat, which sank, 50 passen- gera, mostly women and children, being drowned and only 15 saved, The steamer was crowded with holiday-makers, who had spent the day at Lido. She was cross- ing the entrance to the harbour, and sighted the torpedo-boak: steaming in the opposite direo- tion. The captain of the steamer. boat did not alter his course, assuming that the torpedo-host Tjimanoek...S'HAI ist half Apr. .............JAVA ........lst half Apr. TilatjapJAPAN 2nd half Apr. JAVA...2nd half Apr. would steam clear of his boat. Tilliwong.JAVA...2nd half Apr.......S'HAI 2nd half Apr. Instead, the torpedo-bon! crashed": Tilaroem.JAVA...2nd half Apr......JAVA 1st half May into the steamer, ripped her oper Tikin JAVA 1st half May...JAPAN...1st half May and sank within a minuo Most Tilpanas.JAVA...2nd half May......8 HAI..2nd half May of the passengers were in the The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and saloon owing to the col, which have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers, and accounts for so many erishing.. 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. Telephone No. 1574

Timahi

'opera

TOYO KISEN KAISHA ·

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA,

JAPÁN AND

'HONOLULU.

Hongkong Subject to change without notice.

Sailings from

April..

Zlat 5th

Steamer.

Displacement

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Tons & Speed

Loave Hongkong.

May.

Hongkong Maru*

11,000 - 18 knots Sat.,

25th Apr.

Shinyo Marui···

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

Chiyo Maru

22,000 -21 knots Tues,

19th May,

Tenyo Maru

Nippon Maru-

22,000 - 21 knots Tus, 11,000 18 knots Tues...

„T. KUSUMOTO; Manager.

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Steamers.

For

To Sail

.

Passengers by this steamer may travel per 9.9.

via Manila. Omitting Shanghai.

16th June, 23rd Hongkong Maru,

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.

San Francisco £45.

£63. "Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacifio Return tokets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 9.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pasific Railway Co.

Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, GIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION ARIES ato.

linss and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets lasued in Connection with all the Principal Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of

charge.

SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan „18th Apr. at'm'nightfall STOW, W'WAI C'FOO &)

TIENTSIN............ ........) Kuelchow 19th Apr. at d'light MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming: ......2lat Apr. at 4 pm. |- HONG-SHANGHAI .......... .........................................Llangchow..........21st Apr. at 4 p.m.

PAKHOI & HAIPHONG..............Sungkiang .22nd Apr. at 10 a.m.CRUZ, SHANGHAI

...Luchow

......23rd Apr. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI & TBINGTAU...Yingchow...25th Apr. at m'night MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean ......28th Apr. at 4pm.

Head Office for the Far East-16, DES VOUX ROAD,

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 rátes.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED Chief Office

LUDGATE CIROUS; LONDON; E.C.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH.

Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "HANSA,”

EAST ASIATIC SERVICE,

DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twics Weekly. "5.S. LINTAN "and“ S.S. SANUI:". ETMANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhus," "Taming," and "Tean." Excellent salcon accommodation amidships; electrio fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "Tenn.” SHANGHAI & TSINOTAU LINE-The Twin Screw steamer,” Anhul" Chenan," *Shaohsing" and the 8.8. | Kanchows" "Liangchow," "Luchow" and ' Yingchow "'" having. excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electrie; Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast. schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai,; leaving Hongkong for Bhanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports,

SOUTH AMERICAN ' LINE.

Vis: JAPAN PORTS; HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, BALINA CALLAO, IQUIQUE sad VALPARAISO.

Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Particulars en to Fassage & Freight, apply to

S. MORIMOTO, Agent, /

KING'S BUILDINGS.

Telephone No. 291

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE:: (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

Arrive Hongkong. from Australia.

Steamers.

Aldenham

St. Albans ..... Eastern

en, phaDIARY

Regular Sailings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES Shanghai to Taingiau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghe Empire....

Pia STRATTS and COLOMBO.

TO

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 Worth Continental and Britlab Ports, also Triesto Lisbon, Oporto, Cance, and other Mediterrancan Levaniize, Black Ballia Sen and Fosts, and all North and South American Parts,

Altmark

Next Sallings from Hongkongi:

OUTWARD.

For Bhanghai, Koba &Yokohama:

The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from

Hongkong and Canton.

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2nd May, 23rd May. 13th June.

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

1st May, 10 am. 29th May, 19th June, N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings... A Company's launch leaves. Murray,

10th July, Fier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inoon-suring e Plentiful supply of Tee, French Provisions, etc., and are venience of the trans-shipment at Woosung, di qu

lighted throughout with Electricity All State Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.

