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SHIPPING

THOS. COOK & SON,

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

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

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

32, Water Street. MANILA: M

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Hotel,

TICKETS SUPPLIED EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORI D. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and,

CASHED

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Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE " taining shilings and fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free, on application.

Chief Office-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.

THE AUSTRALIAN

ORIENTAL LINE

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS

SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

Steamers.

CHANGSHA .................. TAIYUAN ...******

Arrive Hongkong

from Australia.

19th Apr.

Sail Hongkong

for Australia

14th April. 2nd May.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1915,

SHIPPING

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Destination.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez & Port Said

VICTORIA, B.C.

and SEATTLE via S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Yokkalobi, Yokohama

and

SYDNEY & MEL-

SAtsuta Maru Capt. T. Sato

Yasaka Maru Capt. Yamawaki

SHIPPING

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

LIJN.

Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA, CHINA and JAPAN.

Will are on or about S'HAI &...2nd half Mar.

KOBE

xTjitaroem...

Expected so short

LOG BOOK

The Shipplar Position,

Statistical tablen issued by Lloyd's Register give the mer obant vessela registered in the United Kingdom on Dec. 31, 1914, approximately as follows

Tilkini.JAPAN...1st half Apr. ...JAVA 1st half Apr.. Sailing Date Tillatlap JAPAN.Ist half Apr.JAVA 1st half Apr.Steam

xTjikembangJAVA...1st half Apr....JAPAN...End half Apr.

JSUN,, 11th T. 16,000 1 Apr, at noon.

(THURS,, 22nd T. 21,000 Apr. at noea.

STamba Maru Capt. Nagasage §Yokohama Maru ** Capt. Komatsű

BOURNE, via §Nikko Maru

Thura-Capt, R. Takeda Island; Hitachi Maru. and Capt. Tominaga

Manila, day Townsville Brisbane

These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur-CALOUTTA ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions eto, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electrio Fans in the State-rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Bargo backed through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasr manian porta.

For Freight or Passage. apply, to

Telephone No: 93.

Butterfeld & Swire.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

vin

Penang

S'pore, & Rangoon BOMBAY via Singa-] pore, Malacca and Colombo.......ma.

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(TUES, 6th:

T. 12,500 April, at noon.

THURS., 15th T. 12,500 1Apr, at rioon,

JFRI., 16th T. 9,600 1April at 4 p.m.

JMON., 17th

T. 13,500 1May at 11 a.m.

Hakala Maru

JSATUR., 17th Capt. Kawashima T. 12,500 1April. [yo Maru Capt. Okamoto

Jinsen Maru

| MOJI & Kobe J Capt. Terada.

SHANGHAI, Kobe Colombo Maru

& Yokohama ...... Capt. T. Sakamoto NAGASAKI, Kobel. Hitachi Maru

& Yokohama. T. Sato.

LTD. SHANGHAI, Kobe Kitano Maru

CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

The 8.8. "Sangola," tons 5,184, Capt. Milne, R.N.R., will be des- patched for Shanghai, Miike, Vladivostook, Yokohama, Kobe & Moji on the 4th April, at daylight.

WESTWARD.

The S.S.Umaria." tons 5,317, Capt. Pratt, will be despatched for S'pore, Penang, R'goon and Calcutta on the 4th April, at d'light.

The 8.8. ftola," tons 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched as abova on 20th April,"

The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a duly qualified surgeon.

For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong, April 3, 1915...

· DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. Agenta.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MABAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS,

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. and CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd;

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

HONGKONG TO CANTON. CANTON TO HONGKONGES

TUESDAY, 6th APRIL,

40,00 p.m. Kinshan. | 5,00 p.m. Fatshan.........

WEDNESDAY, 7th APRIL.:

8.00 a.m. Heungshan.

10.00 p.m. Fatshan,

8,00 am. Honam. · 5.00 p.m. Kinshan.

Single Fare by Night Steams

a

$ 6.00

Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by 'day Steam)... 10.00

Bingle Fare by Day Steamers sama presidentameter

Return Fare by Day Steamer.....

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

s.s. Sul Tai, tons 1.651 | ss. Tal Shan, tons 2,006

HONGKONG TO MACAO.

