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SHIPPING

THOS. COOK & SON,

Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents,

"Bankers, &c.

Head Offico for the Far East-16; DES VŒUX 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 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 COR- taining sailings and fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded.free, on application.

Chief Office :-LUDGATE UIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.

THE AUSTRALIAN

ORIENTAL LINE

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS'.

SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

Steamers.

TAIYUAN.... CHANGSHA.

Arrive Hongkong

from Australia.

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Sail Hongkong for Australia. 10th July

14th July.. 21st Aug.

25th Aug.

These steamers are fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur- ing a plentiful supply of ico, fresh provisions eto, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans.in the State-rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Faros. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas- manian ports.

For Freight or Passagu apply to

Telephone No. 93.

Butterfield & Swire,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

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Regular Service Between

HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1916.

SHIPPING

IPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Destination.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP OO.

Projected Sailinge from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

MARSEILLES

AND LONDON, | §Kamo Maru via Singapore, Capt. Shimizu Penang, Colombo, ] §Kashima Maru' Suez & Port Said | Capt. Yagi

VICTORIA, B.C.

and SEATTLE via

Keelung, Shang- $Sado Maru hai, Moji, Kobe, Capt. Asakawa Yokkaichi, and

Yokohama.......... SYDNEY & MEL-"

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SHIPPING

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

"Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN,

Expected din or shout-

Tillatjap Tilkembang Tlllwong

in port

in port.

Sailing Date Tibodas......JAVA

Timanoek ...JAVA...18th July

15th July

THUR, 15th

·T. 16,000 (July at noon.

ƒTHURS., 29th T. 20,000 (July, at noon..

in port.

x Wireless Telegraphy.

Wil v ose mbent

......JAVA ....10th July.

...SHAI...12th July ......JAVA ...15th July „JAPAN .....2žud July

LOG BOOK.

Remarkable Repairs Made On

High Seas.

A fine piece of work was so complished by the officers and engineers of the U. M. steamer Heinobi on her way to Taku, when, it was discovered that her propeller shaft was badly fractar- ed. The fracture, which was in the intermediate length, wAN about 18in. long and 5in. desp and occurred when the versa was about twenty-five miles weet of Howki leland. The fractured ebaft

WID BOTT

"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All length of 1-1/2in. steel wire which steamers carry a duly qualified. surgeon, Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

(TUES,, 27th

T. 12,500-1 July, at 4 p.m.

Telephone No. 1574

T. 9,600

T. 12,500

“J FRI., 16th

July at 4 p.m.. STUES, 17th

Aug. at 11a.m.

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ƒTHURSDAY,

BOURNE, via Nikko Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Takeda day Island, $Hitachi Maru Townsville and Capt. Tominaga Brisbane 4........

via) CALCUTTA

S'pore, Penang Hakata Maru

(SATURDAY, & Rangoon

Capt. Kawashima T. 12,500 110th July," BOMBAY via Sings-)

pore, Malacca and Jinsen Maru Colombo.............) Capt. Teradu T. 8,000 122nd July. KOBE & Yokohama) Kawachi Maru

JMONDAY, J Capt. Kurozumi T. 12,500 (19th July, SHANGHAI, Moji Kamakura Maru

THURSDAY, and Kobe..... .....J Capt.

T. 12,500 (2nd July,' NAGASAKI, Kobel Hitachi Maru

FRIDAY, 16th & Yokohama ... Capt. Tominaga T. 13.500 1July at 10a.m.

ĮTUES., 13th and Yokohama ... Capt. Murai

LTD. SHANGHAI, Kobel Suwa Maru

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

The S.S. Sangola," Lons 5,182, Capt. Milne, R.N.R. will be despatched for Shanghai, Kobe & Moji on the 23rd July.

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

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For freight or passago, apply to

Hongkong, July 7, 1915.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Building.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

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

Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notice.

Steamer.

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Displacement

Tons & Speed 22,000-18 knots Tuesday,

Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Chiyo Maru

T. 21,000 July at 10 a.m.

22,000 - 21 knota

·22,000 - 21 knots Tenyo Maru 22,000 21 knots

Fitted with wireless telegraphy,

PASSENGER SEASON FOR 1915.

Leaves Hongkong 13th July, at 10.30 a.m. 27th July, at noon. 24th Aug., at noon. 14th Sept., at noon.

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

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San Francisco £45.

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£96.10.

£68.

Special Rates given to NAVAL ♣ MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION ARIES ete.

ROUND THE WORLD Tickets larued in Connection with all the Principal Mail Ines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call in Japan free of charge.

Steamers. »

FOR EUROPE.

Displacement.

Leave Hongkong.

Kamo Maru Kashima Mishima Suwa

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16,000 tons 20.000 16,000

Thursday 15th July

29th July

21,000

12th Aug. 26th August

Kiyo Maru

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

ed by the chief officer with a

was hove on with a Spanish) windlass and in this manner the vessel was enabled to reach Tong- ku, a distance of 150 miles, with- out further ancident. Temporary repaire were carried out there, - three heavy clips being put on the fractured shaft, and hardwood supporting blocks placed under- neath, and in this way she was en- abled to reach Shanghai, arriving on May 29, bere a new shaft was supplied. Shipping and Eng ineering.

Japanese Shipping Boom.

