SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1915;
THOS. COOK & SON,
SHIPPING
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Bankers, &c.
Head Office for the Far East:-16, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONG-
KONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Fooohow Road. YOKOHAMA I
32, Water Btroot. 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 forwarde ! free, on application.
Chief Office:-LUDGATE ÜIROUS, LONDON, EC.
THE AUSTRALIAN
ORIENTAL LINE
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS SAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Steamers.
CHANGSHA TAIYUAN
Arrive Hongkong
from Australia.
6th Dec.
Hail Hongkong
for Australia.
| 15th Nov. at noon. 11th Dec.
These steamers aro fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensur- 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 Ductor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tas-
manino ports.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 93.
atterfeld & Swire.
BRITISH INDIA 3. N. CO., LTD.
APCAR LINE,
Regular Service Between
CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.
EASTWARD.
Destination.
THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
Projected Ballinge from Hongkong-
Bubject to Alteration
Steamers.
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, SHirano Maru via Singapore, Capt. Fraser Ponang, Colombo, | §Katori Maru Suez & Port Bald | Capt. B. Kon
VICTORIA, H.O.,
and SEATTLE SAki Maru via Shanghai, Capt. Nons Moji, Kobe, Tamba Maru Yokkaichi,
Capt. Nagasuye Yokohama.. SYDNEY & MEL-]
and
BOURNE, via Hitachi Maru Manila, Thurs-Capt. Tominaga day Island, Tango Maru
and Capt. Soyeda
Townsville
via
Briebano CALCUTTA
S'pore, Penang & Rangoon BOMBAY via Sings-
SHIPPING
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Beamer
Regular Fortnight Service between JAVA CHINA and
From:
JAPAN.
Expec ed ex or abort
...14th Nov. ...19th Nov.
Wil lewa nn at about.
...17th Nov. ...22nd Nov. ...4th Deo.
Yor
...JAVA ...JAVA ...S'HAI
Tjibodasx ...JAPAN Sailing Date Tikinix ......JAPAN
Tjillwongx...BATAVIA... 27th Nov. x Wireless Telegraphy. "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passen cors. Cargo taken at All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon, through rates to ali ports in Fetherlands-India and Australia." For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
THURS., 18th T. 16,000 Nov., at noon. THURS., 2nd T. 20,000 Doo, at noon.
T. 12,500
T. 12,500
ƒTUES, 30th
Nov., at noon. JTUES., 14th (Deo., si noon.
Telephone No. 1574
ƒTUES., 16th T. 13,500 (Nov, at 4 p.m.
(FRI., 12th T. 13,500 Nov., at 11 am.
JMONDAY,
Kawachi Maru Capt. Kurozumi T. 12,500 115th Nov.
(FRIDAY,
T. 8,000 126: Nov,
THURSDAY,
T. 12,500 118th Nov.
JMONDAY,
pore, Malacca and Kirin Maru Colombo...
Capt. Sasaki SHANGHAI, MojiĮ Iyo Maru
and Kobe.
J Capt. Okamoto SHANGHAI Kobel Hakata Maru
and Yokohama Capt. Kawashima T. 12,500 122nd Nov, NAGASAKI, Kobel Nikko Maru
J MON., 13th & Yokohama ..... Capt. Takeda SHANGHAI, Kobel Kashima Maru
and Yokohama ... Capt. Tabasa
T. 9,600 Doc. at 10 a.m.
[TUES., 16th
T. 19,000 ( Nov, at 10 a.m.
Fitted with wireless telegraphy.
SOME PRINCIPAL FARES.
To London 1st Single Yen 600. To Marseilles 1st Single Yon 550.--
Return 900.
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2nd Single 400,
Return
605.
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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN - LIJN.........
York Building. [16
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
SAN FRANCISCO LINE
LOG BOOK.
