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SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST

SHIPPING

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

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.

VESSELS despatched to the Undermentionsa 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.

For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, ETC..., apply to :—

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

P: L. Knight, Acting Superintendent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN SERVICES

."

LIMITED

PACIFIC

SERVICE

TO

CANADA, UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

SAILING ON OR ABOUT

24th Aug. Key West

Monteagle Empress of Japan. Monteagle

fith Nov. 7th Dec.

Empress of Japan 11th Sept. ist Oct.

Monteagle

Empress of Japan 6th Nov.

• FREIGHT SERVICE ONLY,

Regular Mail, Passenger and Freight Services. Excellent Accommodation. Moderate Rates.

Por particules regarding pamaso karos, kii- Logs and reservation di accommodating, also itinerarice of trips and descriptive Sterature Byply to

P. D. SUTHERLAND, 'GENERAL AGENT, ELMINGUR DESANTRENT, Phose 752.

For freight rates and through bills of lading Til Vancouver la congestion with Canadian Pelio Hallway to all Overland Pointe in Canade and lead Bentes also to Earope aud Wes Indies.apply t

Phase 42.

KOROKORO.

J. H. WALLACK,

ORKZAAL AQTKOWE,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE..

Regular Service Betwaan

SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTE,

EASTWARD.

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

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For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1917. -

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD., Agents.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

Operating the new First Class Steamers “ECUADOR,"." VENEZUELA!" and "COLOMBIA"

14,000 tons Each,

Hongkong to San Francisco,

via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and HONOLULU. THE SUNSHINE BELT.

The most "Comfortable Route to America and Europe,

Skilings from Hongkong at noon.

6.2.

"ECUADOR"

"COLOMBIA "

Aug. 14th...

Sept. 11th. 9th.

"VENEZUELA " Oct.

These steamers have the most modern equipment including over- head electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTES & Large Comfortable Staterooms (all single and two berths only),

The Bafety and Comfort of Passengers is our First Consideration. Special are in given to the calsins, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed.

Tickets are faterchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kalsha and the Canadian Pacific Ocean Berrioen, Ltd.

For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc.,

Apply to

Company's Office in --ALEXANDRA BUILDING, Telephone No. 141.

Chater Road,

(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO.)

Destination.

Ballings from Hongkong subject to alteration.

|SHANGHAI, KOBE

& YOKOHAMA .............:

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Steamer & Displacement, Sailing Dates. *Inaba Maru

T. 12,600 *lyo Maru

T. 12.330 *Tango Maru NAGASAKI, KOBE * T. 13,500

& YOKOHAMA............... (*Nikko Maru

T. 2,600

SHANGHAI, MOJI

& KOBE..

LONDON ONLIVERPOOL VIA SINCA

PORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, DELAGOA BAT & CAPETOWN.

THURSDAY IS.. TOWNSVILLE. BRISBANE, ASYDNEY...

MELBOURNE ANILA ZAMBOANAGA

NEW YORK VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE. YOKO- HAMA, SAN FRANCISCO AND PANAMA CANAL BOMBAY VIASINGAPORE, MALACCA &

COLOMBO. CALCUTTA VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG A

RANGOON.....

met

› Omitting Shanghai &zar Moļi.

JSAT., 17th

Aug., at 11 a.m. [WED, 4th "

Sept, at 11 am. ISATUR., 17th {Aug...at 11 am. ISAT., 14th -18ept., at 11-am.

1918.

SHIPPING

C. N. C.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

For

SHANGHAI..

SHANGHAI..

Steamers,

Sungkiang Sunning

Paoting

WWEI, CFOO & T'ISIN ...Kuelchow NEWCHWANG

To Sail

6th Ang. at noon. 8th Aug. at S p.m. 8th Aug. at 3 p.m. 9th Aug. at noon.

SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO, Excellent Saloon sccommodation- Amidships; Electric Light and Fans in Saloon and State-rooms. Regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Tangtare and Northern Chins Ports, Passengers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

For Freight or Basaage apply to

For date of sailing apply at the Company's Office.

Telephone No. 36,

Hongrong Aug. 2, 1918.

