SHIPPING
THOS, COOK & SON,
fourist, wamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, 20.
Head Office for the Far East18. DES VŒEUX 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.
TOʻRS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORD. BAGAGE collected, forwarded and Insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of ORELIT and CİRCULAR NOTES 199UEDTM and CASHED
Olof Office :-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1915,
SHIPPING
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAUL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Ballings from Hongkong-
Subject to Alteration
MARSEILLES
Steamers.
AND LONDON, | IKamo Maru vis Singapore, Capt. Shimizu Penang, Colombo, Kashima Maru Suer & Fort Said | Capt. Yagi
VICTORIA, B.O., andSEATTLE via
Sado Maru Capt. Asakawa
Capt.
16,000
T. 19,000
THURS., 11th- Feb. at noon. THURS., 23th (Feb. at noon.
SHIPPING
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN
Tilmanoëk
LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between
JAVA,
MAINA and JAPAN,
From
LOG BOOK
The Utility of Submarines. American naval officials have. prepared a statement of their views on the usefulness of under water vessels. While this state- ment is in no way official, it may be said accurately to represent the
· Kigested on or about '_ Báran WU) Mere n wrest opinion of the technical efficere
...S'HAI 19,1st half Fab..
Tikembang JAPAN 1st half Fob.JAVA ***Ist half Feb. of the nary in regard to the Tiiliwong.JAVA...1st half Feb. ... JAPAN..nd half Feb. merits of submarines. The state- Sailing Date Tibodas......JAPAN 2nd half Feb.JAVA ...1st half Mar.ment says: "The naval con Tikini.....JAVA...2nd half Feb. 'Halit hall Mar. fists of the war have been Tilatjap....JAVA let half Mar..... JAPAN 18t half Mar. comparatively so faw that the im Tiltaroem JAVA 2nd half Mar... S'HAL 2nd half Mar, portance of the man operations of Tjipanas........JAVA 2nd half MarJAPAN...2nd half Mar. the various nations is apt to be The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and lost sight of. It is the brilliant have accommodation for a limited number of salcon-passengers. All feats which strike the eye; rather steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through than the slow bearing down by rates to all ports in Netherlands-India súd Australia."
sheer weight of the Allied first against the whole German coast- lizo. So far the submarines have carried off the honours, and at the same time have greatly disappointed their admirere in not doing more. The war has only ran five months as yet, and many
ƒTUES., 9th T. 12,500 Fab, at noon,
TUES., 23rd *T. 18,400 (Feb. si noen.
THE AUSTRALIAN Shai, Mojl, Kobe, Yokohama Maru
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS"
SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers,
TAIYUAN ..dat.
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
18th Feb.
Sail Hongkong for Australia.
21st Feb.
These stammers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, enaur- ing 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 porta.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
terfield & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.
Regular Service Between
CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
The 8.S.Umta," tons 5.422, Capt. Babb, will be despatched for Shanghai, Kobo and Moji on the 4th Feb.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong. Jan, 23, 1915.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MAÇAO STEAMB J.T Co., Ltd. and CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
HONGKONG-CANTON” LINE.
HONGKONG TO CANTON. | CANTON TO HONGKONG. FRIDAY, 5th FEBRUARY,
5.30 p.m. Kinshan,
SATURDAY, 6th FEBRUARY.
15.30 p.m. Faishan,
| 5.30 p.m. Kinshan.
Single Fare by Night Steamer...........
6.00
Return Fare by Night favaliable also for Rotura by day Steamer... 10.00 Bingle Fare by Duy Steamer ......................
4.00
Return Fors by Day Bicamer..
8.00
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE:
s.s. Sui Tal, tons 1,651 | 55. Tai Shan, tons 2,006 HONGKONG TO MACAO,
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Bu days at 8 am, and 1 p.m." from he Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Wook days at 8 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 8 a.m. & 2p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 7th FEBRUARY,
The Company's new Steamship TAISHAN
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at 8 a.m. and return from Macao at 2 p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 8 a.m., and from Hongkong at1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Atrest Wharf,
REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK,
CANTON-MACÃO LINE.