Certificates of Compotency
The report on the examinations for corticates of competency in the mercantile marius for 1914 states that the number of can- didaten passing for foreign-going certificates shows a decrease of 345 on the number for the pro- vious year. That the deoresso in mainly due to the war is evident from the fact that the average wKS maintained ausiį July 31, 1,281 cutifiusten having been issued as agam t 1,203 for the correspond. log period of 1913. The number of extre masters who passed i93 thirty-five, a deoreans of twenty three on the previous year. Or- dinary master+ show & deuresse of ninsty-five, first in stea 124, and Hrcon matos 108 below the figures for 1913. The total number of 880and mates (70) who passed daring the year shows, notwith- 8:anding the falling off due to the war, that the number of certifi- eated officers is being maintaiq 1, an it is higher than the number For any
from 1905 to |1009 inclusivo. There in
Ba izcross of
in the pasing for home trade 13- tere, an increase of five in home trade mtes. The average percen- age of failure for all ports is 50 per cont. in navigation, and 5 per
year
tan
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU., in seamship. Apart from
Bailings from Hongkong-Subject to change without notics.
Steamer.
Displacement Tons & Speed
Leaves Hongkong
Shinyo Marut 22,000 - 21 knots Sunday, 28th Nov., at noon. Tenyo Maru 22.000 -21 kaots Tuos lay, 30th Nov., at noon. Nippon Maru* 11,000 - 18 knots Tuesday, 14th Dec., at 10.30 a.m. +..................(Cargo steamer)...Thursday, 23rd December.
First Class to London.£71.10. Retura (6 months) £120. First Class to New York.........£60.
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San Francisco £45.
+ Cargo only. Omitting Shanghai,
VIA MANILA, OMITTING SHANGHAL.
£96.10.
£68.
Special Rates given to NAVAL & MILITARY, GIVIL SERVANTS, MISSION- ARIES etc.
in
ex-
the extra masters' examination, where a certain standard of sig nalling in Horse and Semaphore. ia compulsory, eighty candidates for other grades have passed equivalent voluntary aminat on in signalling. The total number of engineers' cart:fiones issued in 1914 is lightly in excess of that. for the previcus, gear, and well above the verage for recent years. There was a small reduction in the second-class successes, to some éX- test due to the fact that the nam-. her of certificates issued in 1913
In the ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal was exceptionally high,
extra first and first-class sali Return 825.-Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
- Tho 2nd Single
Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of call to Japan free of advances were made.
the fr
first portion of the year, if continued, would probably have crusted a reord for the twelve months, :- under eon-i leration, but after the opening of the war a decline in the numbers set in, which was especially marked in the last This was dan turee months. partly to the number of engineers who had onere, the Army and Navy, and partly to the candi- tions of employment both on shore and aflat consequsat, on the war. The percentage of fail. uroa is the same as last year, viz.,
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360.- 550.-
charge.
Montreal £60. 3.0
The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for Passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a To London, Southampton, Liverpool via New York £50.13.0 duly qualified surgeon.
For freight or passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, Nov. 10, 1915.
Agents.
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. SATURDAY, 13th NOVEMBER.
i0.00 p.m. Fatshan.
1 4.30 p.m. Kinshan,
SUNDAY, 14th NOVEMBER:
10.90 p.m. Kinshan.
4.30 p.m. Fatshan.
Bingle Fare by Night Steamer
$ 6.00
Return Faro By Night (available alen for Rature by day Steamor).. 10,00 Bingle Fare by Day Steamo?...................
Return Fare by Day Steamer.......
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.,
4.00 8.00
1.5; Sul Tal, Tons 1651. s.s. Heungshan. Toas 2006,
HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.ru. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing-Lok Street Wharf,
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Weekdays at 7.30 a.m. & 2 p.rn. Sundays at 7.30 a.m. & 3 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
SUNDAY, 14th NOVEMBER.
The Company's Steamship HEUNGSHAN
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF
at 9 a.m. and retura from Maoso at 3 p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 a.m., and from Hongkong at I p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
5.5, SUI AN.
Departures from Masso to Canton on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao ca Tunday, 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,
Is.5. Sainam, 588 tons and s.s. Nanning, 169 toan. Ons of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednes. way and Friday, at about 8 na, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the aw days at 8.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Hongkong or vice,Torna by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and BANDI, Thom You have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by statricily: ElectHo fan in onoh Cabia.
Passengers can return to
Booking Office open daily (Sunday orcepted) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Further particulars rusy be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO SIEAMBOAT CO. LT HOTEL MANSIONS (First Floor),
Opposite the Blakó Pian
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To Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, lat Single £35,
1st Roturn £37.10/-
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To Sydney, 1st Single £40. To Melbourne 1st Single £41.
1st Return £72.
1st Roturn £73,16}~
1st Return $135.
2nd
$ 83.
To Yokohama, Ist Return $150. To Kobe
2nd
$ 90.
