1918-08-07 — Page 6

SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918.

SHIPPING

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

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE.

VESSELS despatched to the Undermentioned PORTS

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

SHANCHAI, MOJI AND KOBE.

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

SHANCHAI, MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

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LONDON & BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID & MARSEILLES. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS,

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

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

P. L. Knight. Acting Superintendent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN SERVICES

PACIFIC

TO-

LIMITED

SERVICE

CANADA, UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

OUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

*Key West

SAILING ON OR ABOUT..

24th Aug. *Key West Empress cf Japan 11th Sept. Monteagle

1st Oct. Empress of Japan 6th Nov.

1)

¿

Monteagle Empress of Japan Monteagle

11th Nov

7th Dec.

• FREIGHT SERVICE ONLY.

Regular Mail, Passenger and Freight Services.

Excellent Accommodation.

For particulars regarding passage, faron, sall les and Ition of accommodation, alas itterarian of Leips and downriptivo iterature Apply to

KRAL AGENT. Se 752

P. O. SUTHERLAND,

PARENGER DEPARTMENT.

Moderate Rates.

For freight calm and throage tilt of disg ris Varoniver in Cocoction with Cardina Parific Kadway to all Overland Pointe in Cahndo sad Laited inter also to Europe and Wea Indies, apply to

A. H. WALLACE

ERKENAL KOEST

Phase 42,

Намакона

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Barvice · Batwasn

SHANGHAI and JAPAN FORTS,

EASTWARD.

The above steamers Lave excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry a daly qualified surgeon,

For freight or passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD., Agenta.

Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1917.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

Operating the new First Class Steamers "ECUADOR":"* VENEZUELAT" and "COLOMBIA"

14,000 tons "Each.

Hongkong to San Francisco,

vis Shanghai, Kobe, Yokokama and HONOLULU, THE SUNSHINE BELT.

The most Comfortable Bout to Amarion and Enrope,

4.

Sailings from Hongkong at noon.

"ECUADOR"

COLOMBIĄ "*

4-$. #" VENEZUELA "

Aug. 14th.

Sept. 11th

Oct 9th.

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. Breola! are is given to the coleine, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed, Tickets are interchangeable with the Toys Kisen Kaisha and the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd.

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

Apply to :-

Telephona Nó. 141.

- (JAPAN`MAIL S.S. CO.)`

Destination.

Sailings from Hongkong subject to alteration.

SHANGHAI, KORE &YOKOHAMA ..............

NAGASAKI, KOBE

Steamer & Displacement, Sailing Dates.

Inaba Maru

T. 12,600 lyo Maru

T. 12.330. *Tango Maru

T. 13,500 & YOKOHAMA...... f *Nikko Maru

T. 9,600

SHANGHAI, MOJI

& KOBE......

LONDON OR LIVERPOOL VIA SINCA

FORE FENANG. COLOMBO, DELAGOA BAYA CAPE TOWN,

MELBOURNE YA ZAN JOANAGA

THURSDAY IS.. TOWNSVILLE BRISBANE, & SYDNEY-man NEW YORK VIASHANGHAI, KOBE YOKO- HAMA, SAN FRANCISCO AND. PAKAMA CANAL,

COLOMBO

BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE, MALACCA & CALCUTTA

VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG & KANSOON... The pr

Oming Shazglat &for Meil

(SAT., 17th

¡WED.. 4th

Aug.. at 11 a..

1 Sept, at 11 a.m.

[SATUR, 17th

Aug. at 11 am. JSAT., 14th 15ept., at 11 a mi.

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

* Wirelona Telegraphs.

MONGKONG-VICTORIA, B.C.-SEATTLE VIA MANILA, KEELUNG. SHANGHALS NAGASAKI KOBE, TOKKAICHI, SHIMIDIU AND TORCHAMA.

Operated by the maculácient and splendidly equipped passenger stakmers" Fastini Maru,“ *Suwa Maru.** Kashima Maro," & 'Kalori Maru," sach of over 21,03) tons disp-saVANDETE.

Next sailings from Hongkong?

+

* Suwa Maru

Fushimi Maru

1 Omatting Hat Eastbound

Telephone Nos. 292 & 293.

WED.. WED.

14th Aug., at 1a.m. 11th Sept., at 11 a.m.

For further infortisation apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA..

B. MORI, Manager.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

SHIPPING-

C. N. C.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO.,

LTD...

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO. ALTERATION,

For

SHANGHAI.

*

Steamers.

Sunning

W'WEI, C'FO0 & TISIN ...Kueichow. NEWCHWANG SHANGHAL...............

