SHIPPING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
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, MOJÍ, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
LONDON & BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, PÖRT 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 SERVICES
INS' PACIFIC
LIMITED
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
To Canada, United States and Europe via Yancouver in consaction with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
EMPRESS OF ASIA.
30,625 tons displacement,
Electric Heat in Every Cabin.
30,625 tona displacement. Electric Light in Every Berth,
One. Two and Three-Room Suites with Private Bath.
Laundry--Gymnasium -Verandah Cafe.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.
11,000 tons displacement,
MONTEAGLE.
12,000 tons displacement,
Twin Screw Steel Stammships, with Modern Accommodations.
Excellent Table.
Reduced Pizst, Class Fares
AB. "Monteagle" calls at Moji Lastead of Nagasaki. ALL STEAMERS call at Bhanghal both East and West Bound
Through Bill of Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacific Ry. to all Overland Points in Canada and the United States, aleo to Pacific Coast Points. European Porta and the West Indies.
For information as to Passage Fares, Freight Rates, etc. apply to
Agents:
HOYUKONG-MANILA-SHASURAL-NAGASAKI-MOSI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA" -
. F. D. BUTHERLAND, ...,
BebersiÁgaul, Pasanga: DepaITIS STYK,
Hong Foc
TELEPHONE 42
J. M. WALLACE,
General Agent,
Bong Kong
BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD,
APCAR LINE.
Regular Service Between 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
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD., Agents..
Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1917.
"ELLERMAN" LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.)
JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS
TO
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.,
General Agents,
or to REISS & Co. Canton Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1917.
MOTOR
CARS
FOR SALE OR HIRE
ORDERS BOOKED IN ADVANCE. APPLY:
- TEL. FR FO63.
EXILE GARAGE.
(DES: VIRIX (RIVAT),
THE JAPAN: MAIL STEAMSHIP-CO.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong➡
Bubject to Alteration
Destination. L'DON via Singa-1
pore, Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Delagoa Bay, Cape Town, Madeira.... VICTORIA, BC,
& SEATTLE vis
Steamers.
Shanghai, Nags.... §Tokiwa Maru
aski, Kobe, Yokkai-Capt. Ogura
chi & Yokohama...!
SHANGHAI, Kobel
and Yokohama
SHANGHAL, `Koba] §Mishima Maru
1917.
SHIPPING
C. N. C.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
For
Salling Date |SHANGHAL.
ƒTHURS., 13th T. 15,130 Dec., at noon.
T. 21,000
and Yokohama ... Capt Nishimura T. 16,000 SHANGHAI,- Kobel §Suwa-Maru
and Yokohama ... Capt. Setiae NAGASAKI, Kobel $Nikko Maru and Yokohama ..... Capt; Takeda
and Yoko- Kirin Maru -
.............
Capt. Sasagi
KOBE
hema
(WEDNES., 12th (Dec., at 11 am. SATUR, 15th Dec., at 11 am. JFRI, 14th
T. 9,600-Dec. at 11 am.
{TUESDAY,
T. 8,000 118th Dec.
EASTBOUND NEW, YORK'LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL,
(CARGO ONLY).
NEW YORK via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, San Francisco, 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.
FAST AND LUXURIOUS MAIL STRAMERS
Salings from Hoogkung-Subject to change without notice.
Steamers.
PERSIA MARU
KOREA MARU
SIBERIA MARU
TENYO MARU
NIPPON MARU
SHINYO MARU ?
Tons.
. 19,000
18,000
02,00
18,000
11000 2,000
Leave Hongkong-
7th Doc.
19th Dec..
JLet Dec.
11th Jan
23rd Jan.
6:1 Feb.
The 55 - NIPPON MÁRU ~ And S.R. PERSIA MARI“ ponía call at Shanghai
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU.
SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, ARICA AND IQUIQUE"
THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES.
Steamers.
AXYO MARU
KIYO MARU
SEITO MARU
Toán,
13,500
17,200
14,000
Tickets are interchangeable with the Canadian Pacido Ocaso Sacrices, Dad, and the Pacifo Mali Steamship Co...
