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SHIPPING -

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER - 15, 1916.

SHIPPIE

P.&O.S.N.CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES named:

For

LONDON via)

Steamers

Singapore, Fang, NANKIN

C'bo, Port Said Capt. G. Manley, and Marseilles.....

LONDON & B'bay}

via S'pore, Pang, NOVARA

Cbo, Port Said & f Capt. H. R. Hether Mamailles..

TER CAPAN KYLES LEXVORIRE 00.3

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

*** Steamers

SHIPPING.

CNC.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD, SAILINGS: SUBJECT: TO; ALTERATION,

Stasinara... „Yingchow :`

For

Destination

Sailing Date

To fail On

Kemarke

L'DON vis Binga-1:

SHANGHAI.....

pore, Malacon, Í ¿Kamo Maru

STHURS., 28th

MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming:

Direct Service.

Penang, Colombo, Capt:R, Shimidiu T. 16,000 (Deo., at nood. Delagoa Bay Caps Į (Kashima Märt

BHANGHAI...

Kiukiang

*ITHURS, 4th

SHANGHAL.

SHANGHAI............

Sinklang „Anhubəzi

noon 16th Dec.

noom

29th Dec.

Counting at Colombo with Mall Steamer MOOLTAN.

Town, Tenerife Capt. K. Inadžu“ T. 21,000 (Jan at noon. VICTORIA. B.C., | #Tamba Maru

SYDNEY & MEL-] {Nikko Maru

ington, R.N.R.

and SEATTLE vis Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Na

goya & Yokohama i

(TUE3., 19th Capt. Akamuter T. 15,500 (Dec., at noon.

JWED., 3rd §Shidzuoka Mars

12,500 (Jan, at noon. Capt. Noms

SOMALI

SHANGHAI,

Capt. L D. Pinck-.

ney,

}

about 30th Dec.

Direct Service.

fTUES, 16th

T. 13,500

SHANGHAI, Moji!

NYANZA

and Kobe

Capt. J. Gaunt,

RN.R.

about 1st Jan.

Direct Service.

WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Return tickets at a fare and-a-halfTM available to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Porta for six months. Round the world and through tickets to New York, at Special Rates.

For PASSAGE RATES. HAND-BOOKS, and FREIGHTS apply to

BOURNE ri Capt. R. Taked, T. 9.600. Manila, Thursday | All Maru

į

Tosa Maru

Jan., at 11 &.. (TUE)., 13th

Feb. at 11 am.

JFRIDAY, Yelorofu Maru Capt.O.Sakamoto T.10,000 182nd Dec.

THURSDAY, Capt. 8. Hirata T. 8,000 114th Dec. andį Tolomi Maru.

{FRIDAY, 15th Capt. Kamada, T. 8,000 (Dạc. at noon. } Yamagata Maru

(FRIDAY, 15th Capt. K. Goto Nikko Maru

Inland, Townsville Capt. K. Yos'ukawa and Brisbane...... C'UUTTA via S'pore, BOMBAY vias pore, Pang & Bangoon,

Malacca & O'bo... SHANGHAI

Kobe

P.&. O. S. N. Co's office,

Hongkong, 13th Dec., 1916.

E. V..D. Parr, Acting Superintendent.

KOBE

********* NAGASAKI Kobe and Yokohama ...

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN GERVICES/

TRANS PACIFICY.

LIMITED

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver

in connection with the Janadian Pacific Ballway.

Hong Kong to Vancouver 17 days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kongto New York 224 days. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA

30.625 tona Displacement, Quadruple Screws, Speed 21 Knets.. Largest and most Luxurious ships on the Pacific.

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG (subject to change) SAILINGS FROM MONOKONG EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. 28 Dec. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 15 Mar. Empress of Japan ..10.Jan. Empress of Japan.

Monteagle ..

3 Feb. Monteagit

EMPRESS OF ASIA • .15 Feb,'

Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea), Kobe and Yokohamı, Monteagle calls Moff instead of Nagasaki,

.28 Mar.

