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SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 191411

SHIPPING

CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP LINE.

From Hongkong

Bailinge Temporarily Withdrawn

All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon,

-The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA” are now quadruple screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of '18,850 tona 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.0.

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

PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.

"EMPRESS OF RUSSIATM

Destination.

THE JAPAN HAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

MARSEILLES

AND. LONDON,

Subject to Alteration.

Steamers.

Yasaka Maru.

via: Singapore, Capt. Yamawaki T. 25,000 Penang, Colombo, §Miyazaki Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. Teranaka T. 16,000

VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE via Shai, Moji, Kobe, Yokkaichi, and Yokohama ............

SHIPPING

JAVA CHINA-JAPAN

LIJN.

Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.

• Brows Ke, a ted on or about vor.

Wa? kave on or ab ut ..........S'HAI ...2nd half Nov.

„JAPAN „„„2nd half Nov.

JAVA ...2nd half Nov. ......JAPAN ... 2nd half Nev, S'HAI....2nd balf Nov. JAPAN1at half Deo.

Tilmanoek... Tjibodas..... Sailing Date Tipanas. JAPAN...1st half Nov. Tillatlap ......JAVA...2nd half Nov. Tilkini.JAVA:...2nd half Nov. Tilliwong.JAVA...1st half Deo. Titaroem JAVA 1st half Deo, Tikembang JAVA....2nd half Doc.......S'HAI 1st half Jan “The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through ratas to all ports in Netherlande-India and Australia."

WEDNES., 18th (Nov., at 10 am, ƒWEDNES., 2nd Deo. at 10 a.m.

@Yokohama Maru

ƒTUES, 1st Capt. Komatsubara T. 12,500 1 Deo. at noon.

&..

*** EMPRESS OF ASIA."

via

Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN,” vis

via Canadian

SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE, via

Manila, Thurs

Hitachi Maru Capt. Sato

and Capt. Soyeda

"EMPRESS OF INDIA,” Optional Atlantio Port £65.

"MONTEAGLE”” Intermediate service, Atlantic port £43, via Boston or New York £45.

Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping oat Boross Canada. These, 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-Pacifio Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacifio 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,

day Island, Tango Maru ·

Townsville

Brisbane

CALCUTTA via)

S'pore, Penang Ceylon Maru

STRI., 20th

T. 13,500

T. 13,500

Nov, at noon. WEDNES., 16th. Deo, at noon.

SATUR., 21st

& Rangoon ........ Capt. Naguchi T. 10,000 (Nov. BOMBAY via Singa-] Colombo Maru

MONDAY, 23rd

JSUNDAY,

pore and Colombo. Capt. Nakamoto T. 8,000 Nov.

Kawachi Maru S'HAI and Kobe Capt. Nakamura T. 12,500 129th Nov. Rangoon Maru S'HAI and Kobe..}

Capt. Nomura

NAGASAKİ, Kobel Tango Māru Kobe Capt. Seking

& Yokohama

KOBE &

& Yokohama

ma}

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Kamo

Kashima

Regular Service Between

"

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS

EASTWARD.

Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular intervals, taking passengers and cargo at current rates.

Hongkong, Aug 31 1914.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD, Agents.

THOS. COOK & SON,

Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.

JMONDAY, 30th T. 7,000 Nov.

FRIDAY, 20th T. 12,500 Nov. at 5 p.m. ;) Kitano Maru (*

{MON., 23rd Capt. F. E. Cops T. 16,000 (Nov.. at 11 am, Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy..

PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.

FOR EUROPE..

6th May

Steamers.

Displacement.

་

Leave Hongkong,

Katori Märu

20,000 tons ·

Thursday 28th January

16,000

ES

1th February

20,000

23th February

Mishima

16,000

11th March

Suwa

25,000.

25th March

Atsuta

16,000

8th April

Yasaka

25,000

22nd April

Miyasaki

16,000

Kitano

10,000

20th May

Fushima

25,000

3rd June

FOR AMERICA,

Aki Bado Yokohama,, Awa Shidzuoka ..

Maru

12,500 tons

"

12,500

11

12,500

12,500

11

12,500

Tamba

12.500

Aki Sado

M

12,50)

12,500

For further information apply "to Telephone No. 292.

Tuesday 26th January

9th February 23rd February 9th March

23rd March

6th April

20th April

4th May

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

For

Steamers. PAKHOI & HPHONG Sungklang SHANGHAI...

Luchow Huichow

W*WEI & TÄTSIN SHANGHAI............Chenan HONG-MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Tean.

MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Chinhua

Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VOEUX 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 rates.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and

CASHED

Chief Office ---LUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, E.C.

THE AUSTRALIAN

ORIENTAL LINE

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS

SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),

Steamers:"

TAIYUAN miniminimiti

Arrive Hongkong

from Australia.

21st Nov.

Sail Hongkong for Australia." 27th Nov.

"

To Bail. 19th Nov. at 11 a.m. 19th Nov. at 4 p.m. 21st Nov. at noon. ....22nd Nov, at d'light

24th Nov. at 4 p.m. 1st Dec, at 4 p.m.;

19

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Wookly.

"S.S, LINTAN" and "8.8. SANDĮ MANILA LINE-Twin Borow Steamers "Chinhua,

Taming and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & "* Tean:"

SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers

" Anbul and: "* Chonan and the SS. Kauchow." *** Liangchow, **Luchow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Electric Tans 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 Yangtze and Northern China Porte,

These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.

For Freight or Passages apply to

#1

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAFAN LIJN. York Building. 116

Colephone No. 1574

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

LOGO BOOK.

The Panama Cadal.

A Washington telegram, dal November 2, statea that Panama Canal has been tempor arily alceed. This has been rendered necessary by furth landslides.

