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SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 19,

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-

bay via Singapore, Penang, Coloxí3o,

Port

Said and

Marseilles..... BHANGHAI, Mojit

and Kobeika

SHANGHAI, Moji,'

Kobe and Yoko- hama

LONDON viaSinga-

рого,

Penang,

Colombo, Bombay,

Port Said and

Marseilles ...MORTAL

Steamers

To Sail On

Remarks

Connecting at Colombo with Australian Mail Steamers

Direct Service,

Direct Service.

Direct Service.

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

For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, Dates of Sailings etc. apply tɔ

P. &. 0.8. N. Co.'s office, Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.

E. V. D. Parr, Superintendent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN SERVICES

TRANE PACIFIC,

THE VAPAN AVAIL STEAMSHIP 00,

Profected Sailings from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

Destination. L'DON vis „Bings- pore Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagoa Bay, Cape Town, Tenerife VICTORIA, B.C. and SEATTLE ris Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Na goya & Yokohama SYDNEY & MEL-

BOURNE, Manila, Thurkay Island, Townsville and Brisbane

via

C'CUTTA via B'pore, F'ang & Bangoor.

BOMBAY víað'pore,]

Malacca & C'bo...f SHANGHAI, Moji

and Kobensoskues)

SHANGHAI, Kobe

and Yokohama

NAGASAKI, Kobel.

and Yokohama...)

Steamers.

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SHIPPING

C. N. C.

CHINA NAVIGATIONTM CO., LTD. SAILINGS- SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Salling Date

For

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

NEW YORK via Manila,

LIMITED

San Francisco, Panama, and Colon....**

E Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos, 292 & 293. -

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MOBI, Manager

LINU

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver

in connection with the Canadian'Pacific RailWAY.

Hong Kongto Vancouver 17 days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Kong to Chicago 21 days. Hong Kong to New York 221 days

32625 to Displacement, Quadruple Screws Speed er Kuets, Largest and most Luxurious alipe on the Pacific, BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG (eužjem in change) SAILINGS |

FROM HONGKONG

Calling at Shanghai, Noganaki (Iuland Sen), Kobe and Tokohama. Monteagle calls Mojl instead of Nagasaki,

Through Bills of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacific Rr. to all Overland Pointa in 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, elc, please apply to

· P. O. BUTHERLAND, -

General Agent, Fanger DepaSUNG 21,

Hong Lang

BRITISH

W.THE WALLACE,

General Ageul liong Kong

INDIA S. N. CO.,

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

LTD.

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS.

EASTWARD.

WESTWARD.

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, Jan. 2, 1917.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)

JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS

ΤΟ

UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to approach

the undersigned.

Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope,

Subject to change without notice.

THE BANK LINE, LTD..

or to REISS & Co. Canton

Hongkong, 2 Jan., 1917.

General Agents,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD,

NEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS DETWEEN Yokohaṁba, Kobe, Hongkong and Rangoon: Steamers are despatched Eastward and Westward at regular fafervals taking Passengers and Cargo at current Rates,

For Freight and Passage, Apply to

Ma: 215.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

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

Steamer.

14

Displacement Tons & Speed

Loare Hongkong

af

1st class to London G$348. (£71.10,0), relura G‡6)9. (£122).. to San Francisco G$150, return G$437,50.

Cargo only. 3 Proceeding to South America Porta, "For th's voyage the Pertin Maru will call at Honolulu. Special Rates given to MAVAL A MILITARY, CIVIL SERVANTS, MISSIONARIES ato. ROUND THE WORLD Tickets issued in Connection with all the Principal | Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway,

Passengers may travel by Radway betweed ports of call in Japan free of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Via JAPAN PORTE, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU,ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS, BALINA CRUZ PANAMA, CALLAQ, IQUIQUE and VALPARAISO, THENCE |BY TRANSANDEAN BOUTE TO BUENOS AIRES, ETC.

Steamer

Tons & Speed

For Full Particulars me to Patuage & Freight, apply toɑ

Telephone No. 291.

Leave Hongkong

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.

Bubject to change without Notice.

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The steamers havs nocommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a daly qualifiel surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points

in the United States of America and Canaip.

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to:-

"JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Managing Agents.

Hongkong, York Bulldings,

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOKE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU, TO SAN FRANCISCO.

UNSURPASSED MION CLASS · PASSERGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE - RATES,

Q; HÆRITTER, Freight and Påszanger: Agent,

Prince's. Buildings,

Tea House: Street

Steamers.

To Buil.

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Weekly.

3.8. "LINTAN" and 8.8. "ANSUI."

ESMANILA LINE-Twi¤ Scow SteamerE

་

11 -

and ""Excellent saloon accommodation amidships; electri fans fitted; extra staterooms on dook aft on !" --"-&

SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. *5.8. -" and "

with excellent accommodation, electric Night and fane in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular schedule service between Csuton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving Hongkong for Shangbal direct every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking cargo on through Bill of Lading to sil Yangtare and Northern Chian Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

For Freight or Passages apply to

Telephone No. 36,

Hongkong Jau. 2, 1917.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Regular Fortnightly Service between JAVA CHINA and JAPAN.

or best

WEt Iure on

or about

Yor

"All steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy." "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and bavo accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, All 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

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

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COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Wölfram Prices.

