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SHIPPING

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP "LINE.

From Hongkong "

Empress of

23rd July.

5th "Aug.

19th Aug.

India Empress of

Asla Empress of

Japan

From Quebec

All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon, The" EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA are now quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tona gross, 30,625 displacement, the Gnost, fästest and most luxurious on the Pacific.

The direct route to Canada, United Stites and Europe, call- ing at Shanghai, Nagasaki (through the Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokoliama and Victoria, B.Ü.

All Steamers of the Company's Pasific and Atlantic Feets: are equipped with Marconi Wireless appuratus.

PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,

"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

Optional Atlantic Port; £71.10.

Optional Atlantic Port £65.

„* EMPRESS OF INDIA,".

** MONTEAGLE":

**EMPRESS OF ASIA."

vin

'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. Thoso, if required, will be furnished for £6 additional.

.:

SPECIAL RATES (First Class only) allowed to Naval and Military officers, Civil Service 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 Mall S.S. Co., or Toyo Kisen Kaisha Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel between Ports of call in Japan.

rail

For further information, Maps, Routes, Handbooks, Ratos of Fraight and Passage, apply to -

D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China.. Corner of Pedder Street and Praya, opposite Blako Pior

"

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1914,

SHIPPING

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

LIJN.

Regular Fortnightly Service between.

JAVA, CHINA and

A Presa

Tjihlal.........JAVA Tilaroem

Expected on or about

Fa

Wali ceava na or abus)

2nd half July ...........S'HAI.....2nd half July SHAI...ad half July......JAVA...2nd half July Tjipanas......JAVA....2nd half July SHAI 1st half Aug. Tibodas.JAVA:2nd half July JAPAN...1st half Aug. Timahi .JAVA ...2nd half July......JAVA 1st half Aug. Tjiliwong ...JAPAN ...2nd half July......JAVÄ ist half Aug. Tilmanoek...JAVA 1st half Aug. S'HAI..2nd half Aug. Tillatjap JAVA 1st half Aug......JAPAN 2nd half Aug.

The steamers are all fitted throughout with Eleotrio 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 particulurs of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

"York Building.

115

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.

Stoner.

Chiyo Maru

Tenyo Maru Nippon Maru

Shinyo Maru

Displacement Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21 khots 22,000 - 21 knots 11,000 - 18 knots 22,000 - 21 knots

Leave Hongkong.

Tues.,4th August, Tues., 25th August. Tues.,.

8th Sept. Tues., 22nd Sept.

Steamers via Shanghai will bo despatched at noon. Steamers via Manilu will be despatched at 10.30 .m.- First Class to London.....£71.10. Return (6 months) £120. First Class to Now York....£60.

£96.10.

*£68.

San Francisco £15. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return ickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mall 9.8. Co., or from Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

ARIES eto

Special Rates gizon to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal

Paskongers may travel by Railway batwean ports of call in Japan free of

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

S.S. "C. Apear." 4,600 tons, Capt. Drake, will be despatched Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI, on 23rd July,

charge

will be day-

S.S, "Dunera," 5,389 tons, Capt. Dickinson, patched for YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJT on 31st July.

WESTWARD.

Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA | CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAÍSO,

17,200 15 knots Wed 5th August.

*S.S. "Torilla," 5,205 tons, Capt. Swanson, R.N.R. will be dos-Kiyo Maru natched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 2nd Aug.

S.S. "Dliwara," 5,378 tone, Capt. Ramage, R.N.R. will be | despatched as above on 6th August.

Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Pull Particulára us to Pazugo & Freight, apply to ・・

S. MORIMOTO, Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation, for Telephone No. 291 passengers and aro fitted with all modern conveniences and onrry a hly qualified surgoon."

-For freight or passagq, apply to

Hongkong, July 17, 1914.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.

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

Ilond 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

Summer Excursion Tickets to Japan by all Lines. Chiaf Office LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft HANSA?” Regular Beilings from JAPAN, OHIŇA and PHILIPPINES via STRAITS and COLOMBO,

TO

Marseilles, Havre, Emden, Bremen and Hamburg and New York, And from Manila, Hongkong and Japan to Victoria. Vancouver

(B.C.) and Seattle, Wash, and: Portland (Or.)

Taking Cargo at Through rates to all Eeropean Nurth Cantitat Bristol Peace, 'no Telegr "Oporti, Maramilles, Genon, and other diediterranean Levantine, Biscíe Saa usil Battle l'orts, and all North and South American Parts,

Next Sallings from Hongkong :

FOR

Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama......Holsatia

STEAMSHIP

TO SAIL

25th July

Scandia ....Sithonia

..Liberia... ..Allmark .:Arabia

Wurttemberg

...14th Aug ..23rd Aug.