For further particulars, apply to Med

Reduced Fares: Single $45: Return $75,

M

For Freight or Passages apply to make

Telephone No. 36

Hongkong 18th Apr., 1914.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents

....21st Apr. Silesia....... 18th Juno. RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET, Furst Bulow .....3rd May, Spezia........29th June. Segovia...............21st May Senegambia 17th July. Frisia .........29th May. | Scandia".

HOMEWARD.

27th July,

For R'dam, H'burg, & A'werp:

Brisgavia.....22nd-May

HONGKONG AGENCY BE.

and MEN Outward Bounds below a

2

(Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)

Gibb, Livingston

Ageute

& Co.

It is thought that no English

people were among the victims. Among the air dead bodies' re- covered is that of the Russian Vice-Consul, M. Merkin ki,

Hamburg-America & N.D.Li

An interesting comparison may be drawn from the reports of the Hamburg-Amerika and Nord- deutscher Lloyd which save just ⠀! been issued. The gross tonnage: of the Hamburg-Amerika fleet is given, including vessels under construction, as 1,380,000, and the Norddeutscher Lloyd tonnage.

де

867,000. The flamburg Amerika last year carriel 464,000 passengers and 8,207,000 freight tons, while the Norddeutscher Lloyd carried 662,000 passengera and 4,178,000 tons. The ships ! of the Haraburg-Ameriká steam- ad 8,986,000 nautical miles and. he Norddeutscher Lloyd vessels 6,300,000 miles. The net rosult of the comparison is that the: Hamburg-Amerika, with a con eiderably greater tonnage, sarried more cargo, while the Nord deutscher Lloyd led in the passenger traffic,

Cupboat in London ; The approach of a torpedo gaaboat to the Thames Embank ment recently attracted a large crowd. H.M.S, Northampton, assisted by a Port of London Authority barge, was brought to permanent moorings, as a new picturesque feature of the En- baukment, just a little below Somerset House. The vessel way originally the Sharpshooter, one of the earliest torpedo gunboats built for the Navy, and had been lent to the Marquis of Northamp ton for use as a mechanical training abip for boys for the merchant service and for the Royal service.

In charge of thres Admiralty? tuge, she was brought up from Chatham for similar services "Deeds, not words," is an inscrip-1 has been cleared of structures. tion below her bridge. Her deakt and made a clear covered run for drilf purposes. She had hardly moored before a boat put off from HMS. Buzzard to welcome this new addition to the Westminster Test

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.ler: San Edeuerfo, was

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

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

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)

The 8.8. Vorone) 5,616 RT., Capt. Oranovsky, is expected to Steamships.

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

Brasilja

6th June,

For 'toria 'ver, S. & P.(Or.)

Hoerde.............21st Apr. For H're R'dam, B'men, H'burg; Bayern 28th April. For M'es, H're, burg & A'werp.

Belgravia

1st May For Hamburg & Antwerp;

Arabla.............................14th May. For Havre, Emden, & Hamburgi,

Uckermark15th May.

For Further Particulare, apply to

For R'dam, Hamburg 18 Awerp; Wuerttemberg 21st June. For R'dam, B'burg & A'werp;

Goldenfels

21 July.

Hamburg-Amerika Linie. Hongkong Office,"

Homeward Bound

(Odossa via Ports of call.)

The 8.8. Mogilev 6,200 RIT., Capt. Kekouatoff, is exposted arrive here about the middle of May 1914.

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For Freight, Passage and further particulard, apply to

Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF. Agent,

Hongkong, 8th pr., 1911.

Hatal, Manalonesord Floor, Tel. No. 1924.4

Haiyang

Halching.. Haitab

se

Captainu en Leaving,

Yachts Damaged by Oilers day. Portsmouth Harbour while

alongside Priddy's ---Bord... dis-- charging her cargo into tanke, aahore, the hose pipe burst, and/ ank before a stop could be effect ed many tons of oil escaped, The surface of the water was covered with the oil, which clang to vessels at the waterline, ciafigur ing yachts, &c. and invelying a

A. E. Hodgins... TUESDAY, 21st Apr. at 11 a.m.new spring overhaul in the caes W. C.Passmoro. FRIDAY, 24th Apr. at 11 am

J. B. Roach ... TUESDAY, 28th Apr. at 11 am

FOR SWATOW.

HalmunMZAJ. W. Evans... SUNDAY, 19th Apr, at 10 am Halmunsi JJW) Evans ... WED., 22nd Apr. at 11 am

Stonmers will Arrivelat and depart from the Co/s Wharf near A Blake Pier. Yay P For Freight and Passage, apply to

se Douglas Lapralk & Co, General Managera,

of those recently painted. The damage done in the th's way was considerable.

For a good solid meal and Carte or Table D'Hote with Wines & Liquors of the Beat ALEXANDRA CAFE