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SHIPPING

THOS. COOK & SON;

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

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

KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fooghow 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 WORI D. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and

CASHED.

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

Chlef OfficeLUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.

THE AUSTRALIAN

ORIENTAL LINE

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS

SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)..

Steamers.

CHANGSHA .................................

Arrive Hongkong

from Australia.

19th June.

Sail Hongkong for Australia. 25th June. These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, apsur- 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 to

Telephone No. 93.

Butterfield & Swire.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915.

SHIPPING

HIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Destination.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong

Bubject to Alteration

Steamers.

MARSEILLES

AND LONDON, | §Miyasaki Maru vis Singapore, Capt. Teranaka Penang, Colombo, Kitano Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. F. E. Cope .... T. 16,000

VICTORIA, B.C., §Awa Maru

and SEATTLEvia | Capt. Hori Keelung, Shang-Shidzuoka Maru hai, Moji. Kobe, Capt. Tozawa Yokkaichi, and Yokohama H SYDNEY & MEL-`'

BOURNE, via Hitachi Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Tominaga day Island, Tango Maru Townsville and Capt. K. Soyeda Brisbane

via) CALOUTTA

S'pore, Ponang? Colombo Maru & Rangoon

Capt., Sakamoto BOMBAY via Singa- Kanagawa Maru

pore, Malacca and › Capt. Higo Colombo.............

SHANGHAI, Kobe Tosa Maru

& Yoko ...... Capt. Takano SHANGHAI, Mojil Rangoon Marù --

& Kobe...

Capt. Nomura NAGASAKI, Kobel Tango Maru & Yokohama ............. Capt. Soyada

and Yokohama ... Capt. Fraser'

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD. SHANGHAI, Kobel Hirano Maru

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALOUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

WESTWARD.

The B.8." Sangola," tone 5,182, Capt. Milne, R.N.R., will be des- atched for Singapore, Penang and Calcutta on the 14th May,

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

SHIPPING

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

LOG BOOK.

Low. Tonnage Launched. Several owners who placed contraota in the United Kingdom for the construction of vessels. three or four months ago have disposed of the contracts at good profit. It is to be feared, Will sakere on or about however, that in consequence of demande in other directions practically none of the vemela

Regular Fortnightly Service between. JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.

FROM

• Expected on me about

xTlikémbang JAPAN .....12th May ......JAVA...13th May Tjillwong ..JAPAN .....in port

·*...JAVA ....15th May T]lbodaï..............S'HAI........19th May

.................JAVA ...List May Salling Date Tikini .......................JAVA 2nd half May ................

\|xT]lmanock "JAPAN ...26th May ......JAVA...28th May

Tjilatjap....JAVA...2nd half May ..........JAPAN

x Wireless Telegraphy.

| recently ordered will be delivered at anywhere near their contract dates; in fact, in some instances the vessels may be delivered aix or nine monthe late. The pressure

"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and of naval work is such that in have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All many British yarda practically steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Carge taken at through no work is being done on mer Įrates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

'T. 16,900

{THURS., 13th (May, at neon. THUR,, 20th. (May, at noon.

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T. 12,500

T. 12,500

ƒTUES., 18th

May at 4 p., THURS., 27th (May, at 4 p.m.

Telephone No. 1574

ا و پیشینه

ƒTUE3., 18th T. 13,500 (May at 11 a.m.

JTUES., 15th T. 13,500 June at 4 p.m.

(SATUR., 15th

T. 8,000 1 May,

THURSDAY,

T. 12,500 (27th May.

SATURDAY,

T. 12,000 (15th May.

(THURSDAY,

T. 8,000 13th May.

JSATUR., 15th

May at 10 a.m. TUES., 11th

T. 13,600

T. 16,000 May, at 4 p.m.

Fitted with wireless telegraphy,

* PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.

Leave Hongkong. Thursday 13th May..

Steamers.

Miyasaki Maru Kitano

FOR EUROPE.