.14 Apl.

Through Bill of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Opnadian Pacific Ry, to all Overland Points ia Canada and the United States, also to Pacific Coast Points, European ports and West Indies.

For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage Sailing Lists, sto please apply to

P. 6. SUTHERLAND,

General Agent, Pamangar Departcoast,

Bang Yong.

J. 16. WALLAGE,

General Aguas, Boas Koor

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO.,

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Betweed

LTD.

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

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

For freight or passage; apply to

Hongkong, Nor. 24, 1916.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..

Agenta.

"ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & Bucknall STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.).

For

JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS

TO

UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT,

Btesmer

Sails.

Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope, Bubject to change without notice. For rates of freight and further information apply to

or to REISS & Co. Canton Hongkong, 12th Oct., 1916.

THE BANK LINE, LTD..

General Agents,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokohami, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon, Bisamem are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular Intervale taking Pamongers and Cargo at current Rates.

For Freight and Passage, apply

JARDINE MATHESON & COLD.

SHANGHAI, Kobe

T. 8.000 Des. at 9 &

(THURS.; 4th Capt. E. Takeda T 9.699 (Jan., at 10 am,

1Suwa Maru

JBATUR., 16th

and Yokohamaa Capt. T. Sekine T.21,000 Dec., at 10 am.

..

EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL (CARCO ONLY).

'NEW YORK via Shanghai,}

Kobe.

Nagoya, Toko-Toyooka M. T. 15,000 Early hama, 862 Francisco (Capt. G. Shinomiys February. Panama and Colon..........

§ Wireless Telegraphy.

Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

SAN FRANCISCO, LINE

VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, Sailings. from Hongkong-Subject to changs without notios.

Steamer.

Leave Hongkong Tenyo Maru

19th Dec. Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Persia Maru

Korea Maru

Displacement Tons & Speed 22,000 - 21 knots. 11,000- 15 knots 22,000-21 knots 9,000 - 14 knowi 1800 18 knots

4th Jan. 1917, 17th Jan. 27th Jan.

10th Feb.

Ist class to Lonton G$348 (£71,19,0),, retura O36 12.

1

to San Francisco G$250.

return G$432.50. Proceeding to South Amarion Parts.

(21)

•Cargo only, *For this voyage the Pen's Maru will call at Honolulu. Special Batas given to RAVAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVAR TO,HIS STOMARIUS oto. EQUES THE WORLD Takata imed in Connection with all the Principal "Kall lines and the Tram-Siberian Radiway, fly

Passengers may travel by Railway between porta of vall En Japan tree of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOB, SALINA ORUZPANAMA,-CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENOL BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

Steamer Kiyo Maru

Tons & Speed 1,720 - 14 knota

Lears Hongkong 9th Jan, 1917.

Telephone No. 293.

For Fall Particulars as to Passage & Freight, apply to

T. DAIGO.Agent.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

JAVA PACIFIC LINE

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Monthly Service between

NETH, INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI.

Subject to change without Notios.

8.8. Arakan 11th Jan. 18.8. Tilsondari 11th Feb. ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steimers have accommodation for a limited number of aloon passengers and carry a duly qualifiel surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada.

For particulars of Freight and Panage, apply to:--

JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Managing Agents,

Hongkong, York Buildings.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,

S.S. GHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

TO SAN FRANCISCO,

LTD-

VIA BHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOKE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, "

JANUARY 31, APRIL 11, JUNE: 23, 1917. -

AN UNSUMPASSED · HIGH GLASZ" PASSIISER

SERVIOR AT INTERMEDIATE RATES,

O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,

Prince's Buildings,

Ice House Street,

For

THE ROYAL

R.M.S.P. MAIL STEAM

PACKET CO,

PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

Bub'ect to change without Notice.

