SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914.
SHIPPING
CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon."
The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are new quadruple screw 21 knot turbine 'steamors, 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 Son of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama and V.storia, B.C.
All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets -ara equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
· PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,"
*" EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,”
Optional Atlantlo Port,"£71.10.
* EMPRESS OF INDIA,"
Optional Atlantic Port £65.
ab
**EMPRESS OF ASIA."
via
1F
EMPRESS OF JAPAN," via
“ MONTEAGLE”, Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantio port £43, via Boston or New York £45.
Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car. Boross Canada. These, if required, will be furnished for £0 additional.
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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 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 Podder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pior.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN ports.
EASTWARD.
Btoamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular
intervala, taking passengers and cargo at current ratés.
Hongkong, AE 31, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Agenta.
THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East-16, DES VŒŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG, SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA :
32, Water Street. MANILA: Manila Hotel.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES, "LONDON & AN-
TWERP, via Mishima Maru Singaporo, Capt. Wada Malacca, Penang, Suwa Maru Colombo, Suez, & Capt. Murai Port Said...
VICTORIA, B.O.,
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN. LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between
JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
From
"Expand on se abans
"Jos
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LOG BOOK.
Are Life-Boats Life-Savers P At the time of the Titanio disaster, when it was realized that all on board could have been saved if the linor had carried more boats, a ory went up for compulsory Tiliwong
Will are on or abcu legislation on the subject. So the Timanoek...
...JAPAN ...nd half Sept. ships now sail with their decks JAVA 2nd half Sept. covered with boate-enough to Tilatjap.....JAPAN ...2nd half Sept. Salling Date Tikembang JAVA 1st half Oct.
JAVA...2nd half Sept, float every passenger. But on Titaroem 'HAI....Ist half Oct.
S'HAI ...1st half Oct. May 29 a steamer so equipped mer Tilpanas......JAVA 1st half Oct......JAPAN...2nd half Oct. her boats could not be used, and .....JAVA 1st half Oct, destruction in such a way that Timahl JAVA...2nd half Oct....SHAI 2nd half Oct. the loss of life was agnia fearful. Tjibodas......JAVA 2nd half Opt. ......JAPAN...2nd half Oct. The Scientific American (New
(WEDNES., 7th T. 16,000 10ot. at 10a.m.
{WEDNES., 21st T. 25,000 (Oct., at 10 a.m.
and SEATTLE via Shidzuoka Maru S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Capt. Deguchi Yokkalohl, Kee-Tamba Maru lung and Yoko-Capt, Nagasaye hamart.
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, via Tango Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Sokine day Island, Nikko Maru Townsville and Capt. Takeda · Brisbane
via) Kawachi Maru S'pore, Penang Capt. & Rangoon
CALOUTTA
BOMBAY via Singa- pore and Colombo. NAGASAKI, Kobo Nikko Maru & Yokohama ...... Capt. Takoda SHANGHAI and) Sanuki Maru
Kobe .....................:) Capt. Date KOBE & Yokohama
Hitachi Maru Capt. Sato
1 Cargo only.
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with eleotris light and York), which has deprecated the have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All life-boat agitation all along, and steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through has favoured making every rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australis."
ship "one" big life-boat"
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
T. 12,500
T. 12,500
(TUES., 6th
Oct, at noon. TUES., 20th 10èt, at noon.
Telophone No. 1574
·JTUES., 29th
T. 13,500 Bept. at daylight.
WEDNES., T. 9,300 119th Oct
(THURSDAY,
T: 12,500 124th Sept.
[SATUR., 26th T. 9,000 Sept., at noon.
ƒTUES., 29th T. 12,500 (Sept.
ĮJÄVA-CHINA-JAPAN
York Building.
LIJN, T15
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
- plan that has been laughed to scorn by some author ities-points to several recent disasters as bearing out its contention. In an editorial headed "Boats for All a Failure," it enys: " "Gradually, but very surely, it is coming to be realized that the only way to safeguard the lives of passengara at ses is ap to build the ship which carries them that it shall act, in case of necessity, as its own life-boat-in other words, to make the construe- tion such that no accident could send it to the bottom with the suddenness which marked the sinking of the Empress of Ireland "The principle of safeguarding Oot, the passengers by providing H'kong, Tues., 20th Oct. boats for all is faulty, for the Sat, 14th Nov. reason that it assumes that certain
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND IHONOLULU,
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.
Steamer.
Displacement Tons & Speed
22,000 - 21 knots From N'saki, Tues., 6th 22,000 - 21 knots
22,000 - 21-knots
THURS., 9th T. 12,500 10ot. at 11 a.m.
Shinyo Maru Chiyo Maru Tenyo Maru
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,
"
San Francisco. £45,
£96.10. £69.
Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy. REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG
AND JAPAN PORTS.
Commencing from 1st June, ending 30th Sept.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for
3 months.
YOKOHAMA KOBE.
Return.
MOJI
Retum. $122 $ 75
Return, $108
NAGASAKI
Retura.
$ 65
$95 $57
1st class.....$135 2nd olas........$ 81
With option of Rail botwoon Steamer's Calling ports in Japan. For further, information apply to Telephone No. 292.