Displacement. 16,000 tons 16,000

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Fushimi

25,000

Нігано

16,000

Katori

20,000

Kamo

16,000

4J

For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong, May 8, 1915.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Agents.

FOR AMERICA.

Awa Shidzuoka Aki Tamba Yokohama

""

"

Maru 12,500 tona

12,500 12,500

36.

12,500

19

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12,500

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & 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 HONGKONG.

MONDAY, 10th MAY.

10.00 p.m. Fatshan.

15.00 p.m. Kinshan,

TUESDAY, 11th MAY;

8.00 a.m. Honam.

10.00 p.m. Kinshan.

Bingle Fare by Night Steamer.

8.00 a.m. Heungshan. 5.00 am. Falshan.

*****6.00

Return Fare by Night (available niso for Return by day Steamer... 10.00

Single Fare by Day Steamer.........................................inite mariaeputies

Return Vare by Day Steamer..........................................ÊM MEN

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

5.8, Sui Tai, tons 1,651, s.5. Taishan, tons 2,006

HONGKONG TO MACAO,

4.00

8.00

Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sundays at 9 am, and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Week days at 7.30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Bundays at 7,30 a.m. & 3 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 16th MAY,

The Company's Steamship TAISHAN

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9 am and return from Macao at 3 pim.

B-The Company will also rua a scosmer from Macae on Sunday at 7.30| Bim, and from Hongkong at1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK.

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

s.s. SUI AN.AN

Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Cantou to Macae on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 4.30 p.m.

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

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE;

5. Salnam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons. One of the above Blommors leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes day and Friday, at about 8 son, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the ne day st 8.30 am. Bound trips. take about 3 Jaya. Passengers can return to ong kong or vice vers by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SARDI, This vowels have superior Cabin commodation and are lighted throughout by Mertzialty. Electric fan in asch Cabin

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor).

Opposite the Blake Plan

For further information apply to

Telephone No. 292.

20th May

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, (16 York Building.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

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

Bailings from Hongkong--Subject to change without notice,

Displacement Steamer.

Leaves Hongkong Tons & Spaзd" Shinyo Maru 22,000-21 knots Tuesday, 11th May, at noon. Chiyo Maru̟ "22,000 - 21 knots.

8th June, at noon. First Class to London.......£71.10. Return(6 months) £120. 'First Class' to New York...............£50.

H

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£96.10.

£68.

San Francisco £45, 119 .. Special Extas given to NAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- FARIES ato.'

HOUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with "all the Principal' | Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

charge.

Famongers may havel by Hallway between ports of call" in Japan free of

SOUTH AMERICAN · LINE.

Vis JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, SALINA ORUZ, PANAMA, GALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

3rd June 17th June

1st July 15th July

Selyo Maru

Tuesday 18th May Thursday 27th May Tuesday 15th June 29th June Thursday 8th July

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Steamers.

E'HOW,P'HOW & HPHONGKaifong MANILA, CEBU&ILOILO.Chinhua

To Sail.

11th May at 11 a.m. ......11th May at 4 pm. Anhui

......11th May at 4 p.m. HAIPHONG ..............................................Sungkiang......13th May at 11 a.m. SHANGHAI........................................................ Llangchow "...13th May at 4 pm. SHANGHAI........ .....Kanchow .......16th May at dʻlight MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Taming ....18th May at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI..

Luchow ....18th May at 4 p.m.

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "AS. LINTAN" and "8.8. SANUI” ETMANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua,”“Tamlar and "Tean. Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; "elestric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deok aft on "Taming" & "* Tean;"

14,000 - 15 knots Wednesday, 12th May.

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For Full Particulars as to Pamage & Freight, apply to

Telephone No. 291

K. DOI, Acting Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS,

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)

Steamer.

Eastern ikamsen1080p Aldenham ....................................... St. Albans ................................. Empire .....................

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

1st May

14th May

24th June

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

15th May at 10 am, 28th May 22nd June 17th July

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

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co..

