1918-08-22 — Page 6

SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918.

SHIPPING

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

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE,

VESSELS despatched to the Undermentioned PORT

LONDON & BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE, PENA NG 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

PACIFIC

LIMITED

SERVICE

CANADA, UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

- SAILING ON OR ABOUT -

Empress of Japan 11th Sept. Key West

*Key West

Monteagle

12th SepL

5th Oct.

30th Nov.

Monteagle Empress of Japan

11th Dec.

1st Jan.. - Feb.

Empress of Japan, 6th Nov. Key West

* FREIGHT SERVICE ONLY.

Regular Mail, Passenger and Freight Services,

Excellent Accommodation. Moderate Rates.

For particulara regarding pantano faren sal- bagi við rusertation of accommodation, sisä reparation of trips and descripute kzzzume

ly

P. D. BUTHERLAND, GENEAL AGENT. PAIBENDAR DEPARTMENT. Pack 752

For freight Fey and through hills of lading Victor ku connection with Caglia Pacific Radway to all Overland Paiute in Canada and. Lined States also to Europę m.id West Indies, apply to

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Phone 42

HONGKONG.

J. H. WALLACE,

GENERAL AGENT,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APGAR LINE.

Regular Servies Batwin

SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS,

BASTWARD.

The above steamers have excellent saloon sccommodation 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.,

Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1917.

Agents.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

Operating the new First Clan Steamers "ECUADOR":"VENEZUELA" and "COLOMBIA".

The

14,000 tons Each,

Hongkong to San Francisco,

via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and HONOLU

THE SUNSHINE BELT.

most Comfortable Route to Amerion and Europe,

Bailings from Hongkong at noon.

1.6.

4.J.

"COLOMBIA "

Sept. Ilth. "VENEZUELA " Oct. 9th. "ECUADOR" Nov, 6th.

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

The Safety and Comfort of Panangers is our First Consideration. Specia! are is given to the onirinn, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed. Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Klad Kalaba and the Canadian Pacide Dean Berrics, Ltd.

For further information, rales, literature, schedules ato,,

Apply to

Telephone No. 141-

Company's Office in ALEXANDRA BUILDING,

Chater Road.

(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO.).

Destination.

Ballings from Hongkong olject to witeracion

SHANGHAI, KOBE

& YOKOHAMA

NAGASAKI, KOBE

* YOKOHAMA........

SHANGHAI, MOJI

& KOBE..

Steamer & Displacement. Sailing Dates.

1

*lyo Maru

.. 12.3)

*Kitano Mare

T. 15,930

*Nikko Maru"

T. 9.600 +Aki Maru

T. 12,300

LONDON OR LIVERPOOL VIA SINDA

PORE PENANG, COLOMBO, DELAGOA BAY & CAPE TOWN

MELBOURNE VIA MANILA ZAMBOANAGA THURSDAY IS. TOWNSVILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY....

NEW YORK VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE, TOKO.,

NAMA SAN FRANCISCO AKO

PANAMA CANAL.

BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE MALACCA &

COLOMBO.

CALCUTTA VIA SINGAPORE: PENANG I

RANCOON.

10ming Shanghai dorita yh

JWED., 4th 1Sept. at 11 a.m. ¡WED., 18th 1Sept., at 11 a.m. ISAT.. 14th

Sept., at 11 a.m. (SATUR. 19th

Oct; at llam.

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

•Wrejeng TeSTOKAY.

HONGKONG-VICTORIA, B.C.-SEATTLE VIA MANILA, KEELUNG SHANGHAI MAGASAKI KOBE YOKKAICHI SHINOZU AND YOKOHAMA.

Operated by the atticunt and epleadedly eg tipped passenger kennery" Pushim Mar. **Sowa Maru,** **Kashima Maru," & "Kaos Maru." dich of over 20,000 toan disquecemeck

Next wings Truna Hongkong. Fushimi Maru Kashima Maru

1 Osuming Malls Fastbound

Telephone Nos. 292 & 293,

WED.. 11th Sept., at 11 a.m. THURS.. 19th Sept., at 11 a..

For fumber uformistion 2pty zo

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MÖRI, Manager,

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

SHIPPING

C. N. C.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

Steamers.

Yingchow Sinklang .Kueichow Suiyang

For

SHANGHAI. SHANGHAI.. TIENTSIN

SHANGHAI....

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SHIPPING NEWS.

Lauschlag ss of Hero.

There was a large gathering at the shipbuilding yard of the New Engineering & Shipbuilding Works, Ld, yesterday, says the "N. C. Daily News of the 9th inst. when the str. Hero, which has been built for Merses: Bruusgaard, Kiosterud & Co..

Norway. was launched. Mrs. To Sail.

