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SHIPPING

THOS. COOK & SON,

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

Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VOEUX 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.

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

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and

CASHED

con-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1915,

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

Chief Offico-LUDGATE UIROUS, LONDON, E.Ç.

SHIPPING

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Destination.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

MARSEILLES

AND LONDON, SHirano Maru via Singapore, Capt. Fraser Penang, Colombo, Katori Maru Suez & Port Said | Capt. B. Kon

THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORIA B.C

ORIENTAL LINE

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

Steamers.

CHANGSHA TAIYUAN

Arriva "Hongkong

from Australia.

17th Juno. 9th July

Sail Hongkong for Australia.

21st June. 14th July," These stoamers are fitted with Refrigorating machinery, onsur- ing a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc," and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Stuto-rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Į Cargo booked through for all Australian, Now Zoalund and Tas- manian ports.

For Froight or Passago apply to

Tolephone No. 93. '

Cutterfield & Swire.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALOUTTA,, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN FORTS.

..

WESTWARD.'

The S.S." Itola," tons 5,257, Capt. Butler, will be despatched for Singapore on the 19th June.

The S.S. "Japan," tons 6,013. Cipt. Seddon, will be despatched for Singapore, Penang and Calcutta on the 19th June.

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The above steamiers 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, June 12, 1915.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..

Agenta.

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, 14th JUNE.

10.00 p.m. Kinshan,

| 5,00 p.m. Fatshan.

TUESDAY, ISth JUNE.

8.00 a.m. Honam.

10.00 p.m. Fatshan.

Single Fare by Night Stoamer........

8.00 am. Heungshan. 5.00 p.m. Kinshan.'

$6.00

Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Steamor)... 10.00 Slagle Faro by Day SteamoF...........

Return Fare by Day Steamer.................................ärin

HONGKONG-MACÃO LINE,

s.s. Sui Tai, tons 1,651 | s.s. Taishan. tons 2,006

· HONGKONG TO MACAO.

*4.00

8.00

and SEATTLE via | †§Aki Maru Koelung, Shang-Capt. Noma hai, Moji, Kobe, §Tamba Maru Yokkaichi, and Capt. Nagasuye Yokohama SYDNEY & 'MEL-

BOURNE, via STango Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. K. Soyeda day Island, Nikko Maru Townsville and | Capt. Takoda Brisbane

CALOUTTA

S'pore,

via

Penang Tosa Maru & Rangoon

Capt. Takano BOMBAY via Singa-) Kirin Maru pore, Malacon and Capt. Sasaki Colombo.....................

KOBE & Yokohama) Ceylon Maru

f Capt. Shinoh SHANGHAI, Moji Bombay Maru

& Kobo

Capt. Ohta NAGASAKI, Kobe?

& Yokohama.......ƒ SHANGHAI," Kobe Kashima Maru

and Yokohama ...f Capt. Yuzi

Stoumors.

SHIPPING

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Regular Fortnightly Servics between

JAVA

CHINA - and JAPAN.

·From

· Expected on or About

For

Tikini

1.JAVA

Tillaroemx...JAVA ...14th Jane Sailing Date Tipanas......S'HAI...24th no

THUR,, 17th T. 16,000 June at noon.

ƒTHURS., 1st

T. 20,000 July, at noon.

TUES., 15th T. 12,500 1June at 4 p.m.

TUES, 29th T. 12,500 1June, at 4 p.m.

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

JFRI, 16th

T. 9,600 July at 4 pm.

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WEDNES.,

T. 12,000 (16th June.

24 MONDAY. T. 8,000 121st June.

(FRIDAY, T. 10,000 118th June. (FRIDAY,

T. 8,000 (25th June.

JMON,, 14th ∙T. 20,000 (Júne at 3 p.m.

† Omitting Keelung. Fitted with wireless telegraphy. PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.

FOR EUROPE.

Displacement.