Steamer,

Date of Departure TRANG:PACIJIO SERVICE. "D

SAILINGS TO VICTORIA, VANCOUVER SEATTLE, TACOMA AND PORTLANI For freight and further particulars, apply

JARDINE

COMMERCIAL

Ten Report

London, Nov 8.—Mesura, WI Jas and Hy Thompson's Weekly Tea Circular states --All Tan is again dearer. Jaya: Offerings To Buil

during the week, 5,539 paskage „17th Doo, atd light, against 1,130 packages, last ..19th Dec: at 4 pm. total from Jan 1 to date, 230 23 „19th Dec, at 4 pin. packages against 231,683 ° pack- ......21st:Deo. at. 4.p.m. ageɛ last year. Thế ..............24th Deo st d'light. were considerably larger than in MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Tean.

.26th Dec, at 4 pm.. the prey pia week, and, insindəd DIRECT BAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly. 554. paqtages from Nyasaland

86" LINTAN" and 8.8, "SANUM.

In sympathy with other growthe ESMANILA LINE ---Twin Sorow Steamers “Chlapur,”“Taming" „pilce were generally dearer, but and "Tain." "En coellant saloon sooommmodation amidships; electric the brisk bidding at last week's fans fitted; extra sisterooms on deck alt of "Taming" & " Toan"Ţauct on wis not maintained, more SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO," "particularly for lowest graden, 18.9. ** Anhui," "Chenaz." ** Enchow," "Yingahow,"

*m** Shan- Aming the highest average tung," and *** Slakiang," with excellent accommodation, electric were: Gosipara and Windoe, In.. light and fans in Saloon and State,rooms, maintain a regular Old: Tanara, 18. (Id'; Talcon and Pobeduis. service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Tjiomas, 11id, and Santoss. lid.. Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday Thursday and. The average for the whole sale on Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtase and garden sooount is lõid, compared Northern China Porta. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid- with 8ld a year ago. Chins: ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

For Freighs or Passagus apply to

Telephone No. 38.,

Hongkong Dec. 15, 1916,

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE,

'Agent.

1

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

Scammer

Regular Fertnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPÄN,

From

| Tjllaljap KOBE

Tlimanoek* | SHANGHAI : Tjilargem JAVA Tilliwang *

JAVA & MAKASSAR

* Wireless Telegraphy.

Kapewed on

592 'what #L or shout

For

IJAVA &

Arrival, Hitsobi Man, with 4,134. packages. Privately: Buninsu continues fairly active, and prices for "most descriptions can be quoted firm to somerhat dearer

Excess Profits, --

A. fortnight ago," when the Board of Referzsa sinounced ite decision, rubber directors were | keenly disappointed says

"Truth" of November 8. Many of them denounced the Government, others blamed the stupidity of the Board of Referees, while not à few made no secret of their belief

21st Dec. 23rd Deo MAKASSAR that counsel for the Rubber

Growers' Association was sing

28th Dec. 30th Dec. JAVA

28th Dec. 3rd Jan. SHANGHAI ularly incompetent. But although

27th Dec. 31st Des. KOBE

10

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN alleged grievance is found upon

STEAMSHIP "CO., LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, WITHOUT NOTICE.}.

Steamer.

Arrivs Hongkong from Australia.

Leare Hongkong

for Australia

it is still felt that there are number of hard cases which call for redres, companies as "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and rule, now seem ready to pretpone have sccommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. action until the Finance Bill of AH steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at 1917 comes up for consideration. Indeed, until they rece ye their through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

assment notices from the For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

revenus authorities, & good many. JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN. LIJN, companies scarcely know where Telephone No. 1574.

York Building,

they stand, and in some of the

"hard" "casos to which

my attention has been called the

investigation to have been greatly exaggerated. Last week I quoted authority for the statement that after making the adjustments required by the Act, it may quite possibly he found thata company capital is reduced, for purposes of excess profits duty calculations, It afterwards struck me as quite to one-half of the actual amount.

likely that in some cases a com pany's paid up capital might for purposes of the Act disappear altogether; and, as the result of a search, I have found a case in which for statutory purposes a certain company (which, by the way, actually-paid a dividend) has no capital whatever, and is, therefore, not entitled to the ! amended statutory percentage of 10 per cent.or fodeel to an allow ance of any kind. This instance is, however, exceptional, and st present it would perhaps be fairer not to mention the com pany's name. As "Yerlimau hit been mentioned as a "hard" case, I select that as an example,

Eastern St. Albans

6th Jan.

