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SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1916.

SHIPPING

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 & Bom· 1

bay vin Singapore,

די

Steamers

[

To Sail On Kemarks

t

Penang, Colom^o, “NOVARA

noon

Port Said and Capt. H. R. Hether- 29th Dec. Marseilles.......

SHANGHAI, Moji | SOMALI

and Kobe

Connecting at Colombo with Mall Steamer MOOLTAN.

ington, R.N.R.

·Capt. L. D. Pinck-

about 30th Dec.

Direct Service.

BHANGHAI, Mojit

пеу, NYANZA

and Kobe

Capt. J. Gaunt,

RN.R.

about 1st Jan.

Direct Service.

LONDON viaSinga-

pore,

Penang,

Colombo, Bombay, SOMALI

Port Said

and Capt. L D: Marseilles ......... } · Pinckney.

about 17th Jan.

Direct Service.

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

-!

For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, and FREIGHTS apply tɔ

P.&. O.Š. N. Co.'s ofce,

Hongkong, 18th Des., 1916.

E. V. D. Parr, Acting Superintendent-

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN ESERVICES

TRANS.PACIFIC

(LIMITED

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver

In connection with the Canadian Pacific hallway.

Hong Kongto Vancouver 17daye. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 day a Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 221 days. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA

30,426 tons. Displacement, Quadraple Screw, Speed 21 Knete.

Largest and most Luxurious alijs on the Pacific.

BUILINOS FROM HỌNG KONG (ubject to chanan) SAILINGS FROM NONGKONG

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, 28 Dec. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 15 Mar Empress of Japan Monteagle.

EMPRESS OF ASIA.

10 Jan. Empress of Japan..

3 Feb. Mastengle .IS Feb.

Calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki (Icland Ses), Kolie ani Yokohama, Monteagle onlle. Moji busték 1 of Nagamki,

.28 Mar. .14 Apt.

Through Bil's of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacific Ry, to all Overland Points in Canada and the United States, also to Pacific Coast Points, Euro; ean ports and West Indies.

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

P. D. SUTHERLAND,

General Ageal Pamongur Department,

Zuag lot.

THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong ---

Bubject to Alteration

Steamers.

Destination.

L'DON via Sings-1-

pore,

Malacos, | iKamo Maru

SHIPPING

C. N.C.

"CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Sailing Date

For SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI.

{THURS., 28th

SHANGHAI....

Des., at noon.

(THURS, 4th

(Jan. at noon.

Penang, Colombo, Capt. B. Shimidzu T. 16,000 Delagoa Bay,Caps | §Kashima Maru Town, Tenerrife Capt. E. Inadzu. T. 21,000 VICTORIA. B.C.. and SEATTLE vis Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Na- goya & Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-1

BOURNE, Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville - and Brisbane...... C’OUTTA via S'pore, 1 Tosa Maru

§Shidzuoka Maru

(WED., 3rd Capt. Noms · T. 12,500 1 Jan, at noon. (Kamakura Maru T. 12,590 ƒTUES, 23rd

(Jan., at noon. Capt. S. Kawashima

via

Capt. E. Yoshikawa

¡Nikko Maru

At Maru Chot. R. Taked», T. 9,500

T.13,500

(TUES,16th 1Jan., at ila.m. ƒTUE 3., 13th-

Fob, at 11 s.26.

(FRIDAY,

́ƒFRIDAY,

13

(THURSDAY,

Fang & Rangoor. Capt. O. Sakamoto T.10,000 129th Dec.. BOMBAY via S'pore,] Yetorolu Maru

Malacca & C'bo... f Capt. 8.Hirats SHANGHAI

and) Bombay Maru

Kobe .......

SHANGHAI, Kobe

and Yokobama

T. 8,000 22nd Dec.

(THURSDAY,

Capt. 8. Shinohara T. 8,000 121st Dec. Kirin Marg Capt. T. Sasaki §Atsuta Maru

T. 8,030 21st Dec..

WED., 10th

NAGASAKI, Kobel

Capt. E. Itsuno T.16,000 §Aki Maru- T. 13,500

Moyori Maru

Jan.. at 10a.m. THURS., 11th Jan., at 10 3.0. [THURSDAY,

and Yokohama ... Capt. K. Yoshikawa KOBE

*********] Capt. M. Taniguchi T.8.000 12'st Dec.

EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL,

(CARGO ONLY).