Leave Hongkong. Hirano, Maru 16,000 tons Thursday 17th June Tutori Kamo Kashima

- **

20,000

16,000

1

20,000

Tilatjap.....JAPAN ...2nd July

Wireless Telegraphy.

Will leave co se abrù ...17th June

. HAI

.....JAVA ...25th June ...........JAVA ".....3rd July

...nd half June

LOG BOOK.

The “Theseus" and "Exford,

Two vessels, the "Theseus and Exford, which are well known in the Far East, have had lucky on- capes in the war, the one being ahased by a German submarine and the other being captured by the Emden in the Indian Oost and subsequently escaped. The Theseus, in command of Captain March 27 for Java and other L. M. Bevan, left Liverpool on

ports. A7 a.m. on March 29, when the ship was about forty miles south-west of Bishop Rock submarine was Lighthouse, a

The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All eighted about 2.1-2 miles on the steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Carge taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

Telephone No. 1574

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Building.

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TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE'

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

Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.

Displacement . Steamer.

Tons & Speed

Leaves Hongkong Tenyo Maru 22,000-21 knots Tuesday, 29th June, at noon. Chiyo Maru 22,000- 21 knots Tuesday, 24th Aug., at noon.

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

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16

,, San Francisco £45.

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£96.10. £68.

Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, QIYIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ROUND THE WORLD Tickets lanted in Connection with all the Prinsip Fassengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan. free of

ARIES ata.

Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

charge.

SOUTH AMERICAN

LINE.

starboard quarter. The Theseus was put at full speed, but the submarine slowly ove:hadled har and signalled to her to stop. Às no notice was taken of the first signal the submarine hoisted an

"Heave to or I will fire ather,

into you. "This signal also wae. ignored, and fire was opened from the submarine with a ma chine gun.

At half-past eight,

the German having reduced the distance, opened fire with a three-inch gun from her after deck, and hoisted the signal. "Abandon the ship." She сод tinued to fire at intervals, but baving, to make a broad sheer, lost ground each time, she did so. Finally abe stopped to discharge a torpedo, bat the Theseus, being to windward and the sea having increased, the aubmarine was at times completely enveloped, and gave up the chase. Seven shalla" were fired at the Theseus, from the three-inch gun and five struck her. Two entered the stern" above the main deck, two struck themain mast, and one went through the the upper bridge to the fore starboard stokehold ventilator and

rigging, cutting through a steel shroud. It then exploded, doing damega to the forecastle deck, tha iron rails, halob, and tarpaulins. The tailora and firemen'a quBT-

VIA JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, SALINA ORUZ | ters in the poop were wrecked bat PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE BY TRANS-no one was injured. The okasa ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

1st July

15th July, 29th July

Kiyo Maru

دیار بوو

17,200 - 15 knots Saturday, 10th July.

For Full Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to

FOR AMERICA,

Telephone No. 291

Aki

Maru 12,500 tons

Tuesday 15th June

Tamba Yokohama Sado Awa

12,500 12,500

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12,500 12,500

For further information apply to

Telephone No. 292.

29th June Thursday 8th July Tuerday 27th July Tuesday 10th August

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD..

For

"SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION..

Stoomers.

"To Sail ..15th June at 4 p.m. 15th June at 4 p.m. .17th June at 4 p.m. 22nd June at 4 p.m.

Wook days at 8 au. and 2 pr. from the Company's Wing Lok MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO... Tean Street Wharf. Sundays at 9 a.m. and 1. p.in. from. the Company's SHANGHAL..

................................Sinkiang Wing Lok Street Wharf.

SHANGHAI..

Yingchow MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO...Chinhua.

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Week days at 7.30 a.m. & 2.p.m. Sundays at 7.30 amp, & 3 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO.

SUNDAY," 20th ́ JUNE.'

The Company's Steamship TAISHAN

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF | nt 9am, and return from Macao at 3 p.in.