A Simla Press communique says: The Min's ry if Muni- tions have agreed to he sulst"ution of the dite 3′′xt December, 1917 for the date 31st August, 1917" in the Frets communique issued by this Department on the 19th August, 1916. nnouncing the price at which tungsten-tekring produced in the British Empira and ab ̈pp-to the L'nited King- dem by ocean steamers will be purchased by them.

aren

The Paoll Banking, Corporation. The Paoli (or the Benefit-Keep- 1g) Banking Corporation was formed by the United Association of the Chamber of Commerce at Poking at the time when the agitation against the Asiatic Development Company's tempor-

loan was at its highest, That Corporation, says » Shanghai netive paper, has entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Finance, which has been sub- mitted, through the Cabinet, and sanctioned by Parliament. The next thing to do is for the Cor- poration to raise the capital and begin operations. The Corporation has the efore adressed a circular letter to all the Chambers of Commerce, r. questing finmediate assistance in subscriptions, the mones to be remitted to Peking ss soon as possible, so that the whole capital may be available for inspection by the Government within the time-limit stipulated in' the agreement. Upon receipt. of this circular, the Chinore General Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai, after due consider- ation, comes to the conclusion that this is not an opportune time fto raise funds of any kind as the stringency in the local money market is such that no good re- sult can reasonably be hoped for. The Shanghai Chamber considers it a better policy to refuse he'p.

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN at once rather than to make ax

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.;

Steamer.

Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong " from Australia. for Australia.

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.

[Regalar Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having good accommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in state-rooms and Baloon and Excellent Cuisine,

empty promise and afte:wards disappoiat the Corporation. A hply to this effect has been. posted to the United Association. asking it to reserve no part of the Corporation's capital for Shanghai at which port it is scarcely possible to spare money for other than local purposes. The Rice Crop in Burma. The summary of the Third

Scres

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en-Forecast of the Rice Crop in waring a plentiful supply of Ios, Frosh Provisions, etc., and are Barms for the year 19 6-17 states: lighted throughout with Electricity." All State-Rooms have Electric In the sixteen Lower Burma Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardous ara onrried.

Districts which give regular fore- matured area in casts, the All Steamere Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

estimated at 8 [54,167 For further particulars, apply to

against 7,994,073 acres estimated at the same date last year. The six Upp r Burma Listricts which give regular forecasts estimata s matured area of 1,235.802 acres agalast 1,196,031 acres at the zame date year. The estimate for the other Districts for which the forecast is conventional is 962,000 seres at corresponding date of last year. The stai estimated matured area for the Province is 10,351,969. acres szainst an estimate of 10,069,103 seres at the same date last year [4*0,169 acres greater than the area (9,931,000 acres) which actually matured in the year 1915-16. · The early rains "were generally favourable and sowingTM* began in good time in Lower Burma, though floods in Thaton Jin June and long breaks in the Imidd'e rains in Prapon affected. the crop prospects, in those districts. The later rains were for the west part good except in parts of Maubin and Bassein where destruction was caused by floods. In Upper Burma, the middle ralas were

Steamships.

,

Leaving.

JJ

FOR SWATO, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 1 to 10 days.) Captain Halhong...J. W. Evans ... FRL 19th Jan, at 3 p.m.

FOR SWATOW. Haitan...... A. E. Hodgins... Į BUN.,

Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Whart inear Blake Pier).

For Freight and Passage, apply to

21st Jan. at 11 am.

Douglas Lapralk & Co.,

General Managers,

INDO-CHINA STEAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.sfavourable in Mandalay and

Shwebo and the supply 'ci canal

CALCUTTA LINE:-Three sailings per month from Hongkong water was late; crops in Bi wabo

to Calcutta calling at Singapore and Penang, were also badly affected by heargar Returning from Calcutta staamers proceed rain floods at the end of Sep- to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling at fember and the area dostmyed Shanghai,

during the season Hoods and other These steamers have excellent passenger causes was, estimated at 57,871 accommodation, are fitted with electric light scrs. The estimate of the yield. and carry a fully qual fied Surgeon.

in the sixteen Lower Burma. 'SHANGHAI LINE:-Sailings approximately every five-daye be- Districts Is 94 per cent of the tween Cauton and Shanghai, sometimes call- normal, only twa Disticts. ing at Swatow.

| Prome and Thaton, reporting 80 Steamers on this line have a limited amount and 75 per cent respectively, of passenger accommodati ́n, and through while six d'stricts anticipata a tickets can be obtained før Northern and normal or above, normal' orop. Yangtezo Ports, via Shanghai. Through The otimate for these sixteens Ba/Lading are issued to' all Northern and districts at the same t'me lest Yanat-ze Ports...

ན་ year was 15 and the actual out

THE ROYAL MAIL MANILA LINE-A Wookly service is maintained with, Manila turn 93. In the six Upper Burma

STEAM PACKET

COMPANY.

Owners of The "SHIRE Line of Steamers.

FOR BAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS.

COTLANDINE, MATHESON

by, vinsels, with goot passenger acc¿in-¡Districts the estimato fa 67% moda:ion, sailings from" "both ports every! against an es‘imsta cf⋅ 91 Iunt. Saturday.

year and an actual cultura HAIPHONG LINE;~~ailings spproximately weekly for passengers of 88. In the conventional

and cargo, calling at Kofhow when induce-'forcesst districts the estimate Sk; -- ment offers.

90 agafast 81 last year. For the LINE:-Two sailinge per month between Hongkong Province the estimated yield in and Sandakan by etsamers having up tɔ-date 93 per cent of the normal as accommodation for passengers. postel against an estimate of 94 ar por

· Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for responding date and in "motnál

· Kudat, Jesselton, Labuan, Tawao and Lahad yield of 91 per cent lásky? :: Datu.....

yield of the r'pe „GIO TIENTSIN LINE:-A: regular service in run, from March to Provinos in

October, bɛlwaen Hougkong and Tientsin,” 835,893 toon of calling at Weiksiwel sisi Chatso,

BORNEO

"

For sailing dates and fartherpartienlá apply to INREGIST