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SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1914.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ROYAL MAIL.

STEAMSHIP LINE.

From Hongkong

Sailings Temporarily Withdrawn

All Steamship leave Hongkong at noon.

The EMPRESS OF RUSSIA," and "EMPRESS OF ASIA' Bre new quadruple sorew 21 knot turbine steamere, of 16,850 tone 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.C.

All Steamers of the Company's Pacific and Atlantic Fleets

are equipped with Marconi Wireless apparatus.

PASSAGE RATES HONGKONG TO LONDON,

** EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,"

Optional Atlantio Port, £71,10.

"EMPRESS OF INDIA,"

Optional Atlantio Port £65.

'EMPRESS-OF: ASIA,"

via

"EMPRESS OF JAPAN," vis

"MONTEAGLE", Intermediate service, via Canadian Atlantic port £68, vis Boston or New 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., eta. Passengers purphasing Trans-Pacific Round Trip passage tickets have the option of returning from San Francisco by the steamers of the Pacific Mall 8.3. Co., or Toyo Kisen Kaisha.

Local and through passengers may, if desired, travel by rail between Forts 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 Fedder Street and Praya, opposite Blake Pier.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

A¡P:CAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS

SHIPPING

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Destination.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

MARSEILLES

AND LONDON, | ¡Miyazaki Marü via Singapore, Capt. Taranaka T. 16,000 Penang, Colombo, 1 §Kitano ·Maru ·· Suez & Port Said | Capt: Cope ****T. 16,000

VICTORIA, B.C

and SEATTLEvia §Awa Maru

S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Capt. Hori Yokkalchi, and Yokohama

H

| SYDNEY & MEL-

"BOURNE, via Tango Maru

Manila,

Thurs-Capt, Soyada,

day' Island, Nikko‘Maru"

SHIPPING

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

· Alenomi

Reguler Fortnightly Service between. ** JAYA, CHINA and JAPAN

Try a “sed on or about

LOG BOOK

Captain R. Whitehead.

Out of a large number of ap- plicants for the position of Tyno: side Agent to the Imperial Me ohant Servios Guild, Captain 37, Whitehead, a well-known member of the nautical profession residing Will save or abent on the North East Coast, has been Tlimanock...SHAI...let half Dec. JAVA 1st half Deo. appointed by the Macagement Tlilaroem...JAVA...............1st half Dec........

Committee. Captain Whitehead; Tilbodas......JAPAN...1st half Dec.......JAVA ...1st half, Deo. who belongs to Blyth, for thirty

...let half Jau.three years served in the firm of Sailing DateTikembang JAVA...2nd half Dec.......S'HAI

Tipanas.JAVA 2nd half Dec...JAPAN...1st half Jan. Messrs. W. Milburn & Co. (Port Tikini S'HAT...2nd half Dee, JAVA 1st half Jan. Line), of London and Newcastle- TwongJAPAN...1st half Jan......JAVA 1st half Jan on-Tyne, twenty-one years of

SATUR, 5th Dec. at 10 am. WEDNES., 23rd (Dec. at 10a.m.

|

"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and which he was in command trading have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All in various parts of the world. steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon Cargo taken at through During the Spanish Amerio in rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

War he commanded the Port Ste han which was chartered as a troopship by the United States Government. He also command- ed the same stoamor which served as a transport during the Boxer r'sing in China, .."

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JTUES., 15th

T. 12,500 Dec. at noon.

Telephone No. 1574

ƒ

WEDNES, 16th

T. 13,500 Deo. at noon,

WED., 13th

Townsville and Capt. R. Takeda T. 9,600 (Jan. at noon. Brisbane

CALOUTTA

via)

S'pore, Penang Kawachi Maru

& Rangoon ...Capt. Nakamura T. 18,300 BOMBAY via Binga-1 Hakushika Maru

pore and Colombo. J. Capt. SHAI and Kobe...

S'HAI and Kobe...

B.

NAGASAKI, Kobe

& Yokohama

KOBE & Yokohama

Kamo

Kashima

Mishima

Suwa

Kirin Maru Capt. Tende Sanuki Maru Capt. Date Nikko Maru Capt. Takeda

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. (15 York Building.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

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

Ballings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice..

Displacement

THURS!, 17th Dec." IMON., 7th

T. 5,000 Deo.

TUESDAY,

T. 1

T. 9,600

12,500

WEDNES., 18th Dec TUESDAY, 15th

Stoamer, Shinyo Maru Chiyo Maru

Tons & Speed

22,000 - 21 knate

22,000 - 21 knots

1

Dec, at 5 p.m.

T. 5,000 (8th Des..

Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.

PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.

FOR EUROPE.

Leave Hongkong.

Thursday 28th January

11th February 23th February 11th March

11

H'kong, Tues., 8th H'xong, Tues., 5th

Dec. Jan.

The s.. 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)

First Class to New York.........£60.

物

San Francisco. £45,

19

British Subjects for British Ships. The Imperial Merchant Service Gaild have received from the Board of Trade an official notice concerning the employ ment of British subjects on board ship during war. The Board specially request that masters of British ships shall engage British rather than alien seamen so far as possible during the continuance of the war.

Newchwang Port, Statistics. The Customs statistics for the port of Newchwang for the thre months ended June 30 show a large decrease over those for the

same quarter of the preced ag year, the loss being forty-sc v n £120. £96.10.eteamers of 29,561 tons," The total entered during the quarter wae 198 ateamers of 237,253 tons,

£68.

Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Return tickets have the option of

returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., or from Of these, British vessels represent Vandourer by steamers of the Oznadian Pacific Railway Co.

Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION.ed 26.4 per cent, Japanese 57.1 per cent., Cainese 12.6 per cent. ARIES #to.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Frincipal and French, mostly compiled by Mail lines and the Trans-liberlan Bailway.

the visits of the small stesmer Tatoutee, which trades between Tientsin and Newchwang, 2.8 per

gharga.

Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of osil, in Japan free of

72°

...

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Via JAPAN FORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, MANZANILLO, SALINA CRUZ, CALLAD, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO.

17, 03-15 knots

9th Jan.

Thenes by TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE to BUENOS AIRES, For Full Particulars as to Pazzage & Freight, apply to

Steamers..

Displacement.

Katori Maru

20,000 tons.

16,000

20,000

16,000

25,000

25th March

Atsuta

16,000

8th April

Yasaka

25,000

22nd April

Miyasaki

16,000

6th May

Kitano

16,000

Kiyo Maru

20th May

Fushima.

25,000

3rd June

FOR AMERICA.

Aki

Maru

12,500 tons

Hongkong, Aug 31, 1914.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Sado Yokohama Aw& Shidzuoka Tamba Aki Sado..

12,500

13

12,500

14

12,500

12,500

24

12:500

12,503

12,500

EASTWARD..

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

Tuesday 26th January

9th February

23rd February

9th March

Tu

23rd March

6th April

20th April

THOS. COOK & SON,

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

For further information apply to

Telephone No: 292.

4th May

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,

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

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

32, Water Street, MANILA: Merils 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 CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.

THE AUSTRALIAN

ORIENTAL LINE

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

Steamers.

TAIYUAN CHANGSHA amusnur

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

10th Dec,

7th Jan.

Hail Hongkong for Australia.

14th Dec.

10th Jan,

These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur Ing a plentiful supply of ice,fresh provisions eto, and have superior accommodation with Electrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms, A duly qualified Doctor in carded Roduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- manian ports.''

For Freight or Passage apply to

elephone No, DS,

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

For

STOW, AMOY & S'HAI

| SHANGHAI...........

HAIPHONG "..................

To

Steamers. Hangchow. 15th Dec, at 1. pim. Chenan....6th Dec, at d'light. Singan

„7th" Dec. at noon .....dth Dao, at 4 p.m.

MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming SHANGHAT....

TE

Anhui

.8th Dec, at 4 pm.

P'HOI & HPHONG.......Sungklang......9th Dec. at 11 am, SHANGHAI..

Yingchow 10th Deo, of 4pm.

· DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly." STRIDORF88. LINTAN" and "'8.8. SANUI”NI

Telephone No. 291

-WURIU, "Acting Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

STEAMSHIP CO.,

LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)

Steamer,

St Albans Aldenham ..................

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

1st Deo. 2nd "Jan.

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

19th Dec, 29th Jan,

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery en- auring 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.

cent,

Haal River Scheme. Poking, Nov. 22.-The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Agri culturo, Mr. Charz Ubien, is still making persisten efforts to TB- sigo, and it would seem that the President is as strenuously en- deavoaring to prevent him doing so. When the Minister recently went south it was expected that he would contrive to oast off the toils of Ministerial work, which

keep him confined to Peking, and devote himself to the Irrigation Bureau, through which he hopes to control any work that may ba done in connection with the Hasi River conservation scheme. Pre- sident Yuan Shih-kai" states, this morning in a eulogistic mandate that Obang Ohien is too valuable a man to be allowed out of the Government service, and marka that he looks upon him. as a model for all officials, The President gently refuses to accept his resignation, though he softens the refusal by laying it down. that the Minister of Industry," Commerce and Agriculture should be allowed a free leg to travel about the country. This ought to suit Mr. Chang, who prides himself upon his multifarious in tereats. Speaking of the Huei River brings to mind a little story that went the rounds recently to the effect that Mr. Chang Chien had a scheme of conservation of his own which he deemed much better than that prepared by the experts, and which he worked to bave adopted The story goes

LD, that, when this became known in

MANILA LINE. Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,"" Tamlag," Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the and Team Excellent salcon accommodation amidships; electric Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers fans fitted; extra etaterooms on deck aft on "Taming

Electric Light Excellent Cuisine.

ean:

Anhul

EYSHANGHAI, LINE-The Twin Screw steamers - and Cheana and the 8.8. "Kauchow." ***Llangchów

Luchow" and TM" Yingchow"" having excellent accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the

Steamships. State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service versa. between: Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Halching .. for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Halyang Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangleze And Northern Haitan China Ports.

Leaving.

Deo. at 1 pm. Dec. at 1 p.m. Deo. at 1 pm.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 8 to 10 days.) Captain W. O. Passmore. TUES. 8th

11th A. E. Hodgins... FRI

TUES, 15th J. W. Evans

FOR SWATOW.

These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the | Halmun.............. | A. H. Stewart...

SUN.,

6th Deo, at 10 am. inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.

Halmun................ | A. H. Stewart... | WED., 9th Dec, at 1 p.m. Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near

Blake Pier,

For Freight or Passages apply to

Butterfield & Swire.

Telephone No: 36

Iongkong 5th

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE-

Agents 40

For Freight and Passage, apply to

1914.

America, a notification was promptly made that unless the plans of the experts were adopted no money would be forthcoming. from the United States for the work. Mr. Chang Chien knowB that his Irrigation Bureau is not in a position to do anything with- cut money, and he very expediti ously packed his scheme Bway in his portfolio and now has eyes for-nothing but those of Colonel Siebert.North China Daily News.

One Way, British officera, who are prison era in Germany, bave conveyed the news that they are alive by giving obeques for small amounts to the German Red Cross fund. By means of these cheques Eng- lieh bankers have traced sixty. seven officers,

Douglas Lapraik & Co.,

General Managers,

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