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SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY ARBI, 31

SHIPPING

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

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS LONDON & BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES.

SHANGHAI, MOJI"AND KOBE.

LONDON VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES.

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. LONDON & BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES. 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 SAILING, ETC., apply to:-

P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office Hongkong, 1st April, 1917.

E. V. D. Parr, Superintendent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN CERVICES

TRANS Pacific

LIMITED

LINES

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver

In connection with the Canadian Pacific Kaliwny.

EMPRESS OF ASIA.

SS

30,625 tons displacement

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

30,625 tons displacement.

Electric Heat in Every Cabin. Electric Light in Every Berth. One, Two and Three Room Suite with Private Bath Laundry-Gymnasium-Verandah Cafe.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN, MONTEAGLE.

11.000 tom displacement,

12.000 tons displacement.

Twin Screw Steel Steamships, with Modern Accommodations.

Excellent Table,

Beduced First Class Fare

Monteagle" calls at Moji instead of Nagasaki, ALL STEAMER call at

Sasaghai both East and West Bound

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Through Bills of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection" with Canadian Pacific Ry, to all Overland Points in Canada sady the United States, also to Pacific Coast Points, European Purts and the West Indies.

For information as to Rate of Freight, Passage, etc. apply to

Agents:

HONGKONG-MANILA-SHANGHAT-NAGASAKI-MOJI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA,

P. D. SUTHERLAND,

Geoartă Agent, Passenger Depestylett,

Boug Kat

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JIM. WALLACE,

General Agent,

Hoog Long

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service Between

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 dyy qualified surgeon...

For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong, Mar. 21, 1917.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD..

Agente.

“ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)

JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS

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UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

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For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to approach

the undersigned.

Steamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope,

Bubject to change without notice.

or to REISS & Co. Canton Hongkong, 2 Jan, 1917

THE BANK LINE, LTD.."

General Agents,

MOTOR CARS

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FOR SALE OR HIRE

ORDERS BOOKED IN ADVANCE. APPLY:

TELE.. 1036.

EXILE CARAGE.

DES YOUX, ROAD,

THE JAPAN MAID STEAMSHIP CO.

Projected Sailings from Hongkong-

Subject to Alteration

Steamers.

Destination

L'DON vis· Singa- ! *pore, Malacca, Penang, Colombo,

Delagoa Bay, Caps Town, Madeira........ } – VICTORIA. BU

and

Vis

SEATTLE §Awa Maru

Shanghai,Capt. Hayashi

Yokohama Maru

Moji, Kobe, Na

goya & Yokohama. Capt. Terads CÕUTTA via S'pore; Į P'ang & Bangoor. Í BOMBAY via S'pore,

Malaces & C'bo...f SHANGHAI and Ceylon Maru Kobe......... . Capt. Tsuda SHANGHAI Moji Rangoon. Maru

and Kobe

Capt. Kobayashi $Katori Maru SHANGHAI, Kobe Capt. A. Kon and Yokohama. ... $Kamo Maru

Capt. Inadzu

Tango Maru and Yokohama... Capt. Soyeda

NAGASAKI, Kobe

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Sailing Date

TUES., ist

T. 12,500 May, st noon.

JWED., 9th T. 12,530 (May, at noon.

ĮSATURDAY,

THURSDAY,

T: 10,000 121st April.

T. 8,000 13rd May...

J MON., 30th T. 21,000 (Apr. at 11 a.m"

JSATUR, 12th

May, at 11 am. ¡FRI., 18th

T. 16,000

T. 13,500 May, at il a.m.

EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL.

(CARGO ONLY).

NEW YORK via Manila,

San Francisco, Panama

and Colon................

1917.

SHIPPIN

C. N. C.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. SAILINGS SUBITOT TO "ALTERATION.

SHIPPING NEWS.

– High Freights for Neutrals,

The shipping correspondent of the Times” wrote on, February 11-In his statement in the House of Lords on Tuesday Lord- Steezers.

To Bail

Curson mentioned that this coun- Yingchow......2žad Apr. af d'light try had expressed its willingness ......24th Apt. at noon. to pay increased freights to 24th Apt. at 4pm, neutral shipping, and the public- TIENTSIN ................................Hulchow ...........26th Apr. at noon.ation this week of new, sosios of SHANGHAI. ***.......................... Szechuen. ...............#6th Apr. at 4pm. Į rates applicable to neutral vessels

DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twice Woskiy.

