1914-05-01 — Page 6

Shipping

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ROYAL MAIL.

"STEAMSHIP LINE."

From Hongkong

From Quebec

Empress of

13th May.

Russia Empress of

Empress of Ireland

28th May.

India Empress of

28th May.

10th June.

Asla

All Steamships leave Hongkong at non.

The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.", and "EMPRESS OF ASIA” are new quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons grase, 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 Flysis are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.

PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.

"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.

EMPRESS OF INDIA,"

· "'EMPRESS OF ASIA."

via

EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via

+1

Optional Atlantic Port £65

via Canadian "MONTEAGLE", Intermediate service, 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 46 additional.

SPECIAL RATES (First Class only.) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service employees, Missionarios, 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.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 und Praya, opposite Blake Pier.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR

LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Ports.

EASTWARD,

S.S. "G. Apcar," 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 7th May.

Shipping

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Destina ion.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong

MARSEILLES,?

LONDON & AN-1

Subject to Alteration

Steamer's.

TWERP, via Mishima Maru Singapore, Capt. Sommer Malacca, Penang, Kaga Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt. Tabusa Port Said..........

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

and Yokohama

SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE, via

Tamba Maru Capt. Teranaka Aki Maru Capt. Noma

Manila, Thurs-Nikko Maru day Island, Capt. Takeda

Townsville and

Brisbane

CALOUTTA

via Kirin Maru

Shipping

HONGKONG

LOG BOOK.

French Steamer Sunk.

Atolegram from Brišbūno statos that on entering tho port at about

PHILIPPINES. midnight the French steamer

PHILIPPINES

Steamship. T.

Captains.

Sailling Date

T. 16,000

T. 12,500

WEDNES., 6th May. 10 a.m. WEDNES., 20th May, at 10 a.m.

Zafiro

Rubi

[TUESDAY, 5th T. 12,500 (May. at 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, 19th T. 12,500 | May, at 4 p.m.

WEDNES., 6th

T9,600.May.".

[SATURDAY,

S'pore, Penang Cant, Nakamura T, 5,00) [2nd May, & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singo-1 paro and Colombo,

KOBE & Yokohama

NAGASAKI, Kobe

& Yokohama MOJI & Kobe

KOBE & Yokohama

¡Cargo only.

Jinsen Maru Capt. Terada Hi'achi Maru. Capt. Sato Kumano Maru Capt. Soyeda Bombay Maru Capt.

Hakata Maru Capt. Nomura

T. 12,500

THURSDAY, T. 5,000 17th May."

THURS., 7th May., at 11 [TUES, 5th T. 9,300 May, at 5 pan.

(WEDNESDAY,

T. 5,000 (6th May.

MONDAY,

T. 12,500 11th May.

Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy. REDUCED SUMMER BATES BETWEEN HONGKONG AND JAPAN PORTS.

Commencing from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.

For

Sailing date.

Saint Paul struck Smith's Rook and aank. Eighteen were drown- od. The Saint Paul is a cargo

STEAMSHIP CO. vessel of only 1,810 tons built in 1912, and valued at $20,000. She is owned by the Compagnie Navale de l'Oceanie, and was inward bound from Noumea at the time. Her comparative new ness, ber French construction, and her small size together ac- count for the high value.

ƒ Manila,Mangaria, SATUR, 2nd 4000 ̊F. 8. MoMurray

1 Cabu and Iloilo. May. 4 p.m.

Manila, Mangarin, TUES., 12th 4000 J. Miller

1 Cebu and Iloilo. May. 4 p.m. Electric light Fans in overy cabin; competent stewardessus carried.

Passengers holding round trip tickets may enturn by any steamor of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Oo, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Eastern and Australian Steamship Co, Ltd.

For Froight or Passage apply to

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

Hongkong, 24th Apr. 1914.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

Tjitaroem

LIJN.

Regalar- Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.

STOM

**

Expected on or aboes You

...And half May

Other Casualties.

While bound from Greenock for Aberdeen in tow of the tug | Vanquisher, the dredger Subwor- ker" Bank of Fraserburgh the other night, though the crew were saved. The craft was insured for the voyage on a value of $17,500. It was in the neighbourhood of Fraserburgh that the steamer, Kathleen was believed to have been lost at the end of January while bound from Barghead for Middlesbrough.