NEW YORK via Manila, San Francisco, Panama and Colon....RD ST

§ Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293:

Toyooka M. T. 15,030) Early Capt. G. Shinomiya

February.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

SAN FRANCISCO LINE....

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

Steamer. Nippon Maru Shinyo Maru Persia Maru Korea Maru

Siberia Maru

Tenyo Maru

Displacement

Tons & Speed 11,000 15 knots 22,000 - 21 knots 9,000 14 knots 18,000 - 38 knots 18,000 - 18 knots 22,000 - 21 knots

1st class to London G#348 (£71.10.0),

Cargo osly.

Leave Hongkong

4th Jan. 1917. 16th Jan. 27th Jan,

10th Feb.

26th Feb.

6th Mar.

(£122).

return G16 19. to San Francisco $150. return G$$37,50,

Proceeding to South America Porta "For th'a voyage the Persia Maru will call at Hocolulu Special Bat given to NAVAL & MILITARY, QIYIL SEXTANTS, MIS SID¤ARIZS ute. ROUND THE WORLD Ticketa issued to Connection with all the Principal Mall lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Passengers may travel by Railway bacwsen ports of call in Japan free of charge,

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Via JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOB 'SALINA CRUZ PANAMA. CALLAO, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE

BY TRANSANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

Steamer Kiyo Maru

Tons & Speed 1,720 - 14 knots

J. HL WALLACE, Gosure! Agenal.

Telephone No. 291.

Leave Hongkong 9th Jan, 1917, For Full Partienlare as so Paviage & Freight, apply to

T. DAIGO, Agent,

KING'S BUILDINGS.

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI"and JAPAN PORTS,

EASTWARD.

The S.S. "Japan," tons 6,013. Capt. J. R. O'Sullivan, will be dospatched. for Shanghai, Kobe & Moji on the 23rd instant.

WESTWARD.

The 8.8. "Shirala," tons 5,306, Capt. A. J. Terry, will be des- patched for Singapore, Fonang, Rangoon & Calcutta on the 23rd inst. The above steamers have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a daly qualified surgeon.

For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong. Dec. 19, 1916

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..

Agents.

“ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)

For LONDON

JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS

ΤΟ

UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

Steamer

............................ City of Madras Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope. Subject to change without notice.

Safla.

5th Jan, 1917.

For rates of freight and further information apply to

"ar to REISS & Co. Canton

Hongkong, 16th Dec., 1916,

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

General Agents,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon, Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular istervals taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates.

For Freight and Passago, apply to

Telephone No. 215.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD,

Aganta,

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 Notice.

8.S. Arakan 11th Jan. 1 8.8. Tjisondari 11th Feb. ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers hava accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.

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

For particulars of Kreight and Prasago, apply to:-

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

Managing Agents.

Hongkong, York Buildings.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO, LTD.

CO.LT

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

S.S. CHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOEF, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, TO SAN FRANCISCO,

JANUARY 31, APRIL 11, JUNE 23, 1917.

AN UNSURPASSED MIOR CLASS PASSENGER

SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.

O.HRITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,

Pince's Buildings,

Ice House Street

For

THE ROYAL

R.M.S.P. MAIL STEAM

PACKET CO.

PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG,

Si biect to'obange without Nolies.

Steamer.

Date of Departure

TRANF-PACIFIC" SERVICE. SAILINGS TO VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, TACOMA AND PORTLAND, For freight and further particular, apply to

JARBINE, MATHESON & CO. LD, Telephone No. 215, Sub; Ex. No. 10.

Steamers. Chenan Sinklang Anhai

| HOIHOW & HAIPHONG Kailong

| MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Tean

SHANGHAI... Sunning SHANGHAI.........................................Shantcng

21.