For SHANGHAI **.**. MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO Taming BHANGHAI.....................................Chenan

engaged in the coal trade between tha United. Ringdom and France 8.S. "LINTAN" and 8.9. “SANUL”

and Italy indicates the high level of the rates now ruling.. It may EPMANILA LINE.-Twin Screw-Steamers "Chinhua." and "Tean." Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidanips; Electricnot be out of place to show how **** very attractive the new. freights fans fitted; Extra State-rooms on Deck Aft, on "Taming"&"Toad." are to neutral vesssals,and,

'Taming.

Shan-

SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGU.

**** Yingchow." Er 8.8. “Anhul", * Chenan." ** Sunalog.” tung,

and

incidentally, it may be as wall

and Staklang." with excellens accommodation, electric that the British public should light and fans in Saloon and State-rooms, maintain a regular realize how very much larger the schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving profits of neutrals should be than those of British owners, For Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday Sunday, taking oargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and instance, the new scale allows Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed in Shanghai, avoid for an increase of 128. a ton in the e al freight to Italian ports, în ing the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

addition to an ino sase of 50 per cent, on the limitation freights announced at the end of last

For Freight or Passagen apply to

Telephone No. 36.

Hongkong Apr. 20, 1917.

m ̈rth BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

Regular Fortnightly Service between

CHINA and JAPAN.

Wireless Telegraphy. Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Store

From

B. MOR, Manager.

Tjibodas Tilkini

Tjilatjap

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

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

Steamer.

Korea Maru

Siberia Maru

Tenyo Maru

Nippon Maru

Shinyo Maru

Persia Maru.

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

1st class to London G$348, (£71,10,0),

.

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to San Francisco G$150.

Leave Hongkong 30th Apr. at noon. 12th May. 23rd May. 11th June. 19th June.

3rd July.

retura G$619,・・ (£122). return G$137.50.

• Cargo only. ¡ Proceeding to South America Poris.

*For this voyage the Persia Maru will call at Honolulu

· Special Raven given to HRYAL & MILITARY, DIVIL SERVANTS, MISSIONARILIO, La ROUND THE WORLD Tickets ismied in Connection with all the Principal Mail lines and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Passengers may travel by Railway between ports of oall in' Japan free of charge. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

VIR JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, ILOILO, LOS ANGELOS.

Steamer

Leave Hongtong 11th Sept.

Anyo Maru

Tons & Speed

18,500- 15 knots

For Fall Particulare sa to Pamago & Freight, apply to

Telephone No. 291.

T. DAIGO. Axent.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

JAVA -PACIFIC LINE

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Monthly Service between

MANILA, HONGKUNG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO vía NAGASAKI,

Subject to change without Notice.

8.S. Arakan 22nd May. S.S. Bintang 12th July.

Tjisondari 11th June.

| ALL STEÄMERS FITTED WITH WIRELES3 TELEGRAPHY. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a daly qualife i surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to ali Overland Points

in the United States of America and Canada. -

For particular of Freigɗt and Passage, apply to:-

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN. LIJN.

Managing Agents.

Hongkong, York Buildings,

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

S.S, CHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

LTD.

VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,

JUNE 23, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917.

AN UNSURPASSED · HIGH GLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.

O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,

Prince's Buildings, Toe House Street.

Tel, 1934.

THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET

COMPANY.

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Owners of The "SHIRE Line of Steamers.

FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE · UNITED

KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS:

Please Apply to

灿

JARDINE, MATHESON & CF., LD.

Tor

Expected

WELL Laeve on

or about

ar about

in port

in port Sth May

22nd Apr. KOBE 25th Apt. SHANGHAI 14th May KOBE

The origa 1 rate, which was applicable to British and neutral vessels alike, and varied sli.htly according to the ports Foth in this country and Italy, was about 628, so that the present outward freight to West Italy per deadweight ton for neutrals "is 62s, plus 318 plus 12s, making a total of 105s. Such a vessel loading homeward with ore to the West is entitled to a freight which has just bien raised to 7s, so that for's round voyage her freight would be 175 per ton, which she should earn in about two months The latest

"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and increases do not apply to British" have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengera, 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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vessels If, therefore, any British vessel were free to accept such a charter her earnings

would amount to -98', and a rate of about 20s. for a homeward.ore freight, giving a total of about | 82s., or less than half that earned

by the ceutral. As a matter of . fact there are very few, if any,

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN British vessels free to accept such

- STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

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

Steamer.