Agents.

cantile vessels. This will result. in the tonnage of vessels launched in the United Kingdom this year being the lowest for many years, and as the losses by wracks, eto,, have been abnormally high dur ing the past year, it is confidently anticipated that the price of new tonnage will show no dimination | for a long time. Sidney D. T.

A Japanese Steamer Sold. Another Japanese steamer, the Hokkai Maru, owned by the Taisho Marine Transportation Co., which was purchased from Glasgow owners for £35,000 and registered at Dairen, has been, resold to British buyere for, £55,000.

The S.S. Tuscania,

The largest ship with which the British Corporation was ee sociated during last year was the Tuscania, a ship of 14,348 tone, fitted with geared turbines, while two 23-knot geared turbine vOR- sels, the Princess Margaret and the Princesa Irene, have been built for the Canadian Pacific Company's Vancouver trade.

British V. German Shipping. Thé economic pressure in Ger- mady is continuing satisfactorily. Out of 20,500,000 tons of British shipping 20,122,100 are plying to-day, or 97 per cent, wheress out of 5,000,000 German tonnage only 549,000 are plying, and it is estimated that only ten ships are at present carrying on Ger man commerce on the seas. On an average nearly 100 ships a day of over 300 tons arrived and left British ports, and we are not only carrying on our own bani. ness effectively but are applying. special restrictions on cartain vital commodities necessary to

the enemy for military purposes:

Interned German Steamers. According to the New York Times there are sixty-six Ger- man and Austrian merchant ves-" rela laid up in the ports of the United States or its island posses- sions. Their gross tonnage is 518,706 and net tonnage 297,760, tons. Fifty-five of these ships fly the German flag, while eleven are Austrian vessels. Thirty of the abips are at New York, night at Boston, four each at New Or leans and Baltimore, three at Philadelphis and eight at Hono lulu. The Hamburg-American Line owns twenty-eight of the ships, and the North German Lloyd fifteen.

Oil Carrying Ships, Presiding at the annual meet ing at Glasgow of the British Corporation for the Survey and Registry of British Shipping, Mr. Robert Clark said that probably the most novel shipbuilding de velopment last year was expres sod in the three oil-carrying steamers, Aztec, Breifond and Ricardo A. Mestres. The oil in these vessels was carried in large

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.linders, Loving diameters

Hongkong-South China Const Ports, Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengers, Electrio Light. Excellent Cuisine,

FOR SWATOW, AMOT AND FOOCHOW RETURN.

(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Usptain

EYSHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Sorew steamers :.' Anbul "* and ***Chenan and the 8.8. "Kanchow."*** Llangchow, te Luchow" and "Yingchow having excellent accommodation, Steamshipe. with Electric Light throughout and Electrio Fans in the Halching ... | W. G. Passmore. | TUES. State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule servios Halmunzi A. H. Stewart... FRL between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghal, leaving Hongkong Hatan :::.. J. W. Lyans... TURS, for Shanghai-direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Northern China Ports.AAMASS

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

For Freight or Passages apply to

FOR SWATOW.

Leaving

11th May at 1 pm 14th May at 1 p.m. 18th May at 1 pm,

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

Blake Pier.

For Freight and Fassage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Telephone No.

Hongkong 10th May 1915,

Douglas Lapraik & Co. Gonomi Manerers,

from to than the breadth of the ship, instead of in ordinary compartments. The bottoms of the cylindera were closed by the ordinary double bottom plating. The tops were partly closed by the upper deck, bat the central part was open to a izank ranging fore and aft, subdivided so as to make a com plete tankof each cylinder. The cylinders themselves did not re- quire any stiffeners on their plat ing, and the arrangements of the atruciare wors such that the ships could be converted into ord

cargo steamers by mm [remo- ving the cylinder walls. Mr. Clark Baid that they had recently been informed that these vessels wer o far, an unqualified access remark which could not b unreservedly about

oil carrier of the type. Their faturs. be a matter of much inte

Oyetari Frenh, Fried Findon Hada

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