25th Dec, at 11 am. 27th Jan.

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a plentiful supply of los, Fresh Provision; ets, and are lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Roomi have Electrịa: Fane A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.

All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For turther particulara, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.

Regdlar Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Claas Passengers, Elecido Light and Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Ouisine.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. -Captain

Leaving 22nd Deast 11 a.m. Halhong | J. W. Evans, ... | FRL..... Haltan..... A. E. Hodgins... | FRIL 29th Dec, at 11 am..

FOR SWATOW.

Haihong...J. W. Evans ... TUES., 19th Dec, at 10 am. Haltan......A. E Hodgins... SUN 24th Doc. a. 10. a m.

Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (nes Blake Pier).

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas Lapralk & Co.,

General Managers.

INDO-CHINA STEAM

Silk Trade of France, The French Customs returns of exports of silk goods during the first half of 1916 give the total į vaʼue as Fer 210,960,000 as com

pared with Fre. 18,377,000 and Fre 206,911,400 respectively. for the corresponding periods in 1915 and 1914. As compared with the first six months of 1915 there was thus. an increase of over Fre 5,050,000 in the first half of 1916 and an increase of over Frs. 4000,000..as com ared with the corresponding s x months of 1914, The fact that the Iport trade. was considered exceedingly pros perous in the last mentioned pariod is evidence, even when

NAVIGATION CO., LTD. the rise in prices is discounted.

of the remarkable recovery from the effects of the war which the Steamship

On

Lyons silk manufacturing ir dustry has made, sya a British Taksang Sat., 16th Dec. at 7am Consular report from Lyons Loongsang Bat., 36th Dec, at 8 pm While pongees, tussores and rib- S'PORE. Pang & Coutta Kulsang Mon. 18th Deo. at noon bons of pure silk show a marked SHANGHAI ...

Wingsang Thur, 21st Dec. at d'light failing off as compared with 1915, Yuensang Bat, 23rd Dec. at 8 pm and 1914, practically every other „Kwongsangt. Bun, 24th Dec. at d'light item in the table of French allk

Hinsangt

Fri

5th Jan. at noon, exports notably ribbons of mixed; gauzes, crepona, mu-lin and silk, valvete and trimmings, Articles of artificial silky show.

(Projected Esilings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration).

For HAIPHONG MANILA "

MANILA m

SHANGHAI SANDAKAN

Return Tours to Japan." The steamers Kutuang Namsang, Caisang and Fooksang, leste about every 3 weeks for Shanghai, and Japan, returning via Kobe (Inland Sea) and Moji to Hongkong Time occupied 20 day considerable infransen. Silk This service is supplemented by the Yatshing and Kumsaur Leaving Hongkong at regularintervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Mo and returning thence direct to Hongkong. "Time ooppled 16 days. These vessels have all mɔlara improvements and are fitted

| throughout with Electría Light, see!

A duly qualified surgeon is also carried:

* Steamers have „superior accommodation for First-cinas Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Bleotris Light, ↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bille of Lading to Yangisse;

Ports, Chefoo, Tienuin, Dalny, Weihaiwel,

"..

! Taking" cargo on Through Billa of Lading to Kudat, Data, Simporna, Tawao Unukai. Treeniton and Lahuan,

Under Straits: Government Passport Regulations, All. Eatroybean Pass singèredoarling the Colony for Buraite, Bot mania ATA Required to product:ofrimarival až doutídaliów. with their Photographe and description i

goode sent by parcel post the value of which in normal year is about Frs. 25,000,00, continued to show a marked decline on the figures for the first half of 1914 | As regards the destination of these exports of silk goods, statistics show that, with the exception of the United Kingdom and Bwilerland, expɔris to which largely declined as comparal- with 1916, every constry.cRES tributed to the increase, to the United Fráts Bouth Amerion