Arrive Hongkong Leave Hongkong

from Australia.

for Australia.

rates. Practically all of them äreva under requisition to the Govern- meat and tae comparison should therefore be made on different

lines. The earnings of £3156, for a neutral steamer, calculated above, is based on the deadweight onnag, less the space required for bunker coals. A steamer of 3,500 tons gross would carry about 6.000 tons of coal; of this

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- quantity about 60) tons would be suring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are required for biokers. leaving lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Booms have Electric, 5,4 0 tons of coal as cargo. The Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardesa are carried.

All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Forturiner partioalars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST FORT SERVICE.

and

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

FOR SWATO, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 1 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain

Haitan IA.E. Hodgins... | FRI, 20th April, at noon. Haihong... J. W. Evans ... TUES, 24th April, at noon.»

FOR SWATOW.

Leaving.

expenses of such & vessel, in luding port charges, wages of Crew, stores, marine insurance, and war insurance under the new scale of rates might be put at about £4 15s. per ton for the voyage. They might te less. Assuming a cost of £4 158, a clear profit of about £4 per ton on the vessel's carrying capacity would be left, making a total of about £21,600 which she would earnin, say, 55 days, or one-sixth of the year, and representing a total annual profit of £130,000. If war iurance had bee i paid. on the old scale the surplus might have been reduced to the neigh- bourhood of £100,000. The e.st. of war insurance has hitherto been a very serious matter for neutrals, and the new scheme of insurance effects a very great-

Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (near improvement in the position. On Blake Pier).

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas Lapraik & Co.,

General Managers.

INDO-CHINA STEAM

the otherhand, owne s of a similar British vessel requisitioned tɔ the Government would receive, 118. per gross ton per month; amounting to about £,900,- Ex- penses would amount to £10 s day, or a total of £1,250 per month, leaving a suplus of profit over expenses of £700 or £1,400° for two months, giving a total of

NAVIGATION CO., LTD, shout £8,501. per annum, out of

(Projected Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration).

For

Steamship MANILA.Raststraat 100 Loongsang

HAIPHONG

Taksang S'HAL, Moji & Kobe .....Kutsang MANILA MWANAUMENTA Taisang SHANGHAI

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which the British owner has to pay a heavy income tax Putting aade the question of taxation,- the profit to the neutral in the example cited above would bs-15 Sat., 21st Apr. at 3 p.m. tines that of the British owners, Tues., 24th Apr. at. 7 a.m. and in any case would be many Thur., 26th Apr. at d'light. times larger. British ownem do Sat 28th Apr. at 3p. not seriously complain of these Tues, 1st May at d'light, rema kable disrepancies. They incidents of the war and profite have, as a rule, "during the war adrafttedly! been large, in some indivídu'sl SHANGHAI LINE:--Sallings approximately every Swo days between Canton and Chan-bal, sometime los ances very large indered; Calling at walow. Steamers of this line have limited amount of passenger acco Stil, it c uld undoubtedly be dating, and thr ngh tick as can be obtained for Northers and Yangtze Ports via 2kanghal Through - Bağlandis g are insand ts all Northern and Yaagises Ports.

proved that no British owner.

Wingsang

CALCUTTA LINE:—Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calcutta callar at Elogapore and are

Penang

Returning from Calcutta steamers proceed to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling at Shanghai These steamers have excelimus pasecager accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and

carry a fully qualifed surgaon.

MANILA LINK — wazidly service is maintained with. Manila by vessels with good passengers relying on, the Government

odation; sailings from both posts every Saturday,

J.

indocement offers.

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requisition rates, could possibzi afford to pay t-e enorm us price at presen cur sat fur tonnage, even if yerda Carge lakes on through Blls of lading for Kudat, Jassaltion. Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Da available. That is, one of TIENTSIN LINESÁ verslar service is pen from March to October betwem Hongkong and Tiesu,

HAIPHONG LINE2–Buliagy approatiaately wack'y for passengers and cargo, calling at albow when BORNEO LINE: -Two sellings per mouth hotword Hongkong and Sandakan by stmmars having upto

date socom.modation for passangers.

calling at Wainsźwei and Chefoo..

reasons why the Government. programme of standard can ship construction became imperative. Every day, however the position of the neutral a being strengthened further, and at once and in the future he w be very amply repaid financia for any little anxieties JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD, he may now be subject.

Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.

All European Passsengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle ment, are required to produce on arrival at destination passports, with their Photographs and description affixed thereto.

For Freight or pamaga, apply to

Telephone No. 215.

General Managers..