Merchant Service Guild. Appointment. Oat of a large number of ar plicants for the position of Tyne aide Agent to the Imperis Merobant Service Guild, Captai R. Whitehead, a well-know reeiding on the North East Closer member of the naatioal profession

has been appointed by the Manage ment Committee. Captain White head, who belongs to Blyth, t thirty-three years served in th firm of Mesere. W. Milbura & Co. (Port Line) of London and New castle-on-Tyne, twenty-one year of which he was in comman trading in various parts of th world. Daring the Spanish American War he commande the Port Stephen, which wa

KISEN KAISHA chartered as a troopship by th

SAN FRANCISCO' LINE

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

Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.

Displacement

Steamer Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Chiyo Maru

Tons & Speed

11,000 - 18 knots From Kobe, Tues., 1st 22,000-21 knots ·H'kong, Tues., 8th 22,000-21 knots H'kong, Tues., 5th

"

United States Government. H also commanded the same steaine which served as a transpor during the Bozer Rising in Chine

Indo-China Steamers,

A large number of the Inde Chipa steamera have been with drawn from the Northern route sad placed on southern trade Dec. owing to the increase of busines Deo on the withdrawal of Germa Jan tonnage. The Loksang ni Takaang, both northern steam. are now running regularly bete ce Annam and Hongkong, while b former Hongkong linera, H sang, Choyaung and Kwongen are on the Caloutta run and an loading gunnies for Vladivosto direct.

The 8.a. Nippon Maru will leave Kobe for Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco on Tuesday, 1st December.

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.

£68

Passenger purchasing Trans-Pacific Return ilokots have the option of returning from San Francisco by steamars of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., or from Hydro-electric Power on Panam Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Paolfio Rallway Co.

Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ARIES ⚫ta.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

charge.

Passengers may travel by Railway between port of call in Japan free of

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

VIA JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALFARAISO, Anyo Maru

18,500 - 15 knots

Thenos by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Farticulam na to Famags & Freight, apply to

Telephone No. 291

For

Canal.

whole of the hydro-electric energ

• permanent * purposes th

on the Fanama Canal is develo ed in a single power hous loosted at the Gatun Spillwa dam. This energy serves for ligh SALINAing the canal, for operating th

O. WURIU, Acting Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS,

whole of the mgchinery at th locks at Gatan, Pedro Miguel an Miraflores and for towing t th ships through the looks. It wil also be need later for the cos handling plants at both ends o the canal, for maching chops water works, dry docks, ac possibly for operating th Panama railroad. The station

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN has at present a capacity of 6,00

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA :

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

Atesmer.

St. Albans... Aldenham

29th Nov. ...,2nd "Jan."?

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

23rd Deo. 29th Jan.

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

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Agents.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

LD.

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

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

Telephone No. 36:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.

Hongkong 18th Nov., 1914.

Steamships. Haitan

RUSSIAN Volunteer FLEET. Halching

HONGKONG AGENCY:

The 8.8. Tambov, 4,441 R.T., Commander Alexieff, is oxpected leave here on Wednesday, the 18th November, for Vladivostok

Those steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur ing & plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions eto, and have superior to accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in via Nagasaki. the State-rooms," A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tax- menian ports.

Tor Froight or Passage apply t

Telephong

Butterfield. & Swire,

This steamer will be ready to load cargo for Nagasaki, Moj., Shimonoseki and Vladivostok on Tuesday, the 17th instant.

For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to

Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF.

Nov 16, 1914.

Agent,

Hotel Magalons, 3rd Floor

Leaving. J. W. Evans TUES. 24th Nov. at 1 p.m. W. C. Passmoro. [FRI,

27th Nov, at 1p.io. FOR AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

Halyang... | A E Hodgins... | SATUR. 21st Nov. et 3 pm.

(not calling at Swatow)

18th Nov at 1pm. 22nd Nov, at 10 nun.

FOR SWATOW.

Haimun.............. |A. H. Stewart.. I WED, Halmun......... | A. H. Stewart.,, | SUN.,

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

Blake Pier.

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas Lapraik & Co.,

Geporal Manager, 1

kw, with provision for raising i to 1,200 kw. The gross head available from Lake Gatunt mean, tide level of the Pacifi Ocean varies from a maximum o 91 feet lo a minimum Ö 79 feet, and the plant is designed to give the fall output under ar effective hoad of 75 feet. Wate is taken from Lake Gatun through pasaages 12 feet wide, fitted with wrought-iron racks 20 feet 7 in ches high to prevent debris from entering the pipes. Water is admitted into the pipelines through thros head gatos, 10 feet 8 inches diameter, of massive cast-iron construction, the seats where water-tightness is required being made of bronze. Each gate is bolted to a pipe, line 10 feet 6 inches in diameter with an average length of 420 feet. The pipes are of 3/8 inch steel plates covered with reinforced concrete sad to each a Pitot tube testing apparatus can be attached when necessary. In case of accident a gleam eled rio station of Mirafloras can take up the service temporarily abil should anything happen to prevent the head gates to the pipelines being worked electrical- ly, each can be worked by hand by two men, The hydro-electrio etation building measures 137 feet by 81 feet; and consists of a single room ; the turbine pit with an area of 2,100 square feet 13. located 6 feet below floor level, The station contains at present three units of 2,000 kw. each, Fash driven by a turbine of 3,500 h.p. maximum capacity whea operating under an effective head of 75 feet and at a normal speed of 250 r.p.m. The water is dia charged through steel-lined con crete tubes of 71 inches diameter. which become of the outlets of elliptical section 8 feet by 17 feet.The current is transmitted ataroltage of 44,000 to both ends of the canal

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