To Bail

"SHIPPING NEWS.

· Deaths of Seamen,

A return of the deaths of seamen has just been issued by the Registrar-General of hip- ping and Seamen, according to reports returned to him during the month of May, 1917. By this return it appears, that a total number of '53 deaths occurred, of which 818 were British, 216 Asiatice, and 89 foreigners. Of this number 847 were drowned, whilst a number were reported

various diseases, accidents, &

8th Aug. at 3 pm 9th Aug. at 3 pm. 1 9th Aug. at noon. as having been killed at sea, Paoting

through enemy Yingchow .....lith Aug. atd'light. presumably

action. The remainder died from SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO, Excellent Saloon accommodation 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 Yangtze and Northern, Chins. Ports, Passengers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

For Freight or Passage apply to

"

Telephone, No. 36.

Hongkong Aug. 7, 1918.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agesta.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Steamer

Regular Fortnightly Service between' CHINA and JAPAN.

Yse'dyk...... Java Tjilaljap.... Kobe

Expected as

Fram

σε πόσεις

WT!] for

De about

in port 9th Aug. Nsaki, Daisy 19th Aug. 23rd Aug. Java

"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 Australía," For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN - LIJN, [15 York Building.

VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU Teleshone No. 1574.

PAST AND LUXURIOUS' MAIL STRAMERS.

Bailing from Brugtong-Bubject to change without notion. Eteamers

KOREA MARU

SIDERIA MARU

SHINYO MARU

TEKYO MARU

Tons.

20,000

20,000

22,000

22,000

Leave Hongkong.

18th Aug.

"

2915 Ang.

Jia Sept.

ted vet.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU,

BAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ,

BALBOA, CALLAO, ARICA AND IQUIQUE.« THESCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES,

Steamers.

ANYO MARU

NIPPON MARU

KIYO MARU

"Tons.

18,500

11,020

17.300

Leave Hongkong.

25th September.

oth November.

9th Jaunary.

Tickets are interogangeable with the Canadian Paette Docs Berrions. Lad, and the Psalte

ship Go, Passenger may scared of rasi desa pore of all in Japan tros of charge. For full information as bo ratos, sellings, oc, apply to

Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,

T. DAIGO, Manager.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

JAVA PACIFIC LINE

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Monthly Service between

MANILA, HONGKUNG AND SAN FRANOIBOO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO vis NAGASAKI.

Bubject 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 Bills of Lading to all Overland Points In the United States of America and Canada.

For particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to

JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Hongkong, York Buildings.

Managing Agents,

#

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO. LT

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS, "NANKING"

"CHINA

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(14,000 tons, American Registry) (10,000 toas, American Registry)}

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR.

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA BHANGHAL, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. - *NANKING"

** CHINA ** August 13th.

August 31st.

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,

Company's Office in ALEXANDRA BUILDING,

Chater Road...

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

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

General Agents,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.

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

.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOOHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 10 10 days.) Steamships. Captain

Halhong... | J. W. Evans ... ] FRI Haitan ...A. E. Hodgins..... Ì THUR, 15th Aug. at 1pm.

FOR SWATOW.

Transhipment of Cargoes at

Port Said. · · . Viscount Chinda, Japanese to London. has Ambassador reported to the Foreign Office, Tokyo, to the effct that the British Government has decided ia principle to render no special facility for the transhipment of cargoes carried by Japanese steamers and consigned to any of the Allied or Neutral Powers to British steamers at the port of Port Said. In consequence, the consignments awaiting tranship- meat at that port will be carried by the N. Y. K. steamers on the Mediterranean service to Mar- seilles. Genoa, Naples, etc. '

N. Y. K. Fleet on North Americia Linc.

As previously reported, the N. Y K Management has arranged "to transfer eleewhere some of the extra steamers on the North American service.in

view of the 'Summer depression. received an urgent appeal from

The Head Office is said to have

its Seattle Branch to reinforce the existing fleet in order to speedily ship the cargoes at Seattle amounting to some 40,000 tons iron, machinery, etc. Ac- cordingly, two extra steamers have been placed on that service. The N. Y. K. fleet, by the way, now numbers a dozen inclusive. of the two additional ships above. mentioned.

Proposed Lowering of Marine Insurance Premiums

The premiums laid down by the War Marina Re insurance law are much higher than 1byd's, and in consequence, the shippers naturally take more readily to insurance with foreign

Leaving.

companies 9th Aug. at 1 p.m.

Arrivals and Departures from the Compaar's Wharf (near companies in a better position to Blake Pier).