5.s. Sul An,
Departures from Maoan to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 pin. Departures from Clanton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO TEAMB AT CO., LTD, THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. & THE INDO-CHINA :
STEAM "NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW" LINE,
$.s. Salnam; 588 tons and s.s. Nanning 469 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes day and Friday, as about 8 am and the other leaves Wushow for Canton on the mame days at 8.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passenger can return to Hongkong or los versa by the Company's direct Blamer LINTAN and. SANUI, These vasols have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity, rctric fan in each Cabin.
B. oking Offi. e open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor),
Opposite the Biske Pfor..
Yokkaichi, and Yokohama i
SYDNEY & MEL-
BOURNE, vis Hitachi Maru Manila, ThurCapt. Sato. day Island, Tango Maru Townsville and Capt. Boyeda Brisbane
CALCUTTA via
S'pore, Penang Ceylon Maru & Rangoon) Capt. Shinohe BOMBAY via Singa- Jinsen Maru pore and Colombo. Capt. Terada SHANGHAI, Kobe
Rangoon Maru Opat. Nomura 'HAI and Koba... Kawachi Maru
1
MONDAY, 15th T. 13,500 1Fob at 11 a.m.
FRI, 12th
T., 13,500 |Mar, að 4 p.m..
/SATUR., 6th
T. 12,000 { Fab.
JTUES., 16th
T. 5,000 Feb.
JSATURDAY,
T. 18,500 120th Feb.
JTUES., 9th
I Capt. Nakamura T. 12,500 1Feb.
Capt. Soyeda
Mishima Maru
ƒTUES., 9th
T. 13,500 Feb. at 10 a.m.
ƒ FRL, 5th
NAGASAKI, Kobel Tango Maru
& Yokohama ... KOBE & Yokohama}
Capt. 8. Wada. T. 16,000 (Feb. at 11 a.m. Fitted with new system of wireless telegraphy.
PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.
Steamers.
FOR EUROPE.
Displacement.
Leave Hongkong.
Kame Maru 16,000 tons Thursday 11th February Kashima
25th February Mishima
Suwa
Atsuta
11th March
25th March
For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the!
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Building.
Telephone No. 1574
TOYO KISEN KAISHA lessons may be learned belors ita
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
Sallings from Hongkong-Subject" to "change without notice. Leaves Hongkong
Steamer.
Nippon Maru
Shinyo Maru
Chiyo Maru
Tenyo Maru
Displacement
Tops & Speed 40 11,000 18 knots Tuesday, 9th February. 23rd February. 23rd March, 13th April.
22,000 - 21 knots
22,000 - 21 knots.
22,000 - 21 knota
Steamers via Shanghai leave at noon, Steamers via Manila leave, at 10:30 am. First Class to London............£71:10. Return (6 months). £120. First Class to New York......£60.
H
San Francisco £45.
£96.10.
£68.
Passengers purchasing Trans-Pacific Retur tickets havs the epilon of
finish, but so far nothing has occurred to encourage the belief that the exbmarine is supreme. On the contrary," it in losing prestige daily.'
"A Self-Lodding Ship. Mr.F. A. Ballin, a naval scobi tect, and Mr. E. H. Dodge, both of Portland, Oregon, have obtained. patent on plans designed for a new type of vessal for service in the countwise trade. The steamer, it is said, can be loaded with 5,000,000 feet of lumber in an hour, and would complete the round trip between Portland and San Francisco in seven days, including discharging. The plans propar- the time required in loading and
returning from San Francisco by steamers of the Psoifio Mail 8.8. Co, or. fremad show her to be a sort of "dry-
Vancouver by steamers of the Canadian Pacific Eailway Co.
|ARIES ato. “
Spéolai Raten given to MAYAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ROUND THE WORLD Tickets immed in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
charge.
Passengers may travel by Railway between parts of call in Japan free
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
of
VIA JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO. LOS ANGELES, MANZANILLO, SALINA CRUZ, PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENUE BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETO,
Anyo Maru
18,50) - 15 kaots Wednesday, 10th
For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to
in
20,000
ipt
16,000
11
25,000
16,000
8th April
Yasaka
25,000
Th
22nd April
Miyasaki Kitano Fushima
16,000
6th May
16,000
11
20th May
25,000
3rd June
FOR AMERICA.