N.B.The Company will also ran a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 ́man,, and from Hongkong att p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS und DECK.

CANTON-MACAQ LINE.

$.5. SUI AN.

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Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wodnaaday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Masse on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 130 p.m.

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

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE;

Es.5. Sainam, 588 tons and 5.5, Nanning, 469 tong. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wnobow every Monday, Wednes. day and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vias veras by the Company's direct Steamare LINTAN and SAMUI, "Those Thanels have suporlor Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by Celastrinity."Electric fan in each Cabin.

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

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.

HOTEL MANSIONS (Firat Floor),

Opposite the Blake Pier

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.

S.S. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI"

MANILA LINE-Twin Scraw Steamers "Chinhua,*** and Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on dock aft on "Taming"" & Teau;

Taming

SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers

Anhut (and "Chonda and the 8.8. "Kanchow," "Liangchow," "Luchow" and " Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, with Eleotrio Light throughout and Electrio Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service. between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangteze and Northern China Ports,

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

For Freight or Passages apply to

K. DOI, Acting Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS,

continued for a distance of about fifty-seven miles. The speed of the Theseus reached from 16 to 17 koots. The history of the Exford is equally interesting. She left Cardiff last September, bound to the Far East with a cargo of beat Welsh steam coal. and, with the St. Egbert, wan oaptured by the German craiser Emden in the Indian Ocean about

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN the middle of October. She was

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

VIA MANILA.

MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)

Steamer.

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

for Australia.

St. Albans mentinere Empire

24th June

Eastern................................................

15th July

Aldenham RÐAEI

2nd Aug.

9th Aug. 23rd Aug.

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

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For further particulars, apply to

JJ

Gibb, Livingston & Co.,

Agents.

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not sank, as were the balf-dozen other steamers captured about the same time, her cargo being of too, valuable a character for each drastic treatment by the Germane, who stood badly in need of jast such a supply. Her crew, along with the others of the steamers which were sunk, were placed en board the Liverpool steamer St. Egbert, which had been retained Leave Hongkong after capture for the purpose, and all were subsequently landed at Cockin on October 20 last. A 22nd June at 11a.m. prize crew was then placed on the 17th July

Exford, but her subsequent movements remain a complete mystery, and nothing farther was en-heard of her until after the sink- ing of the Emden by H.M.AS. Sydney on November 9. She was reported by German wireless from Berlin to have taken on board the Emden's landing-party from the Cocne Islande, and to be at large with an armed crew, but she was eventually found by a British cruiser deserted in some creek off the Eastern Archipelago, recap tared and delivered over to her owners' representatives in Singa pore on December 15 last. ÄIL traces of name, etc., had been eliminated, and even the builders" plate was found amonget a lot of rubbish in the bankers, the "T" removed from her funnel, and the all over, completely hiding her vessel painted a man-o'-war grey identity. She altimately dis charged, and afterwards loaded a cargo of rice at Saigon for home,

Shipping and Engineering. Proposed New Ports for China,

The Sinuan Pao says:-From & Japanese source in Poking it is understood that the places to be opened in Shantung by Ohias ere as follows: Kaomi, Tsingchow, Tehchow, Linching, Yangchueh kao, Teining, Yenchow, Ichow, Poshan and Husnbsion. The places to be opened in Eastern Inner Mongolis are:—Kancheng, Kailo, Hainokulan, Linhai, Tilat, Chingpeng, Taecheng and Utan.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports,

LD.

Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Cosat, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passengeref Electric Light, Excellent Cuisine.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW BETURN.

(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain Haiman...AH. Stewart... | TUES, Haitan J. W. Evans | FRI... Halching

W. C. Passmore, TUES,,

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Leaving. 15th June at 2.30 p.m. 18th June at 2.30 p.m. 22nd June at 2-30 p.m..

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

Blake Pier.

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Telephono No. 36.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta,

Hongkong 14th June, 1915,

Douglas Lapralk & Co.,

General Managers,

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