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas Lapralk & Co., General Managers.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,

A proposition bas been raised to lower the prevail. ing premiums to such a level as will put the home insurance

compets with the foreign com- panies. It is expected that an appal will be addressed to the Government to the desired end. The Tokyo Marine Insurance Co. is said to be taking the the ini'ative in the movement. It is said, however, that the Govern- ment authorities concerned have hinted at their reluctance to reduce the present rates.

...

LTD. Dredging Operations at Tsingtau.

(Projected Sailings from Hongkong.-Subject to Alteration),

For

Од

78.1.

The dredging operations in the Junk Harbour at Tsingtan were started at the beginning of laat June with three dredzers, one of . which has been loaned by the

Steamship

S M R. Co. Harbour Works. .Taksang Thur., 8th Aug. at

Office, Dairen. The daily progress Wingsang Fri., 9th Aug. &t d'light. of the dredging work is 50-60 ........Loongsang. Fri., 9th Aug. at 3.p.m. Yuensang Fri 16th Aug. at 3 p.m.

tsubo on an avaraze. The total

HAIPHONG SHANGHAI MANILA......................................... MANILA ............... CALCUTTA LINE -Tali line is temporarily disoresinzeding to the war, but at present a monthly area to be dredged covers one-third service is maintaised with catcerts by the 43. KWAIBAND "FITIM" callink of the whole of the Junk Harbour. Stagepare and Pecang. The former vessel has excellent passenger accommodation, is fitted The present depth is only t ft at

with Electric Light And Fans, and zwzris a fully qualised surgeon.

SINGAPORE LINE:-ID VAN WAERWIJCK" leaves for Singapore approximately every low tide which is to be deepened

fortnight Tris ressel has arrelleus accomcne late for first claus passengers, and rated to 8 ft. There is in that port a tarou boet with Electric Light and. Pats and a so carries a tally qualified surgeon. SHANGHAI LINE -Sailings approximately every ove days between Canton and Shanchal, sometimes pior which is of no practical use

caling kt Swallow. Stemmack on this fine have a limited amount of passenger 1400m.ng/

darios, and through tickets at be obtained for Northers and Vingtate Forty visa at present and is rather in the Through Bills of inding arm iscped to all Northera and Yangtuan Ports.

way of visiting junks. It is said. MANILA LINE-A woskiy service is xalocaised with Manila by vestris with good passenger accom to have been constructed under

odation, saliings from both parts every Friday,

Indangment offers.

HAIPHONG LINE:-Sallings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at hollow when the German rezime for temporary purpo es. The authorities con-" BORNIO LIKE:-OMe sailing per month between Hongkong and Sandakas by' steamer basag-cerned intend to remove the pier

dats accommodation for passengers.

Carge taken on through Bills of lading for Kadan, Josselion, Labuan, Tawsosad Laked Data TIENTSIN LINE-A regular service is run from álarch to October between Hongkong and Timals

calling at Welhaiwel and Chatoo.

Under Straits Government Passport Regulations,

All European Passengers, leaving the Colony for Straits Settle- meat, 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..

to enlare the mooring accom- 'modation. It is expected that the dredging work will take ten more months to be completed..

Trade Returas for Port of Newchwang.

The NY. K. ateamers on the Japan-North China lize which visited the port of Newchwang during June last numbered in entries and 7 in clearances. The imports amounted to 2,778 tons,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. being an increase by 5757 tons

General Managers.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.

BANKERS AND FORWARDERS. ESTABLISHED ~ 1841.

HEAD OFFICE 65 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-U. 8. $25,000,000.00. LONDON OFFICES,-84, QUEEN STREIT, E C.,

6, Haymarket, S. W.,

11, Elbury Street, B. W.,

Branches & Agencies-throughout the world, General Banking and Foreign Exchange. We maintain Foreign Trade and Travel Bureaus. American Business a Specialty.

in

on the figures for the correspond- month of last year, whilst the exports reached 7 095,8, which was a rather striking decrease by 2,3026 tors from the corres. paadig period of last year. The decrease in exports is put down to the transfer of the ss. Takes bina Maru (one of the N. Y. K liners on the service) to the Shanghai route. The freight rates" are quoted higher by Y.05 on I ports and by Y1.80 on exports than last year, kom Particulars are shown under To and from... Exports Imports Tops *. Tons Tokyo

235.7389; Yokohama.... 1,526 8 667 38.3 Navoy&...

14431 1,25,4

Osaka

Kobe.bina?? 51.2 28.1

Nagasaki.

Tientsin

Dairen

32.27 6.9

429.1

429,9