It is reported from Baltimore.. Will save on or what that the American schooner Hat ie- ...JAVA 1st half May. P. Simpson has been abandoned. Tjikini .........JAVA 1st half May JAPAN...1st half May. She is described se a wooden Tlliwong S'HAI 1st half May... JAVAt half May four-masted echoonor of 1,295 Tjipanas....JAVA ...1st half May .....S'HAI Timahl......JAVA ...2nd half May.......JAPAN ...2nd half May tons, built by A. R. Reed and Co. a.m.Tibodas......JAVA ...2nd half May......JAVA.Ist half June in 1895. The casualty recalls Timanoek...JAVA ...lat half June......S'HAI...det half June the losses of the five masted Tilatjap.JAVA .....1st half June......JAPAN ...let half June schooners Grace A. Mirtin, Ful- The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light, and ler Palmer, and Preecat Palmer have accommodation for a limite number of saloon passengers, and at the end of January, while will take cargo to all Ports in Netherlands-India on through B/L. bound from Norfolk, Virginis, for

Maine. For particulare of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 1574

York Building.

SPECIAL EXCUSION TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for

YOKOHAMA, KOBE

Return.

3 months.

1st clasa........$135

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2nd class........5 81.

S.S. "Japan," 6,013 tong. Capt. Seddon, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA KOBE & MOJI on 16th May.

WESTWARD.

S.S. "Muttra." 4,644 tons, Capt. Carey, for SINGAPORE, PENANG RANGOON & CALCUTTA, quick despatch.

S.S." Torilla," 5,205 tons, Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be des. patched on 12th May for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.

دراسي

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. 30, 1914..

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agente.

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

Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VEUX ROAD,

Return.

$122. $ 75

MOJI Return.

$108

NAGASAKI Return. $35

$ 65

$57.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

INLAND SEA, VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE

JAPÁN AND HONOLULU,

هد

Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.

Steamer.

With option of Rail between Steamer's Calling ports in Japan. Chiyo Maru

For further information apply to

Telephone No. 292.

5

Tenyo Maru

Nippon Maru*

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

Shinyo Maru

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Steamers.

· For

To Sail. SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Kanchow. ...2nd May at m'night MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Chinhua 5th May at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI .................................... Liangchow......5th May at 4 p.m.

......Sungkiang....6th May at 10 a.m. HONG-PAKHOI & HAIPHONG

SHANGHAI............................

......7th May at 4 p.ni. ....Luchow SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU...Chenan .....8th May at m'night". MANILA.CEBU & ILOILO...Taming ......12th May at 4 p.m.

KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :

32, Water Strost. 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 OREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED Chief Office --LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.

+

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

INCONJUNCTION WITH Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft “HANSA." EAST ASIATIC SERVICE,

Regular Failings from JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIPPINES

1 STRAITS and COLOMBO,

го

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

A

taking Cargo w Through rates to all European North Contheental and Belts Ports, also Trieste Lisbon, Oporic, Dance, and other Madicranuan Levandoe, Black Saito Bes and Ports, and all North and South American Ports.

Sambla Saxonia

Next Sailings from Hongkong :

- OUTWARD. " --

DIRECT SAILING TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.

"S.S. LINTAN "and" S.S. SANUI"

Displacement

Tons & Speed

Leave Hongkong.

22,000 - 21 knots Tues., 22,000 - 21 kaots Tuas.

11,000 18 knots Tues.,"

19th May. 16th June. 23rd

24,000 21 knots Tues., 14th July.

Steamers via Shanghai will be despatched at noon. Steamers via Manila will be despatched at 10.30 a.m. First Class to London.£71.10. Return (6 months:) £120. First Class to New York.........£60.

1

"

£96.10.

Through touching lightly on a coral reef of Madagascar the Bungarian steamer Karpat, of 5,056 tons, has arrived at Ran- goon leaking. The cost of re- paira is estimated at from £1,500 to £2,000. It is thought that temporary repaita can be effected at Rangoon in order to enable her so proceed to Fiume with her cargo.

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The Navy's Baby,

With the commissioning of the battleship Iron Dake at Porte- mouth another new type of fighting ship entered the Navy.

It is the most formidable type yes evolved the most powerful warehip in commission. It will be a costly thing for the taxpayer if ever the Iron Duke goes into

San Francisco. £45.

£68. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacilio Mail 5.9. Co, or from action for her guns can ass ap powder and shot at the rate of Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

Epecial Rates given to KAYAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- about £10,000 worth per minute.

ARIES ato.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal. The battleship has unique Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

features. She is the first to ba Passengers may travel by Railway between pozta of call in Japan free of equipped with specially designed

charge.

:

SOUTH AMERICAN. LINE.

guas for fighting enemies in the sir, and the first also to carry

Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA strong battery of 6-inch quick-

CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.

