SHIPPING·
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1014,
SHIPPING
CANADIAN PACIFIC NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
ROYAL MAIL.
STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Hongkong
Sailings Temporarily Withdrawn
All Steamships leave Hongkong at noon.
The "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA" are new quadruplo screw 21 knot turbine steamers, of 16,850 tons gross, 30,625 displacement, the finest, fastest and most luxurious on the Pasiflo."
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 Fleets are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.
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PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON.
'EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,“
Optional Atlantic Port, £71.10.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA,"
Optional Atlantic Port £65.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Bailings from Hongkong-
MARSEILLES
Subject to Alteration
Steamers.
AND LONDON, §Miyazaki Maru “
18 Singapore, Capt. Teranaka T. 16,000 Penang, Colombo, } §Kitano Maru - Suez & Port Said. Capt. Cope
T. 16,000
Stamm
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
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Regular Fortnightly Service between
Trom
Kached on or about
For
LOG BOOK.
'Arrived at San Francisco. Although it had been estimated for several days past that yester day would be one of the big days for the port, it is necessary, says s recent issue of the San Francisco Examiner, to turn to the official JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.
figures of cargo totalsin. Willibros order really to determine what a Tjikini.JAVA .....2nd half Nov. ..............S'HAT...Zud half Nov. red letter day in shipping it was. Tjiliwong JAVA...2nd half Nov.......JAPAN ...1st half Dec. Never before in the history of Tilmanock...9'HAT 1st half Dec. JAVA 1st half Dec. | transpacific, shipping have the Sailing Date Titaroem ...JAVA 1st half Doo.......
totals loomed so large. The Tibodas.....JAPAN...1st half Dea.......JAVA 1st half Doc. figures do cern the three liners [T]ikembang »JAVA · ·...2nd half Dec. .S'HAI...lat half Jan.
Tilpanas......JAVA...2nd half Deo...JAPAN 1st half Jan. as follows: Tenyo Mara, from the Orient, with a $1,000,000 cargo "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and Rod gold to the value of have accommodation for a limited number of salcon-passengers. All 8850000;" the Sonoma, from steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through Australia, with a $500,000 cargo, intes to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.”
(SATUR., 5th-
Dec. at 10 a.m. JWEDNES., 23rd Dec., at 10a.m.
§Yokohama Maru’- Capt. Komatsubara T. 13,500 §Awa Maru Capt. Hori'" T. 12,500
VICTORIA, B.C., andSEATTLE via S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Yokkaiohi, and Yokohama...******
SYDNEY & MEL
BOURNE, "EMPRESS OF JAPAN," vis
vla Tango Maru Manila, Thura-Capt. Soyada day Island, Nikko Maru Townsville "and | Capt. R. Takeda
'EMPRESS OF ASIA,"
via
"MONTHAOLE". Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £43, via Boston or Now York £45.
Rates quoted above do not include meals and sleeping car across 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., eto. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tlokets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the stedmers of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., or Tayo Kisen Kaishia.
Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel by rail between Porte 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.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
N. CO. LTD.
APCAR LINE!
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regulár Intervals, taking passengers and cargo at current rates,
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD,
Agents.
Hongkong, Aug. 31, 1914.
Brisbane
CALCUTTA
S'pore,
(TUES., 1st (Deo, at noon. TUES, 15th Dep. at noon.
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For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
Telephone No. 1574
T. 13,500
T. 9,600
WEDNES., 16th** Deo. at noon. JWED., 13th ( Jan. at noon.
via) Penang Kawachi Maru
(THURS., 17th & Rangoon
Capt. Nakamura T. 12,50) (Dec. BOMBAY via Singa-1 Hakushika Maru *** JWEDNES., 9th
pore and Colombo.] €ɛpt. "
T. 5,000 Dao. 1 Kawachi Maru
(SATURDAY, KOBE...........
Capt.Nakamura T. 12,500 (28th Nov.
ƒMONDAY, 30th 1 Rangoon Mard- ..} S'HAI and Kobe... Capt. Nomura
T. 7,000 (Nov. NAGASAKI, Kobel Nikko Maru
STUESDAY, 15th & Yokohama .....ƒ Capt. Takeda T. 9.630 Deo. at 5 p.m.
f FRI., 4th lyo Maru KOBE & Yokohama
Capt. Hirase f. 12,500 Dec. at 11 am. Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy. “
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
FOR EUROPE.
Leave Hongkong. Thursday 28th January
14th February
2 th February
11th March
25th March'
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. 115 York Building.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
and,
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last and greatest of all, Pacifio Mail Steamship Mongolia, from the Orient, with $2,500,000 in gold coin, raw and mufactured silk worth $3,928 400 and other cargo to the value of $1,500,000. The steamship officialsen bmitting these figures have supplied the most conservative estimate pos sible, yet the total amounts to $12,500,000
Ia tonnage the Sonoma bad 4,000 tons, the Tenyo 6,500 tone and the Hongo- lia 14,000 tous, or a combined total of practically 25,000 tons. The number of passengers on he three steamers also was large, The total was 1,180 persons in Decall classes. The Mongolia car- Dee. ried off the highest honours with Jan. 768, the Tenyo had 203 and the
Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to obange without notice.
Displacement Steamer.
Tons & Speed Nippon Maru 11,000 - 18 knots From Kobe, Tuce, 1st Shinyo Maru 22,000 - 21 knots H'kong, Tues., 8th Chlyo Maru 22,000-21 knote H'kong, Tues., 5th
The 8.8. Nippon Maru will leave Kobs for Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco on Tuesday, 1st December. ⠀
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Sonoma irought 200. The latter portion of the passage was inter- esting to the passengers, who en joyed a real race from monolula: The Mongolia bad & start, but Captain Emery Rice came along at the regulation rate and did ***£68,
not attempt to beat any records. Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return floketa bare the option of returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail B.S. Co., or from Captain J. E. Trask of the Vancouver by staamera of the Canadian Pacifle Railway Co.