Faeng may travel by tall bezween port of cal in Japan free of charge.............. For full informaation as tā raion, mailings, eso, apply sa
Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2373,
T. DAIGO. Agent-
KING'S BUILDINGS.
JAVA PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
"Monthly Service between.
MANILA, HONGKONG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI..
Subject to change without Notice. Sailing from Hongkong to San Francisco. "8.8. Tjikembang 26th Dec. S3. Tilsondar!
Arakan ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.
- Bintang -
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all. Overland Points In the United States of America and Canada,
For particulars of Freight and Passeze, spply to:-e
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Hongkong, York Buillings. Managing Agente,
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO. LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S.S. CHINA
J
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGEAL NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU,
JANUARY 26, 1918.-
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH GLASS. PAESEHOĶI SERVICE AT EXTERMEDIATE : RATES.
O. H. RITTER,
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Ice House Street. · Tel 1934,
Prince's Buildings,
To Ball.
Steamers. Shantung. 13th Dec. at 3pm. DIRECT SAILINGS TO WEST RIVER, Twica Weekly.
9.5"LINTAN" and BS.SANUL" ་་་་་་་་་ MANILA LINE. TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS. Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships: Electric Light and Fana in Saloon and State-rocina.
SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO, Excellent Salcon accommodation Amidships: Electric Light and Fans in Saloon and State-roòma. Regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtazo and Northern China Ports, Passengers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.
For Freight or Passage apply to
Telephone No. 36.
Hongkong December 7, 1917.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Regular Fortnightly Service between "CHINA and JAPAN
Bland
From
Expected ca
Will leave on
or about
or.about
Moji
Tjibodas...
Tjimanoek
Tjiliwong
Tiltaroem Amoy
in port
8th Dec.
8th, Dec. 12th Dec. Kobe
20th Dec. 25th Dec. Shanghai 29th Dec. 31st Dec.
"The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and hare 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, Telephone No. 1574.
York Ballding. 115
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having good sccommodation for first Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine,
FOB SWATOW, AMOY AND" FOOJHOW AND RETURN. (Uccupying to 10 days.) Captain Steamships.
Learing. 7th Dec., at noon. Halhong... | J. W. Evans ... FRI Haltan 4. E. Hodgins... | TUES.. 11th Dec., at noon.
FOR SWATOW.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
North England Trade,
The output returns of iron and steel exports from Middlesbrough during September show that 45,386 tons of pig iron, 1,458 tons rf manufactured iron and 6,693 tons of steal "were shipped, as compared with 39,093 tons of pig iron- and 24,380 tons of manu. factured iron and steel during August, a decrease of 13,599 tons of pig iron and of 17,687 tons of the manufactured product, During the two months ended August 31st the sales of manu- tastured iron by the firms associated with the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration for the Manufactured Iron and Steel Trade of the North of England amonuted to 7,853 tons, 7 cwts, 11 lbs., at an average net price of £13 13 4.43d per ton as compared with 8,685 tona, 15 owis, 1 qr, 2lbs,, at an average, || price of £13 103 9.8 d per ton, sold during the previous two months. In acc irdance with the sliding scale, puddling wages have been advanced by 3d per ton, and those of other forge and mill workers by 214d per cent, as from October 1st.
Small Notes in America.
The "Commercial & Fidencial Chronicle," New York, says:-- President Wilson on October 5 signed the Senate bill designed to relieve the scarcity of one and two-dollar bills which now'existe în many sections of the country. Under the new law every national · bank will have the right to issue up to $25,000 of its circulation in one and two-dollar bills. The new law also repeals the Act of March 4, 1900, under which national banks have been prevented from issuing more than one third in amount of its circulating notes of the denomination of five dollars. In announcing the signing of the new law by the President, the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following statement: "The President has approved, a bill just passed by Congress which, it is believed, should materially assist in relieving the
Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Whart (near scarcity of $1 and currency
Blake Fier).
For Freight and Passage, apply to
"Douglas Lapraik & Co., General Managers.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Projected Sailings from Hongkong, Subject-to-Alteration),...