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Round-the-World, Yen 1,045.
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For further information apply to
Telephone No. 292.
T. KUSUMOTO, "Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
For
CO.,
LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Steamers.
To Bail NINGPO & TIENTSIN...Foochow .....13th Nov. at 4 p.m. WWEI & TIENTSIN Huichow „14th Nov, at d'light H’HOW.PHOI&H PHONG Kalong 14th Nov. at 9 a.m. SHANGHAI
.Anhui .....14th Nov, at d'light MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Tean
...16th Nov. at 4 p.m. SHANGHAI........
.....Liangchow...16th Nov, at 4 p.m. SHANGHAL...
.....Sinklang WWE & TIENTSIN.......... Kueichow MANILA. CEBU & ILOILO Chinhua
18th Nov, at 4 p.m. 21st Nov. at d'light ..23rd Nov. at 4 p.m.
DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. "8.8. LINTAN" and "8.8. SANUT "
MANILA LINE.-Twin Sorow Steamers "Chinhua," "Taming," and "Tean. Excellent saloon accommodation amidships, electric fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on "Taming" &
Tean;
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, HILO, LOS ANGELES. BALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAŬ, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO. THENCE BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.
Selyo Maru 14,000 15 knots Wednesday, 10th November.
For Full Particulars sa to Pausage & Froight, apply to
Telephone No. 291
K. DOI, Acting Agent.
KING'S BUILDINGS.
retarna
THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN Of these 20.4 per cent, in
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
VIA MANILA.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.)
Stoamer.
Aldenham.
St. Albans
Empire
Eastern ......***
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
27th Nov. 18th Dec.
7th Jan,
Leave Hongkong for Australis.
28th Nov.10 a.m. 14th Dec. 11 a.m. 3rd Jan. 3rd Jan. 11
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the firet and second-class examina- tions occurred in arithmetio, 17,4 per cout. in elementary know...... ledge, and 16.4 per cent. in the first-class examinations in draw- ing. One candidate obtained the second-class certificate for home trade passenger ships propelled by oil engines, and eighty maators and mates passed the voluntary examinations in steam. Since the introduction of sig- oalling into the examinations of
masters aad
a notable advanoo has been made in the ability of ships to communicate by morso and semaphore. In order further to encourage can-.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-didates to take up the subject, the during a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, eto, and aro lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
For further particulars, apply to
DOUGLAS
Gibb, Livings:9ia & Co., Agenta.
Board of Trade has since 1911 lined them to take the volun tary examination in eignalling without fee at the same time as they present themselves. for Pxamination for a certificate of competency. The number coming. up for his examination does not, however, show any large increase, despite the fact that instruction in
STEAMSHIP CO... LO. provide 1 free of cost at the riansen
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 FOOCHOW RETURN.
(Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO.
➡ BS. “Anhui,"
1." "Llangchow," Chenan."
‚" "Luchow," "Ylogy: chow," and "Sloklang," with excellent accommodation, electrio light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular | Steamships, Bohodule sarvios between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Haimun...... Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtaze and Halching Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid-Haitan ing the inconvenience of transhipmont at Woosung.
For Freight or Passages apply to
A
Telephone No. 86.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE..
Agents.
Hongkong 13th November, 1915,
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Captain
Leaving.
A. H. Stewart..... | TUES., 16th Nov, at 2 p.m. W. C. Passmore | FRI.. 19th Nov, at 2 pm.
J. S. Thomson....| TUES,, 23rd Nov. át 2 pm.
Steamers will arrive at and depart from the Co,'s Wharf/near
Blake Plor,
For Freight and Passage, apply to
- Douglas Lapräik & Co., General Manakers,
instituted by the Admiralty at London, Liverpool and Glasgow. There has bien a noteworthy increase in the number of men presenting themselves for this examination at Hull, and 44 per gent, of the passes recorded came fom this port.—Shipping and Engineering.
Lord Crowe's Cheshire, Estates,
Lord Orewa bao decided tɔ break up his estates at Tekton......... Eiton, and Elworth, near Sind bach, Chexbire. The lots, which number more than 100, include dairy farms and many boldings and sites, in some of the prettiest.. parts of Cheshire, representing about 1,340 acres. It is expected there will be keen competition among tenants to secure farm+,
Oysters, Fronů, Fried or sitewed Findon Haddooks, Kippers o
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