4,00

8.00

and Yokohama... Capt. Cope.

ĮMONDAY,

T. 12,500-112th Apr.

JWEDNES.,

T. 8,000 17th April..

[MONDAY,

T. 8,000 112th April.

JFRI, 16th

| Tjibodas......JAVA 2nd half Apr. S'HAI 2nd half Apr. Sailing

Tilmanock JAVA...let half Mai, S'HAI 1st half Mai.

x Wireless Telegraphy.

Vessele. 12,854

Gross tona 19,145,146

8,203

884084

21,057

20,009,530

The steamers are all fitted throughout with slectric light and The total addition of steam have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All tonnage during the year was steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through 1,519,853 tone gross, and of sail- rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.”

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

Telephone No. 1574

JAYA-CHINA, JADAN LIJN.

York Building.

F16

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

VIA SHANGHAI, MANILA, THE INLAND SEA JAPAN AND HONOLULU

Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.

Steamer..

Displacement Tons & Speed

T. 9,600 Apr. at 10 a.m.Tenyo Maru 22,000 21 knots Tuesday,

(THURS., 8th"

T. 16,000 Apr. at 10a.m.

Fitted with wireless telegraphy.

PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.

Steamers.

Atsuta Maru Yasaka Miyasaki Kitano

-FOR- EUROPE.

Displacement.

16,000 tons

25,000

18,000

16,000

Fushimi Hirano

25,000

16,000

Leave Hongkong.

Saturday 10th April Thursday 22nd April

6th May

FOR AMERICA.

Tamba Yokohama

Maru 12,500 tons

12,500

Sado 'Awa ̈ ̈

Shidzuoka

12,500

12,500

12,500

For further information apply to

Telephone No. 292.

20th May

3rd June 17th June

Tuesday 6th April Thursday 15th April Tuesday 4th May 18th May Thursday 27th May

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

For

| HOIHOW & PAKHOI

Steamers, Wenchow Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok H'HOW, PHOI & H*PHONG Sungklang Street Wharf. Sundays at 8 a.m. and i p.m. from the Company's MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming Wing Lok Street Wharf."

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Week days at 8 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sundays at 8 am. & 2 par.

EXCURSION TO MACAO

- SUNDAY, 11th APRIL,

The Company's Steamship TAI SHAN

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9 a.m. and return from Macao at 3 p.m.

at 9 am, as Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday st a.m. and from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Strest Wharf,

REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DEOK

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

s.s. HOISANG,

Departures from Maono to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 pan. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Baturday at 4.30 p.m.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION 00, LTD., & THE INDO-CHINA

BTEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD...

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,

8. Sainam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons, Ure of the above Bicamers Isaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes and Friday, at about 8 am and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the days at 8.30 am: Round trips take about 5 days. Tassengers own return to SENCE OF VIGO VOrsa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SEXLIT;

i have superior Cabin accommodation and are leated throughout, b King Office open daily (Sunday.excepted 9 a.m. to 5 pm

particulars may be obtained at

At - Elentrio fan in each Cabin, Wes

NO CANTON & MACA

HOTEL

SHANGHAI................................. Yingchow SHANGHAI.............................Chenan MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO...Tean

To Sail. 7th Apr. at 10 am. 7th Apr. at 11008.

7th Apr. at 4 p.m.

8th Apr. at 4 p.m. 11th Apr. at d'light. 13th Apr. at 4 p.m.

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.

8.8. LINTAN" and "8.8. SANUI":

11,000-18 knots

Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru 22,000 21 kriota Chiyo Maru 22,000- 21 knots

Leaves Hongkong

13th April, at noon. 27th April, at 10.30 sm. 11th May, at noon. 8th June, at noon,

First Class to London................................£71.10. Return (6 months) £120, First Class to New York......£60.

San Francisco £45.