• Wireless Telegraphy.

|HONGKONG-VICTORIA, B.C.-SEATTLE YIA MANILA KEELUNG, SHANGHAI,

NAGASAKI KOBE, TOKKACHI, SHIMIDZU AND TOKOHAMA,

Operated by the controlfcient and splendidly equipped passenger coamers **Fushimi Marv "Ševa Mars."*" Kashima Mana" & " Kilor Mars,” sách of over £3,000 sona ding-skogment

Kart infings from Hongkong.

Suwa Maru

1 * Fushimi Maru

1 Omitting Manila Eastborná

Telephone Nos. 292 & 293,

WED., WED.,

14th Aug., at 11 a.m. 11th Sept., at 11 am.

For further Informasión apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU.

FAST AND LUXURIOUS MAIL STRANKES

Bellinge from Bangkang-Bubject to change without notion

Steamers.

XOKEA MARU

SIBERIA MARU

TENTO MARU

SHINYO MARU

Tons.

20,000

20,000

29,000

$2,000

Laava Kongkozy.

13th Aug. 29th Ang- 8th Sept.

SOUTHJAMERICAN LINE.

HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA-JAPAN, HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINÓ CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO," ARICA AND IQUIQUE.

THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES,

Steamers.

ANYO MARU

NIPPON MARU,

KIYO MARU,

Tons.

18:500

11,000

- 17,200

Leave Hongkong.

25th September.

8th November.

9th Jaunare.

mickets neo intorchangeable with the Canadian Pazifa Ocean Bermeot, 142, and the Paris Mali Stormy travel by rall between ports of call in Japan free of charge.

Pur full informIASÁDU SA SO ZAGOs, sallingi, est, apply to

Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,

T. DAIGO, Manager.

KING'S BUILDINGS,

JAVA PACIFIC. LINE

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

Monthly Service between

小

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

Subject to change without Notice. Sailing from Hongkong to San Francisco.

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.

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

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to:

JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.“

Managing Agents.

Hongkong, York Buildinga.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS, "NANKING"

"CHINA"

LTD.

(14,000 tons, American Registry) (10,000 tons, American Registry) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA BBANGHAL, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU.

**"* CHINA " August 31st.

- "NANKING"

August 13th.

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE.

O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,

Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street. Tel 1934.

"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,

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

· THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN `LIJN.

Steamer

Regular Fortnightly Service between

CHINA and · JAPAN.

Yse'dyk. Java Tjilatjap Kobe

From

Expected an or about

in port

WI! least o

or about

9th Aug: N'saki, Daley

| 19th Aug. | 23rd Aug. | Java

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“The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and [have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers,

All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken 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. [16

Telephone No: 1574.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE,

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

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying to 10 day*.) Steamships. Captain

Luaving. Halhong...J. W. Evans FRI Haitan

9th Aug. at 1 p.m.

... ] A. E. Hodgins...., | THUR, 15th Aug. at 1pm.

FOR SWATOW.

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

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas Lapraik' & Co., General Managers.

INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION

STEAM CO.,

LTD.

(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.—Subject to Alteration):

For

7 8.ID.

d'light. 3 p.m. 3 p.m.

Steamship HAIPHONG ....... Taksang Wed., 7th Aug. at SHANGHAI ............ Wingsang

Fri- 9th Aug. at MANILA Loongsang Fri. 9th Aug. at MANILA........................................................... Yuensang Fri. 15th Aug. "at CALCUTTA LINE-Tale lise' is temporarily disorgainsed aging to the war, but as present a monthly service is maintained with palette by the s.3. "KWALSANG" and "VITIM" calling as Zibenante and Penang. The formę, vessel has wrĽAŠEL DESKAZEr accommodation, is Estad with Electric Light and Pans, and tarviss x' fully qualified Surgeon, SINGAPORE LINE:-The 25 "YAN "WAERWIJCK" leaves for Singapore appenrimately every fortaight This vessel has excellent accommolat se for dra: class passengers, and is fitted throughout with Electric Light and Fans and a no carries a tally qualified zurgeon, SHANGHAI LIKE:-Sulings approximately every five days between Canton and Shanghel, som

tailing at swatów. Stazzers on this line have fuited amount of passenger accom dation, and through Bckets can be obtained for Northern and Yangtza Ports via Shanghai. Through Bills of lading aze issaad to all Northern sod/Yangusan Paris, MANILA LINE!-A, weakly service la maintained with Manila by vatsels with good passenger accom.

odation, sailings from both ports stary Friday.