SHIPPING NEWS.

Disappearines of Another

Japanese Steamer.

The mysterious disappaaranos of another Japanem steamer fa To Sail. 21st Dec. at d'light.

reported, says the "Japan Chroni- ole." Thesteamer Kiho mero 1,926 21st Dec at 4pm tons, owned by the Tatsuma Kisen 24th Dec atdlight | Kaisha, of Nishinomiys, left the ......26th Dec. at 10 am. Marshall Islands for Tokyo, on 26th Dec. at 4pmNovember 7th, with a full cargo ......16 h Dec, at p.m. of phosphate rock.

She has ......48th Dec, at 4 p.m. í

never been heard of since, though DIRECT BAILINGS TO WEST HIVER, Twics Weekly.

(she would have arrived at her 8.8. " LINTAN." and 8.8. "SANUI." -

destination long ago in ordinary EPMANILA LINE-Twin Screw Steamers "Chlobus," Taming circumstances. The naval aut and Tean. Excellent saloon socommodation amidships; electric horities were applied to for rssist- fans fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft on ""Taming" &

ance and a warship has been SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. 18.9, "Aabul,”

****Chenau."

'Luchow," "Yingchow,"

but | searching for, the missing ship, tung." and "Sinklang," with excellent sccommodation, electric steamer, with a crew of 35, is now SUCCDES. The light and fane in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular practically given up for lost. 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 Yangtaxe and Northern China Ports. Passengers are laɑ led in Shanghai, avoid- ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

For Freight or Passages apply to

Telephone No. 35.

Hongkong Dec. 20, 1916.

Toan;

Shan

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente.

without

John Browa's Dividend.. The director of John Brown and Co., the armament and ship- building company, yesterday." decided to make this year's in- terim dividend on the ordinary shares 5 per cent actual, says the "Manchester Guardian” of Nov- ember 11. In previous years they have only paid 24 per cent in Decembar, and there was much to be said for this when the return' for the year was only 7) per cent. as it was for the five years to 1912-15. There was less justifi- cation for it however, when the rate went up to 10 per. JAVA & 24th Dec. 26th Dec MAKASSAR there is hardly any now, when cent, as it did for 1913-14, and

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Begular Fortnightly Service betweCK JAVA CHINA and

From

| Tjilatjap KOBE

Timanoek" SHANGHAI Tiitaroem * JAVA

JAVA & Tylhwong *

MAKASSAR

* Wireless Telegraphy.

JAPAN.

or best

Wirl save ba De aboni

Fox

24th Tec. 27th Dec. | JAVA 28th Dec. 3rd Jan. SHANGHAI 27th Dec. 31st Dee. KOBF

"The steamers are all fisted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, All steamera carry a dúly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to ali ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Telephone No. 1574.

York Building. 115

(12) per cent has been paid for two successive years, and the company is su e to be employ,d. at its fullest copacity.

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN e. It is interesting to note

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

come

to

Tokyo's Record Clearlags. Clearings at the Tokyo Clear- ing Houss during November made another record. The number of bilis cleared was 527,805, valued at 1,042,370,934. This creates ¿ a new record since the opening of the House, both in number and

that in 189) the total clearings for the twelve months did not

up

Y1,000,000,000, November's clearings, as com- pared with the previous month, show an increased of 57,922 în number and of Y221,032,262 in value, while a still greater in- [crease in shown in comparison Dec. at 11 a.m.with the corresponding month of | 27th Jan.

last year-121,025 in number, and Y547.622,746 in value. 'Clearings The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-from January. to the end of suring a plentiful supply of Ice. Frosh Provisions, etc., and are November numbered 4,266,455, lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Rooms have Electric valued at Y7 841.797.526. ehowing Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried. -

All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Kur further partɩcaiara, appl▼ *

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA, (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.)

Arrive Hongkong Leare Hongkong from Australia. for Australia.

Steamer.

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

St. Albans

6th Jan,

26

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

H

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

an increase of 744,227 in number and of 7362,388 304. In value in comparison with the correspond- log period of isst year. Ex- change."