Sado: Maru Yokohama Awa Shidzuoka Tamba
12,500 tons
12,500
«Tuesday 9th February 23rd February
Telephone No. 291-
M
12,500
11
12,500
9th March. 23rd March
1
12:500
6th April
Aki
Bado
12,500 12,500
11
#
20th April
4th May
*Terminus Yokohama
For further information apply to
Tolephone No. 292.
T. KUSUMOTO, Manager,
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO.,
LTD.
SAILINGS, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Steamers.
To Bail. SHANGHAI..
Liangchow......7th Feb, at d'light H'HOW, PHOI & E'PHONGSungkiang......7th Feb, at 9 a.m. MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Taming ...9th Feb. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI....
.Kanchow ....9th Feb. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekl;
"8.8. LINTAN” and “8.8. SANUI” ....
MANILA LINE.-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,"" Taming," and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans Atted; oxtra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & Tean;
K. DO
March
Acting Agent. KING'S BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULB
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Steamer,
Empire
Aldenham,............«>««'
St. Albans.etogenin210con
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
18th Feb.
Leave Hongkong for Australiaja
8th Feb,at.11 s.m. 19th Feb,
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 Electris Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess sro osrried.
For further particulars, apply to
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,
Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOOHOW RETURN."
(Oscupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain
SHANGHAI LINE.-The Twin Screw steamers." Anhul and Chenan and the 8.8. "Kanchow," "Llangehow,
Luchow" and "Vingchow" having excellent accommodation, with
Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service Steamships. between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Halching.
Leaving
W. C. Passmore, TUES, 9th Fe
p.m.
12th Feb.
1 p.m.
for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Halyang... A. E. Hodgins... | FRI, Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Tangteza and Northern China Porta:
FOR SWATOW. These steamers land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the Halmun A. H. Stewart... WED., Halmun...........) A. H. Stewart... | SUN.,:. inconvenience of trans-shipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Telephone No. 36.
Agenta.
Hongkong 5th Feb., 1915,
7th Feb, at 10 am. 10th Feb. at 1 p.m.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co's Wharf nest
Blake Pier.
For Freight and Passare, apply to
Douglas Lapralk & Co.,
General Managers,
dock" steamship. She is to be be submerged to a sufficient built in such manner that she can depth to permit gety of barger loaded with lumber to be floated into the ball through hago bow doora, Fire of these barges
AD be placed in ments on each side of her, compart oh of the 10 loaded with 600,000 fest of lumber. The operation for discharging the cargo consists in flooding the central lower portion of the hull until the vessel sinks and the bow gatos have been thrown open, allowing the barges to float out. Extra barges will be provided,
making it possible for 10 to be loaded at leisure in port while the vessel is en route down the COR number. It is held that the carring her capacity system will prevent a congestion of lumber on the dooks. The barges are open, and can be filled direct from the mille. The vases! indicated in the plan is 650ft. long, with 80ft, beam, while each of the barges in 100ft, long, with 30ft. beam, For the relara from San Francisco, it is said, kip the barges will be loaded with fuel oil, asphalt, cement, and general freight.
The Late Mr. James Currie, The late Mr. James Currie, the news of whose death at Edinburgh recently reached Singapore, was very well-known and highly esteemed in local engineering oiroles. Born and educated as Kirkcaldy, he served his ap prenticeship with Messra. Scotts, of Kinghorn, coming out to Singa pore in the Olio, of the Straits Steamship Co., in 1895, with whom he served for some time. After obtaining his certificate, he was for some time chief engineer of the Cheang Chow and while there replaced a broken crank shaft at sed under considerable difficulty and brought his ship to port. Mr. Currie joined the Kaching, of the and served in her until forced to Sarawak Steamship Co., in 1905. go home through illness last year, He was elected President of the Association of Engineers Isnt year and has not lived to complete his your of office, Universally esteem. ed for his cheery good nature and kind heartedness, there are man who will miss Jimmy Currie, is the second President of the Association of Engineers to die in office, the first being Mr. Wil. liam Ronaldson, superintendent engineer of New Harbour docks, who died in January, 1884. — Straits Times.
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