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
SINGAPORE-
Steamers.
PAKHOI & F PHONG .Sungkiang
.Chusan W WEI, & TIENTSIN ...... .... Hulchow. MANILA.CEBU & ILOILO...Chinhua SHANGHAI........................................................Anhu MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming
To Sail 25th Sept. at 10 a.m. ......25th Sept. at noon ......29th Sept. at 4 p.m. ..29th Sept. at 4 pan. .29th Sept. at 4 p.m. 29th Sept. at 4 p.m. --
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.8. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI"
conditions of wind, weather, an ! time, all of which must be pr sent if the boats are to bo launch- ed, will exist when the omergency galls for their immediate use. In
Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tokets have the option of the case of the Titanio, these returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mall 8.8. do, or from conditions fortunately happened Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Paolfio Railway Co.
ARIES etc.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets Issued in Connection with all the Principal Mall Hines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of
charge.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
to exist. There was no wind, hours and twenty minutes from the sea was calm, and the two
the collision to the sinking of the ship provided sufficient time to utilize practically all the boats that the ship carried. In the case of the Empress of Ireland, how-
Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA ever, although there was no wind CRUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. Seiyo Maru
14,000 14 kaots Tues., 6th October. Thonce by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES.. For Full Partloulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
S. MORIMOTO, Agent."
KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
and the sea was calm, and although there were more than sufficient boats to carry everyone on board, the ship listed so heavily, and went under so quickly, that only s very few of the boats were got into the water." The writer notes that the Engineer. (London), a high authority in maritime matters, has come over to this
point of view. In its issue of Juas 5, in discussing the recent disaster, it said: One can not
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. help reflecting that here again,
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA."
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
St. Albans i.............................. Eastern)...************ Aldenham... 291*19*2*
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
3rd. Oot.
Leave Hongkong for Australia.
30th Sept., 10 m 9th Oct., 30th Oct.,
in
MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,"" Taming," and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships, electric auring a plentiful supply of Ios, Fresh Provisions, ato., and are The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigorating Machinery, en TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on Taming
Tean." lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
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 Office LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS
"
"J
SHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Screw steamers Chenau.
Anhul Shaohsing and the 8.S. ** Lüchow"
and " Yingchow
Liangchow," with Eleotrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the having excellent accommodation, 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.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passaĝos apply to
Telephone No. 36
Hongkong 24th Sept., 1914,
RUSSIAN
•
Arrive Hongkong from Australia,
Sail Hongkong for Australia 24th Oct.
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
CHANGSHA...urnit 18th Oct.
Those stoamere are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, onsur- ing a plentiful supply of ico, fresh provisions etc, and have superior accommulation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms. "A daly qualified Doctoris carried Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas manian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No.
·BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
as in the case of the Volturao, the principle of boats for all bas signally failed. The Em- press could have carried every soul on board in her boats, but she had no chance to use them. The Empress of Ireland
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was built by Fairfields, in 1008, on lines that were considered the.. best before the loss of the Titanic. She had an extensive double. bottom, and was well divided, but she had no inner skio. Whether on inner skin would have saved her, under the circumstances of the, evidence of the divers may help collision, is a question which the to Grawer,
But there seems to have been no question of cutting her in two. The effect, from the meagre evidence we have, seems rather to indicate that the plates were ripped off by the bow of the Storstad, as we rip she lid off a box with a screw-driver. If the divers can substantiate this: view, a very strong case for the
LD. be present-
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports. Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
Steamships. Halyang
VOLUNTEER FLEET. Hallan
Captain D. A. Lukhmanoff,
*Agent for -
200
Captain
Leaving.
A. E. Hodgins... | TUES., 29th Sept. at 1 p.m. J. W. Evans, FRI,
2nd Oct. at 1 p.m.
FOR AMOY AND FOOCHOW, Haiching... W. C. Passmore, | SAT., 26th Sept, at 1 p.m.
Calling at Swatow for Passongers only.
FOR SWATOW.
Halmun..
A. H. Stewart...THURS, 24th Sopt. of 1 p.m. Halmun
| A H. Stewart... | SUN., 27th Sept. at 10 am, Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf near
Butterfield & Swire.
Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF,
Agent,
Blake Plor. For Freight and Passage, apply to
Hong
20, 2014,
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, South China, Indo-China and Philippines Islands Office: Hotel Mansions, Third Floor, No. 12a and 14. Telephone No. 1224.
F. Q. Box 472.
ed. For it is probable that while" many ribs would, of ascessity, inner hall might have held, at have been badly distorted, yet the least for a time."
Dairen Shipping Returns for
August.
The shipping returns for the port of Dairen for the month of August last give a total of 148 vessels with gross tonnage of 258,690 in entries, showing a decrease of 29 vessels with groaĄ tonnage of 343,681 This fal ling-off was obviously due to the suspension of foreign steamer services to Dairen. In addition to the above, the sailing vessels, inolusive of junks, and militory transporta which entered this port during the same peried totalled 128.
Oystem, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o,
ALEXANDRA CATT
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