Valves in Bilze Suction Pipes.

LD. London, November 1.-The

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.

Steamships.

Leaving. 2nd Dec. at 11 am. 29th Dec. at 11 a..

Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electrio Light and Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN.

*(Uccupying V to 10 days.) Captain *Halhong... | J. W. Evans FRL. Haifan......A. E. Hodgins... | FRI.,

FOR SWATOW. Haitan...... A. E. Hodgins... | SUN., *(For Amoy Passengers only.) Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Pier),

For Freight and Passage, apply to

24th Doc. at 10 am.

Douglas Lapraik & Co.,

General Managers.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,

LTD.

(Projected Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration),

For

On

Marine Department of the Board of Trade has issued the following notice to shipowners and ship- builders:-It has come to the knowledge of the Board of Trade that in some steamships the hulls of which have been seriously damaged by explosion of torpedo or mine, compartments which escaped damage have also by. come flooded owing to some of the various bilge suction pipes which passed through the dam. aged compartment_hav.ng been severed by the force of the explosion, thus permitting ses water to enter the undamaged compartments by way of the severed bilge pipes and rendering the transverse sub-div sion of the ships. ineffective. In merchant steamships the bilge suction pipes аго commonly led through the Various holde and watertight bulkheads without the intervention any on-return valves except these inside the-machinery com- partments At or near the which bulkheads,

form the boundaries of those. **mpart-

of

Steamship S'PORE, P'ang & C'cutta Kulsang* Thur., 21st Dec. at II a.m, MANILA.....

Yuensang Sat.,

23rd Dec, at $ p.m. mente, sud as the bi ge pipe lines SHANGHAI via Swatow Wingsang?

are situated in the lower wings Sun., 24th Dec, at d'light, HAIPHONG......

Loksang

Sun. 24th Dec, at 7 a ship's ekin

of the holds somewhat near the SHANGHAI

Kwongsang! Thur., 28th Dec. at d'light. particularly seri us if the hull is the danger is Kumsang

Thur., 28th Dec. at d'light. extensively damaged by an Choysangi Fri

29th Dec. at d'light, explosin, and perially so if Loongsang Bat 30th Deo. at 3 p.m. the damage is in a compartment ..Hinsang! Fri., 5th Jan. at noon. adjacent to the boiler room, as if Return Tours to Japan.

KOBE & Moji .................................. SHANGHAI MANILA ...r SANDAKAN.

The steamers Kutsang. Namsang, Laisang and Fooksang, leave all the bilge pipes in the damaged about every 3 weeks for Shangha! and Japan, returning via Kobe hold are broken the whole of the (Inland Sea) and Moll to Hongkong, Time occupied 20 days. would be floded. The Board hold compa imente forward This service is supplemented by the Yatching and Kumsang are advised that the danger can leaving Hongkong et regalar intervals for Yokohama, Kobe and Hoil be obviated to a great extent by and returning thence direct to Hongkong. Time ocouple 16 days. the fitting of simple non return

These vessels have all 'mɔdern improvements and are fitted | throughout with Electric Light.

A duly qualified surgeon is also carried,

Steamers have superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light, ↑ Taking Cargo on Through Bill of Lading to Yangtze

Ports, Chatoo, Tientsin, Dalny, Weihaiwal. Taking cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Kudat, Lahad Data, Rimpama Tawno; Fuukay, Tawalton and Tahnan,

Under Straits Government Passport Regulations, All European Pass-ngers leaving the Colony for Btraite Settle- mon are required to produce on arrival at destination passporte with their Photographs and description affixed thereto,

For Frechs or Pamage, a

or clack valves in the bilge suction pipes at anch watertight bulkhead through which they are led; the automatic closing of such valves will, prevent the flow of water towards the su¬tion ends of

the pipes in the compartmenta they pump front. The attention: of shipowne said shipbuilders is advantage of fitting these yaLVOK earnestly, directed to the at the earliest opportunity, par being taken that the val so plsood as to close

Apply to JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD...proper direction,

No. 215

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