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

Telephone No: 291

S. MORIMOTO, .Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS. ›

MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinbus," "Taming." THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

and "Tean.". Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fane fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft' on "Taming" & "Tean." SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU LINE-The Twin Screw steamer." "Anhul "Cheran," "Shaohsing" and the S.S.Karichows" "Liangchow," "Luchow"..and, Yingchow" having excellent accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric; 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 Tuesdays 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 incon- venience of the trans-shipment at Woosing:

Reduced Fares:-Single $45: Return

For Freight or Passages apply to

Telephone No.:36.

Hongkong 1st May: 1914.

75.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agonts

......... 12th July RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

For Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama:

Suevia ....15th May

10th June Alesia

HOMEWARD.

12th Aug. ~

HONGKONG AGENCY.

Outward Bound. (Vladivostok via Nagasaki.)

STEAMERS CO., LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE *SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

Steamers.

Aldenbam. Empire. St. Albans.................. Eastern. ...

Arrive Hongkong

from Australia. -

2nd May.

23rd May.

اد

13th June.

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

1st May, 10 a.m. 29th May, 19th June, 10th July,

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 carrie 1.

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livl: gs.on & Cɔ.

Agellis:

frers for beating off the attack of torpedo craft.

These 6 inch weapons, throw a 1001b, projectile and make very acourate Flooting, A score of

100 per cent. hits is frequently

made with them. They are the largest manhandled guns in the British Navy, and until quite recently were deemed good enough for the "principal arma- met of cruisere.

Ships anterior to the Iron Duke carry nothing larger than a 4 inch anti-torpedo gun: Her main ormamentis ten 13.5-inch weapons of the newest pattern. For fire- control the Iran Dake is fitted with the latest scientific instru- ments, which enable the big guns to be aimed with marvellous accuracy. The whole of them can ba concentrated upon a target and strike a blow which the stoutest ship could not withstand.

Her torpedoes, too, are of the newest healer" kind. That is, they run by hot air and are 21 inches in diameter, whereas the old type of torpedo was 13 inches. These

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.21 inch weapons have a speed of

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

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

FUR SWATOW, ABUY AND FOOCHOW RETURN: (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)

For M'les, 're, H'burg & A'werp; For R'dam, Hamburg & A'wetp:

Brasilla ...1st May,

6th June. Belgravia...

The New 6.8. Astrakhan 2,742.R.T, Commander Schinolz, built For H're R'dam, B'men. H'burg; For Havre, & Hamburg;

Bayern

5th May. Furst Bulow....8th June.

For R'dam Hamburg & A'werp; for the Northern Work, proceeding, to Vladivostok on her maiden Steamships. For Havre, H'burg & Antwerp;

Wuerttemberg.....21st June. voyage, will call at Hongkong on or about the 5th day of May 1914 Arabia

14th May.

N.B.-This steamer hus a splendid passenger accomodation. For Havre, Emden, & Hamburg; For Marseilles & Hamburg;

Sudmrak 23rd June Uckermark..........15th May. For Miles, B'dam, H'burg, A'werp; For Havra Emden & H'burg;

Segovia

4th July, Brisgavla...24th May. For Mlen, H're, B'men & H'burg, For R'dam, 'burg & A'werp;

Goldenfels. ...13th July. JASAllmárku

28th May.

For Further Particulars, apply to→→

Haiyang

Halching

| Haltan

Captain Learing. A.E. Hodgins FRIDAY 1st May at 11 am. W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 5th May at 11 am. A. H. Stewart .... | FRIDAY, " 8th May at 11 am

FOR SWATOW, Haimun.....J. W. Evane... SUNDAY, 3rd May at 10a.m. The 8.8. Mogilev 6,200 R.T., Commander Kakhiani, is expected Halmun J. W. Evans WED 6th May at 11a.m. to arrive here about the middle of May 1014 |

Homeward Bound.

Odessa via Porter of call.)

For Freight, Passage and farther particulars, apply to

4

THamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Offee,

Capt. D. A, LUKHMANOFF, Agent,

Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near Kingdom Blake Pler. For Freight and Passage, apply to

Hotel Manalone 3rd Floor:

Höngkona, 28th Apr, 1916,

„Tal. Nai1224.

over 40 kaots per hour, are very aconrate, and possess a long effective range.

Another novelty in the Iron Duke is the absence of torpedo not defence, which is deemed a nseless incombrance now that tor: pedoes have been so

Vasily improved.

The lup displaces 25,000 tons, and has no portholes out through. her armour, thus strengthening greatly, the steel walls which defend her vitale.

Douglas Lapralk & Co. Glenoral Maungorn..

For a good solid meal and Carte or Table D'H te with Wines & Liquors of the lleu* ALEXANDRA CAPES