V'toria, V'ver, 8'tle T. & P. (Or.),...,Andalusla

11th Sept. .18th Sept.. 9th Oct, 16th Oct. 2nd Aug. Belgravia .17th Sept. ....Brasilia.....12th Oct. M'les, Havre, Bremen & Hamburg.....Preussen: pržist July. Havre, Emden & Hamburg........ Silesia 27th July. M'ies, Hamburg and Antwerp

„Hoerde........ 29th July. Hayre, Bremen & Hamburg .......................Markomannia ........ 12th Aug. Mles, R'dam, Hamburg & A'worp...O. D. J. Ahlers .....22nd Aug. Havre, Emden, &H'burg,.. Havre, 'burg & A'worp Genoa, Havre & Hamburg. .............. H'burg & Antwerp,

Hayre, Bremen & H'burg

...Senegambla.:25th Aug. Dortmund 5th Sopt. ....Holsatia..... 10th Sopt. Saxoniaci 12th Sept. Scandia

...... 21st Sept.

For Further Partloulars, apply to-

Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hongkong Offos,

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.),

Atoamor..

Aldenham Empire

St. Albans

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

4th July. 1st Aug. 22nd Aug.

Leave Hongkong for Australia...

31st July, 10 a.m. 28th Aug.,

* 18th Sept...

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on- suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Faus. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.

For further particulare, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Agents.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,

Bongkong-Seth Chita Coast Ports.

LD.

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

FOR SWATOW, AHOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN.

(Occupying 9 to 10 days.)

Captain

Leaving.

SHIPPING

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

THE JAPAN MAIL 'STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

Destination MARSEILLES, 1 LONDON & AN- TWERP, " via lyo Maru Singapore, Capt.

Malacca, Penang, Hirano Maru

Colombo, Suez, &

Capt. Fraser

T. 12,000

T. 16,000

Port Said......

VICTORIA,

B.O.,

and SEATTLE via

Tamba Maru S'hai, Koelung, Mojl, Koba, Tok-Aki Maru

Dapt. kaichi, Shimizu and Yokohama...

Capt. Noma

T. 12,500

T. 12,500

::

SYDNEY & MEL-1

BOURNE, via Nikko Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Takeda day.

Island, Kumano Maru Townsville and Capt. Soyeda Brisbane

CALCUTTA

via] Tosa Maru S'poro, Penang Capt. & Rangoon

LOG BOOK

The First Ship In the Panam

Canal M Officers of the Panama Liner Allianca-the first cosan steam- ship, to pass through the Gatun looks of the Panama Canal-have told the New York Erening Post how easily their vessel had been handled. The Allianca ar- rived in New York yesterday Sailing Date afternoon. "The looks were in

perfect condition," said Mr. W J. Scally, second officer," and there was not a hitch through the whole trip from Cristobal to Gatun Lake and back again."

WEDNES., 29th July, at 10 a.m. ƒWEDNES,, 12th Aug. at 10 a.m.

[TUESDAY, 28th July, at 4 pm. (THURS., 13th Aug. at 4 p.m.

ƒWED., 29th "T. 9,600 July, at noon.

(WEDNES., 26th

T. 9,300 Aug, at noon.

ƒSATURDAY,

T. 12,500 (25th July,

JMONDAY,

TUESDAY, 28th

T. 9,600 July, at 5 p.m..

WEDNESDAY.

BOMBAY vin Singa-1 Penang Meru

pore and Colombo. Capt, Murazumi T. 6,000 130th July. NAGASAKI, Kobel Kumand Maru & Yokohama. Capt. Soyoda SHANGHAI, Moji Rangoon Maru

and Kobo.......... Capt. KOBE & Yokohama

Kamo Maru Capt. Shimizu Cargo only,

T. 12,500 (12th Aug.

T. 9,600

WEDNES., 29th July, at 11 a.m.

f Fitted with now system of wireless telegraphy. REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG

AND JAPAN "PORTS.

Commending from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.

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

3 months.

..

YOKOHAMA KOBE

Roturn. Return.

$122

1st class.......$135 2nd class........$ 81

$ 75

MOJI

Return.

$108 $ 65

NAGASAKI

Return. $95 $57

With option of Rail between Steamer's Calling ports in Japan. chamber opened. The ship was

For further information apply to

Telephone No. 292.

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

The purpose of the trip, which was made on June 8, was to test the electric towing machines before they were used for the trip. of a ship through the entire canal. Four of these locomotives were used, two at the ship's bow, "one- on either side of the canal, and two at the stern in a similar posi tion. Getting the heavy line made feat to the stern of the ship from the far side, was the only difficulty which the officers re- parted, and they declared that this could be easily obviated.