£96.10,

£68,

Special Rates given to MAYAL & MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSion ARIES sta.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets Issed in Connection with all the Frincipal Mall linsa and the Trans-Siberian Ballway.

charge.

ing tonange 16,910 tons gross, or in all 1,559,272 tons gross The grose deduation of steam tonnage from the Register amounts to 1.080,248 tone, and of mailing tonnage to 74,398 tons, or in all to · 1,164,642 tone. Of the steam tonnage over 33.3 per cent., and nearly 309 per cent, of the sailing tonnage, included in these figures, have been removed on account of loss, breaking-up, dismantling, &c. The tonnage sold to foreign owners during 1014 which, however, inolades soma,vessels intended for break- ing-up purposes, la returned at 616,825 tons. The steam ton nage deducted on this account is 569,532 tous, and the sailing tonnage 47,293 tone, or 527 per cent, and 63 6 per cent respec- tively, of the gross dednation. The total tonnage deducted under. this head is 138,201 tons lower then the similar figures for 1913, Twelve steam vessels, with a gross tonunge of 46,360 tons, were transferred from the

the regir-

ter to Japan, and one steamer, of three tope, to Siam. In ad-

to foreign flags, 88,265 tons were dition to the tonnage transferred

Pamongers may travel by Railway between ports of call, in Japan free of transferred to British Colonies.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, MANZANILLO SALINA OBUZ PANAMA, CALLAO IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE BY TRANS-ANDEAN EQUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

Selyo Maru

14,030-15 knots Tuesday, 11th May

For Fall Particulars as to Pamage & Freight, apply to

Telephone No. 291

K. DOI, Acting Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS,

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

Empire Eastern

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)

Steamer.

Aldenham.03.20060600448619 ||

Arrive Hongkong from Australia!

22nd April

· 30th April

The total number of ves- sela on the register has increased by 119, and the total tonnage by 401,630 tons during the year. Daring 1914, 667 naw vessela of 1,730,731 tons have been olaaged by Lloyd's Register, Corresponding with the general movement of the shipbuilding in- dustry the present ɓgures show a decrease of about 155,002 tons on those for 1913. Of these vessels, 612 of 1,731,154 tona are steamers, and 65 of 5,577 tons are aniling veel Of the tonnage classed during the year, 1,372,542 tons, or about 79 per cent, have been built in the United Kingdom. Among foreign-countries, the United States contributed the largest amount of tonnage (95,810 tons), then follow Germany (84,956 tons), Holland (53,218 tone), Japan (30,888 tons), and Denmark (27,271 ton-). The tonnage built for Japan was 44,716, and for

Leave Hongkong China 400 tons,

* for Australia,

20th Apr. at 11 am. 13th May

| 21st May A

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

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.,

Agents.

Loss to British Merchant Fleet.

The chairman of the Liverpool Underwriters association, in his speech at the annual meeting, said that owing to the effective work of the British fleet the losses during the war thus far to British shipping had been much less then might have been expected. After six months of war, he said, the logs to the British mercantile fleet was estimated at £6,000,000 to $7,000,000. The report of the commitee gave a probable loss of

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, 18,000 (is the first this

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,

Electric Light. Excellent Cuisine.

Highest Olass, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Fassengers,

FOR SWATOW AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN,

8MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers. "Chiabus, Taming

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

ESHANGHAI LINE The Twin Screw steamers

"Anbul and Chonan and the 8.8. Kanchow, Liangchow," **Luckow" and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Steamships, State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong Haching

Hallan 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 inconvenience of trans shipment at Woosung.

For Fraight or Passages apply to

(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain'

Leaving.

W. C. Passmore. TUES, 13th J. W. Evans

TUES 6th

Apr. at 1 p.m. Apr. at 1 p.m.

FOR SWATOW.

avoiding the Halmun,

H. Stewart

Haimun.

A H. Stewart,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

THURS 8th Apr. at 1 p.m. BUN 11th Apr. at 10 ar

Steamers will arrive af and depart from the Co,'s Wharf Sugar

Douglas Lapraik

year

in aix

months of the continental w

SWBY. The chairman said that the year 1015 had opened badly, with a large number of very costly loaze the figures on the books of the 88200iation showing a total of $1,300,000 against £700,000 for the corresponding period of last The insurance, of hulle on Lime cherters was in an unsatis factory atate, and owing to the bigher coat of labour and materials, which mades large percentage of premiams disappear in claims, concerted e tion had teen taken to raise ately Referring to Baid this part of the business had brought

factory

writers.

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