Sonoma drove his enginea s bit Special Rates given to MAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSIO and managed to catch and pass
Steamers via Shanghai will be despatched at noon. Steamers via Manila will be despatched at 10.30a.m. First Class to London............£71.10. Return (6 months) £120. First Class to New York...................£60.··
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San Francisco £45,
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£96:10.
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ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Frincipal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Passengers may travel by Rallway between ports of call in Japan fres of
Large.
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SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
VE JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA ORUZ, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARALJO. Anyo Maru
Steamers.
Kalori Kamo
Displacement.
Maru
20,000 tons
+1
16,000
11
Kashima
20,000
Mishima
"
16,000
11
Suwa
+1
25,000
Atsuta
16,000
11
12
8th April
Yasaka
25,000
17
2nd April
Miyasaki
16,000
6th May
Kitano.
16,000
Fushima
25,000
29th May 3rd. June
FOR AMERICA,
Telephone No. 291
Aki
Maru
12,500 tons
Tuesday 26th January
Sado
17
12,500
9th February
Yokohama,, Awa Shidzuoka Tamba
12,500
23rd February
"
12,500
9th March
12,500
23rd March
-12.500
H
Aki Sado
12,500
12,500
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THOS. COOK & SON,
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.
For further information apply to Telephone No. 292.
6th April
20th April
4th May
T., KUSUMOTO, Manager.
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG: SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fooohow 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 199UED' and CASHED
Chief Office -LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),
Steamers.
TAIYUAN ... CHANGSHA ...............
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
4th Doc
7th. Jan.
Hall Hongkong for Australia. 8th Deo. 10th Jan.
Theao steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, onsur-| ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- manian ports.
For Freight or Passage apply
Talephone No. 93
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
WWEI & TTSIN. SHANGHAL... NINGPO
Steamers,
Kueichow Yingchow
HAIPHONG
..........Tamsul.
Singan
To Sail."
26th Nov, at noon ..26th Nov. at 4 pm. ...........28th Nov.`at d'light
SHANGHAL....
..28th Nov. at 10 a.m. Liangchow...29th Nov. nt d'light MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO.::Chinhua .....let Dec, at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.8. LINTAN" and "8.8. SANUI”
18,500-15 knots
Thence by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES. For Full Fartionlars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
O. WURIU, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
the Mongolia and anchor off Meigga wharf about two houre before Captain Rios, The custome and immigration officers really had an opportunity to keep buay and every man whose day off was scheduled for yesterday, reported for duty. It was late at night before the baggage of the, 236 passengers on the Mongolis had been disposed of. The Japanese liner Tenyo Mara, Captain Ernest Bent, steamed into port at daylight yesterday, 11 days 8 hours and 14 minutes after leaving Yokohama. The fast time was possible neosuse
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN Captain Bent came direct via the
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer.
St. Albans.int Aldenham
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
2nd Deo. 2nd Jan.
Leave Hongkong for Australia,
23rd Dec. 29th Jan.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- auring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisione, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fane. A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
MANILA LINE. Twin Sorow Steamers "Chiehua,“"Taming, and "Tean. Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers Highest Class, Fastost and Most Luxurious Steamers on the fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming", "&""
Tean:
Electric Light, Excellent Cuisine. SHANGHAI LINE. The Twin Screw steamers
*** Anbul Land. Chenan and "the": 9.8. "Kanchow," * Liangchow,"
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOOHOW RETURN. **Luchow** and Yingchow" having excellent accommodation,
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining "Saloon," maintain a fast schedule servico Steamships. Captain between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Halching... | W. O. Passmore. | FRI..
Halyang A. H. Hodgins... TUES, Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports.
FOR SWATOW. Halmun.....A. H. Stewart... | WED., Halmun. A. H. Stewart... SUN.,
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near
Blake Pier,
inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the
For Freight or Passages apply to
Leaving 27th Nov. at 1 p.m. 1st Deo. at I p.m.
25th Nov. at 1 p.m. 29th Nov. at 10 am.
Butterfield & Swire.
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong 25th Nov,, 1914,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
· General Managerő,
great pirole route. If it had not been for the interference of the weather, the big liner would have made even better time and pro- bably would have broken the record from Japan to this p port. Eight days before the barometer dropped to 28:28, and the part day it arose again to normal and the storm broke forth. For forty eight hours the gale raged from all pointa of the compass and then cold, clear weather resulted. This delayed the ship for enough bours to spoil what would have been the best record ever made, It is about three months since the Tengo was in port. For a period of49 days 15 hours and 29 minutes
to be exact the vessel was laid up at Nagasaki ondergoing repairs. Tooroughly overhauled down to the turbines, Bent said that his command is like a new abip. There were 41 first cabin, 41 second cabin passengers and 128 Asiatics in the steerage. Waterproofing Canals.
The operations now being carried out in the Punjab in connection with the water-proofing of canals are still in an experi mental stage, and their extanaion
n on any large Bould will necessarily depend upon the
degree of economy with which measure of success which attends these experiments and upon the
they can be carried out. It has therefore been impressed on all officere entrusted with the carrying out of the experiments that not only is it essential that the v
work of waterproofing should be carried out in a thoroughly sound manner but that the strictest economy in execution should be observed. If it should be found that the or penditure involved 18 out of all proportion to the advantages like ly to be secured the idea of water.“ proofing will perforce have to be abandoned. —-Indian Engineering.
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