The shipbuilding yards of Japan, says a Japanese contem porary, are now besieged with ordera for the construction of ven. sela, To start with, the Osaka Shosen Kaicha has ordered from the Osaka Iron Works the CÒN». atruotion of six vessels each of 10,000 mess. tone worth Y970,000 per vessel for delivery at the end of 1917. The Mitani Bussan Kaisha has placed orders with the sime company for two vessels. 030h having measurement ton- nage of 5,000 valued as Y400,000, per Vessel for delivery by the end of 1916. One vassel of 3,500 tons class, worth Y300,- 000, has also been ordered from the Uraga Dook by the Hokkaido Colliery Steamehip Co., Muroran. The number of vessels ordered since the beginning of this year yards of Japan totalled 35; having a total measurement toonage cf. 244,500, as mentioned below:

No. tona, Kawasaki Dockyard 6 51,000 Mitsubishi Yard 6 51,000 Osaka Iron Works 19 128,500 Uraga Dookyard Co, 4 14,000

35 244,500

Via JAPAN PORTS, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES, SALINA ORUZ PANAMA, CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO: THENCE BY TRANS from the four large shipbuilding, ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

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17,200 15 knots Saturday, 10th July.

For Full Particulars as to Paxuago & Fraight, apply to

Telephone No. 291

FOR AMERICA.

Sade

Maru 12,500 tons

'Awa

12,500.

Tuceday Tuesday

27th July 10th August

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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MAGAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. und CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

HONGKONG TO CANTON. 1. CANTON TO HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 9th JULY,

B'or further information apply to

10.00 p.m. Honam.

8.00 am, Honam. 5,00 p.m. Kinshan,

10.00 p.m. 'Kinshan,

5.00 p.m. Fatshan

SATURDAY, 10th JULY,

8.00 a.m. Heungshan.

Single Fare by Night Stoanter.........

Single Fare by Day Steamer..............

Return Fare by Day Steamor.....

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

3.5. Sui Tai, Fons 1651,

NOW $6,00

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

9.5. Taishan. Tous 1651. .HONGKONG TO MACAO..

4.00

8,00

Week days at 8 a.m. 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 day at 7.30 a..'& 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 a.m. & 3.p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO

SUNDAY, 11th JULY.

The Company's Steamship TAISHAN

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF

at 9 a.m. and return from Macao at 3 p.in

N.B.The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 A, and from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

"REDUCED FARES 2nd CLASS and DECK.

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

S.S. SUI AN.

Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 pm Departures from Canton to Macao 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 STEAM, NAVIGATION. CO., LTD.

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

1.8, inam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 469 tons, One of the save Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchowovery Monday, Wednes. day and Friday, at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direot Steamers LINTAN and SARUI. These veele bave superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electrialfy. Electris fan in each Cabla

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

Telephone No. 202.

T. KUSUMOTO, Manager.

CHINA NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

For

Steamers.

To Sail, SHANGHAI.

..11th July at d'light' ....Lüchow MANILA, CFBU & ILOILO... Chinhua 13th July at 4 p.m. SHANGHAL...... ...Sinkfang...... 13th July at 4 p.m.

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. “S.S. LINTAN" and "S.S. SANUI

K. DOI, Acting Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIA'N STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MANILA.

Empire

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.) ·

Steamer,

Eastern ....JATKOMUSKELBTICE.

Aldenham

variusÖÐLUEESE

St. Albans edematikute

Arrive Hongkong from Australia

15th July

2nd Aug.

23rd Aug.

Leave Hongkong for Australia.

22nd July at 11a.m.

9th Aug. 23rd Aug. 17th Sept.

IF

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

For further particulars, apply to

الحرة

Gibb, Livingston & Co., Agents.

Panama Canal Expenses, A loss of approximately 10 per cent, has been experienced by the government on account of the operation of the Panama canal daring the first eight months. The canal government has just announced that up to March 1 the esrainge of tolis fell short of meet- ing the expenses of operation and maintenance by $261,098.09. From the beginning of the pre- sent fiscal year, on July 1, 1014, to. March 1, 1915, a period of; Bight months, the total ex penditure attributed to operation and maintenance was $2,595,- 613.33. The total earnings of tolls in the period were $2,333,515.24. lo other words, a basiness re quiring the expenditure of $2,595,613,33, the government bas last approximately 10 per cent. It was explained that the operation and maintenance include all the diversified expenditures necessary for keep ing the canal open and in order, and the work of handling vessele through; and to such expendi fures have been added a prorated

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. part of the expenses of the civil

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 FOODHOW RETURN.

MANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chinhua," Taming, and "Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electrio fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" & " Tean.""

SHANGHAI LINE-The Twin Screw steamers

Aphul and

" Chonan and the 8.8. "Kanchow," "Luchow

and "Yingchow" having excellent accommodation, Llangchow," with Eleotrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-rooms and Dining Saloon, maintain a fast schedule service | between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghal direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking Steamships. Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangteze and Northern Haltan China Ports.

Halching: Haimun

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

For Freight or Pass ages apply to

(Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Captain

J. W. Evans FRL. W. C. Passmore, | TUES,, A. H. Stewart... | FRL,

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Leaving.

9th July at 2.30 p.m. 13th July at 2.30 p.m. 16th July at 2.30 p.m.

5 samers will arrive at and depart from the Co.'s Wharf near

Blake Fior.

For Freight and Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

"Atentz.

Hongkong 9th July, 1915.

HONOKONO, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.Telophone No: 36.

HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor),

Opponite the Blake Pier,

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government, of the sanitary work, and of general administration. These three latter items. have. amounted to $574,570.82 dur- ing the period. Over third of the total overhead assigned to operato and mainten- expense of the Panama canal is. ence. Tolls earned during March, 1915, amounted to $560,784.09, The cost of operation and maintenance has not been sam- marized, but it is estimated that it will be approximately $425,000. This would carry the total for nine months to about $3,020,000, aaagainst toll earnings of $2,894,- 300.20, and reduce the loss to approximately $125,000 or $130,- 000, about four per cent. of, the expenditure for operation and maintenance.

Douglas Lapraik & Co.,

General Managers,

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddooks, Kippers

ALEXANDRA CAFE.