HAIPHONG LINK>-Sallings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling it is slow when

indupament offeri,

BORNEO LIKE:-Odeading per mouth between Hongkong and Sandakes by a'stemmer"having Up-20

date accommodatiesi los pasIES CUTE.

Cargo taken on through Bule of lading for Kudaż, Jmsalcon, Labuan, Tawaonać Lahad Datu, TIENTSIN LINEt—a regular service is re from March to October between Bangkong and Tientsia

calling at Wehrlwei and Chetc.

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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

1:

Telephone No. 215. ̧.

SHIPPING NEWS.

Advances on 'Security of Vesselas

Financing on the security of Tessela, as recently inaugurated by the Hypotheo Bank, has rzet with & warm reception. Ship (owners at Osaks, Hakodate, star are applying for loans, Judging from the prevailing indications, before many months are past, the advances will run up to 30,- 49,000,000.

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Fire on Board S.

Benten Maru.

Fire brore out on board the N. Y. K. steamer Benten Maru early on the morning of the 13th ult She came back from America to. Kobe on the 9th and was scheduled to be placed on the N. Y. K. Bombay line, as reported previously, leaving Kobe on the :0th. The fire originated in Hold No. 1, but was completely" put out within two hours. No serious damage is thought to have been done either to her hull or cargoes.

Oriental Freights to go Much Higher.

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Existing bonditions in the trans-pacific routes indicate a sharp advance in Orietal freight rates before long, according to traffic experts, charter prices. having soared to an unprecedenteri Egure, says the "Seattle Times”. of 18th June. The charter prices have been soaring since early in the European war but the upward) movement received a decided impetus receatly when the Tokyo government commandeered number of Japanese freighters. The freighters were comman- deered as a result of the agreement signed by the American and Japanese Governments under which Japan delivered a number of vessels to Uncle Sam's shipping board in exchange for steel ship- building materials. The Tokyo` Government took the carriers from the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and other powerful Japanese lines. To replace the tonnaze taken from them, the lines then began chartering aggressively, accord- ing to advices from the Orient.. picking up any Japanese tramp freighters that were available. Two charters closed in recent weeks by Japanese companies abed a new light on the scarcity of tonnage for the trans-pacific and other routes. One charter was signed at the rate of Y40 a deadweight ton. This is the rquivalent of 80 shillings or $20 a ton. Another charter for nine months for points east of Calcutta- was signed at the rate of Y454 a deadweight ton, or 31 shillings, 6— pence or $12.75. News of these charters has just been received in Seattle and is causing con- siderabla stir in foreign trade" circles here. As compared to the new high marks of $20 and $22.75, Japanes freighters at one time before the European war brought only 3 shillings a dead-weight ton, or less than $1. That was the west charter rates known in many years in the transpacific routes. Since then, as shown by the latest rates, charter prices" bave jumped more than twenty. fold. For at me after the out- break of the European war; · Japanese vessels could be chartered at $2.50 and $3 a dead- weight ton. Then the prices jumped to $4, then to $5, to $6, $9 and so on, sticking, at $10 for quite a while. The charterers of a ship must get enough freight money to pay his charter charge" plus & profit. Hence the freight rates must maintain a higher level than the charter rates. Before the European war, went. bound freight rates in the trans- pacific averaged 14 and $5 a ton, while the eastbound

freight charges averaged $5 to $8. Now" the freight rates run $25 a ton westbound, while they approx imate $35 eastbound. These are. general averages The advance in the charter rates for Japanese. for the American shipping houses now seeking for, carriers. No American company can close a charter on an American or foreign ship without the approval of the. charter committee of the United' States Shipping Board. The committee has fixed 41 shillinga, 6 pence. or approximately $10.40 as the maximum rate it will allow an American house to pay. AB: the charter market price for Japanese freighters is now $20 aï ton, or higher, the situation prohibits them from obtaining Japanese bottoms. They can offer only slightly more than half the amount that Japanese companies are willing to pay for the ships. This situation is one of the war time problems that will be solved in the course of events. It gives: a new meaning, say the experts, to the ory of hips and more. ships" sounded repeatedly by the Shipping Board officers.

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD. bottoms has raised a new problem

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