"of According to the log. the trip the Allianca left her anchor at Cristobal at 5.58 s.m., with Capt. A. T, Hud- gina on the bridge; Mr. J. E. Stone, first officer, in charge for- ward, and Second Officer Scully in charge aft. Third Officer Dodd was at the telegraph. At 6.03 o'clock she entered the Atlantic approach to the canal, and" st 0.35 o'olook the lower level of the Gatan Looks. There the vessel was moored. Here it took about forty minutes to fasten the heavy. lines from the towing engines, and at 7.18 o'clock the Allianca

ber. Ten minutes later she was started into the lower-look oham

in place in the chamber, and at 7.30 o'clock the gates were closed. At 7.43 the lower look: chamber was fall, and two minutes later the gates of the middle lock

towed into place at 7.55, and at 7.57 the gates of the middle chamber were closed. Three minutes later the chamber started. to fill, and it took just eleven minutes for this to be accomplish- ed. At 8.12 the gates to the upper chamber opened, and at 8.15 the Allianca started on the last stage of her uphill climb. At 8.23 she was in place in the third" chamber, at 8.25 the gates were olosed, and at 8.26 the chamber: started to fill. This chamber filled in thirteen minutes, and st 8.39 the gates to the Gatan look opened. At 8.42, the ship was towed out of the lock chamber; at 8.47 she cust of the towing engine's lines, and 4 minute afterward was going ahead under, her own steam into Gatun Lake to turn around for the return trip through the looks. The return trip, which was also MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua.""Taming," accomplished without difficulties, and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric began at 9.14, when the Alliance fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming"&" Tean:" was moored in the upper end of SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU LINE.-The Twin Screw steamers the locks for the lines from the Anhui "! *

Chenan." Shaohsing" and the S.8. "Kanchow lowing engines to be made fast," Liangchow," Luchow and Yingchow," having excellent This took 39 minutes and at 0.53 accommodation with Elcotric Light throughout and Electric she was again under control of Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast the locomotives, and at 9.55, had schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and started into the upper chamber. Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and From this point the trip through Northern China Ports.

the three locks to the opening of 1 hour and 15 minutes. At 11.22 the gates at the Atlantic level took she started out of the lower chamber and at 11:32 the vessel cast of from the towing engines and proceeded to her dock at Cristobal, having accomplished the trip in about five hours and a half. The Allianca is a 4,000-ton ship, and at the time of the trip had on board 2,000 tons of cargo. She is 323 feet long, with a beam of 42 feet, So perfectly did the mechanism work, it was evident that even the largest ships would have no trouble in making their way through the looks, and up the- eighty-five foot rise from the Atlantic level to Gatun Lake,

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Steamers.

For MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean SHANGHAL...............Shaohsing HOHOW & H'PHONG ... Kalong WWEI, O'FO0 & TIENTSINKuelchow SHANGHAI „..............

.....Anhui SHANGHAI & TSINGTAU.....Kanchow

| MANILA, CEBU &ILOILO...Chinhua

To Sail. ..21st July at 4 p.m. ...21st July at 4 p.m. 22nd July at 9 .. .23rd July at 10 a.m. 23rd July at 4 p.m. 25th July at m'night .28th July at 4 p.m.

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Wookly.

"S.S. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI”

The steamers leaving Hongkong on Sundays proceed from Shanghai to Tsingtau, leaving there on Tuesdays for Shanghai, Hongkong und Canton,

...

N.B.-Passengers must embark before midnight on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings. A Company's launch leaves Murray Pler at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.

These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of the trans-shipment at Woosung. Reduced Fares-Hongkong to Shanghai:-Single $45, Return $75.

" 'Do,

Hongkong to Tsingtau:-Single$78. Return $125.

For Freight or Passages apply to

Telephone No. 36

Hongkong 20th July, 1914.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents.

A. E. Hodgins... | FRIDAY, 24th July at 11 am), RUSSIAN VOlunteer FLEET. The towing engines move upon

FOR AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

Steamships. Haiyang

Haiching

W. O. Passmore. TUESDAY, 21st July at 11 a. ⠀

FOR SWATOW.

Haitan Halmun...

J, W. Evans... TUESDAY, 21st July at 11 a.m. A. H. Stewart.. WEDNES., 22nd July at 11 am. During the months of July and August First Class Return Fares to Foochow will be subject to a reduction of 20% on the full Fares.

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

Blako Pior. For Freight and Passage, apply to

29

HONGKONG AGENCY.

Homeward Bound.

(Odessa via Ports of call.)

a rack track. In the centre of each locomotive is a reel carrying the heavy towing hawsers, and they hold the ship so firmly that, in the case of the Alliancs, there was absolutely no deflection from 7 the centre of the looks, and

The 8.8. Koursk 6,400 R.T., Commander Padalka, is expected nothing to impede her progress.

to arrive here on or about the 22nd day of July, 1914.

For Freight, Passage and further particulars, apply to

Douglas Lapralk & Co.,.

Coneral Managers.

Hongkong, July 14, 1014,

Capt. LUKHMANOFF, Agent, Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor, Rooms 12 & 14,

Tel. No. 1224,

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stowed, Findon Haddocks, Kippers &co

ALEXANDRA CAFE,