Steamship
For WEIHAIWEI & Chefoo Chipshing SHANGHAI via SwatowWosang..... SHANGHAI ...........Koonshing
MANILA............Loongsang
Од
CALGUTTA LINE: Three sailings per mouth, from Hongkong to Calcutta calling at Singapore and
Penang.
"
Returning from Calcutta steamers proceed to Kobe and Moji, fenquantly calling at Shanghali Thate staamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light ind carry 2. fally qualified surgeon. This line is temporarily disorgainsed owing, in the war, Particulars on application.
SHANGHAI LIKE:-Sailings appearximately every fire days between Carzon and Shanghal, sometimes
caling at awsław, Steamers, on this line have a limited amount of passenger acco V dation, and through tickets can be obtained for Northers and Yangiame Ports via Shangin).
through Hills oḥlading are isanad t1all Northern and Yangiare Parts.
MANILA LINE;-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good passenger accom
odation, sailings from both port every Saturday.
notes which now exists in many sections of the country. Bince the resumption of specis pay- mente, Jan. 1, 1879, no bank. notes of smaller denominations than $5 have been furnished to national banks for issue, and the issue of $5 bills by national banks has been limited to one-third of their total circulation, the other two-thirds being.notes of tigtez denominations. Under the new law every national banį"will have the right to issue up to $25,000 of its circulation in and
$2 bills, and the limitation,which has heretofore prevented nitional banks from issuing a larger
Mon., 10th Dec. at 4 p.m. Tues, 11th Dec. at d'light. Fri. 14th Dec. at d'light.proportion of $5 bills is removed " Fri, 14th Dec. at 3 pm,
The bill was originally páred by the Senate.an September 19. The Benate bill was passed by the House without amendment on October 2. The following is the text of the bill as it" betame a» law-An Act to amend the laws relating to the denominations of circulating notes by national banks and to permit the issuance of notes of small denomications," and for other purposes. Be it enacted, ato. That the Act of June 3, 1864, Revised Statutes, section 5175, which prohibits national banks from being. furnished with notes of less denomination than $5, be, and it in hereby, repealed. Bes. 2 That that part of the Act of March 14, 1900, which provides "that no national banking association shall after the passage of this Act, be entitled
HAIPHONG LINE:-Sallings approzimately weekly for passengwa and cargo, caläng at Haihow when
indocarmens oGENTE.
BORNEO LINE:-Ota sailing per month between Koogkong and Sandakan by a signmer having p-to
Gate accommodation for prasDENTS.
Cars taken on througle Bills of lading for Kuáns, Janielson. Labuan, Tawag and Lahad Datu, - TIENTSIN LIKEZ-á reculer sérrios de ran from sxech to October betwem Hongkong und Zinncilu
calling at Weihaiwai and Cheloo.
་
Under Straits Government Passport Regulations.
All European Passengers, 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 passage, apply to...
Telephone No. 215.
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD. to receive from the Comptroller
General Managers.
MAIL||| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY,
Owners of The "SHIRE" Line of Steamers.
FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS, Y
Please Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., U. Telephone No. 218, Sub, Er Hal 10% AL Vin!
· NKAS ··OFFICE NEW YORK,
Branches and Agexcios, in all parts of the Commercial Werid.”
BANKERS.
FORWARDERS.
TOURIST AGENTS.
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS CHEQUES” the best form in which to care f
travel fan?"
ROAD, CENTRAL, TEL
of the Currency, or to issue är plice in circulation more than one-third in amount of its circulating notes of the denomin ation of $5," be, and it is hereby. repealed. Sec. 3. That from and after the passage of this Act any national banking association, up- on compliance with the provisiona of law applicable thereto shall be entitled to receive from the Comptroller of the Currency, or to issue or refrane, or place in circulation notein denomination's of $1, $2, 45, 14, $20 $50 and $100 in such proportion as to each of said denominationses the bank may elect Provided, however, That no bank shall receive or have in circulation at any one time more than $15,000 is notes of the denominations of $1 and $2.
That all ao's or parts of any which are inconsistent with the
}
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.