Fr. Sem, performed the ceremony .24th Aug. at 4 p..wine over the bow of the vessel, and as she broke the bottle of 27th Aug at 3pm. christeaed the ship "Hero," in .30th Aug. at poon. Norwegian. After the Hero had .....S0th Aug. at 3pm.ertered the water the company

SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO. adjourned to the drawing office. Excellent Saloon accommodation Amidships; Electric Light and where Mr. H. E. Arnhold, chair- Fans in Saloon and State rooms, Regular schedule service between man of the New Engineering & Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of Shipbuilding Works, said that Lading to all Yaagtsze and Northern Chias Ports, Passengers are the ship whose launching ther Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment had just witnessed had been at Woosung.

For Freight or Passage apply to

Telephone No. 362

Eorrhoa Aug, 22, 1918

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agerti.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Regular Fertsightly Service between

CHINA and JAPAN.

Kobe

Expected on

or about

Will leave 02 dr abori

701

constructed for Norwegian owners represented by Mr 0. Thoresen. The keel was laid in Februsty of this year, but it was not until April that the raw materials were received in their yards, so that it would be recogaised that considerable work had been done to enable a versel of this size to be launched in such comparatively quick time and it was hoped that within another five or six weeks the Hero would be completely finished and ready for sea, Alongside the ways that had just been" vacated. th se present had seen the sister-ship on the stocks in

course of Construction for the same owners and this vessel, he confi lently hoped would also be delivered before the end of this year. He Mr Thoresen had been obliged regretted that owing to ill health to leave Shanghai and en- st sequently could not be present with them that day. However they had his representative, Mr. Sem, in his stead who, he felt sure, would bear out the happy relat ions that had always existed between all coacerned in the construction of this vessel, and with these gentlemen he also

21st Aug. 14th Aug. Java Jara & M'gar 28th Aug. 1st Sept Moji, Yhama

S

Tilaljap

Tillikong ... Tiimanoek Tjipanas Tjikiai

Jara Jara Amoy

4th Sept. 10th Sept. Shanghai 14th Sept. 20th Sept Saigon

| 25th Sept. | 29th Sept Java "The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengere. 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, Fork Bailding.

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

"FAST AND LUXURIOUS MAIL STRAMERS.

twilogy from Hongkong—subject to change without notice.

Steamers

SIBERIA MARU TENYO MARU

SHINYO MARU

KOREA MARU

Jos

الي أو الرك مائية

*500

22,400

20,000

Leave Hongtong.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

3 Ang. at 09:

st5 Sept.

fad Uct.

Ma: Oct,

HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU,

SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ,

BALECA, CALLAO, ARICA AND IQUIQUE-

THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES..

Steamers.

ANYO MARU

MIPPON MARU

KIYO MARU

.Tosi,

15,500

11,000

17,900

Leave Hongkong.

25th September.

dh November.

9th Jaunary.

Tiskete are interchangeable with the Canadian Fande Deesa Bersions, Lad, sad the Facing Hall Sostenip Co.

Passenger may travel by rail between ports at cal in Japan tres at one.

For full internazion sa të rates, shilingi, eta, apply to

Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,

T. DAICO, "Manager.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

JAVA PACIFIC LINE.

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Honthly Service between

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 salcon passengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.

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Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points In the United States of America and Canada.

For particular of Freight and Passage, apply to:~~-

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

Managing Agents,

CHINA MAIL S.S.CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS, "NANKING"

"CHINA"

(14,000 tone, American Registry) (10,000 toas, American Registry). SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU.

"CHINA" September 4th...

** NANKING' October 2ist.

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE. O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Ágent,

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 Hops. Subject to change without notice,

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

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

General Agents, ....

(18

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. associats the names of

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.

Hegular 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 SWATOWNAMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN.

(Occupying so 10 days.) Steamships. Captain

Leaving. Haitan ... At E. Hodgins.....Į TUES., 27th Aug. at 1 pm. Haihong... J. W. Evans ... FRI., 30th Aug. at 1 p.m.

FOR SWATOW..

to

Mr. Lied and Capt. Berg and to give thanks also to Capt, Parker and his colleagues Mr. Rielley and Mr. Simmons, of the Nor- wezian Veritas, all of whom had been untiring-in their efforts to assis the builders in every way possible. Situsted as they wore in China,

there were many difficulties to confront even ia normal times in undertakings of this nature, but, as most of those present knew, in times like the present these difficulties were pleasing to all concerted to know that, despite many obstacles, such rapid construction resulted. It was further proof, had if this could be done under such adverse conditions, of what the future promised when affairs again became normal. The

Arrivals and Departures from the Company's Wharf (nest increased ten old and it was most Blake Pier).

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas Lapraik & Co., General Managera,

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,

For

war had been the cause of an enormous sinking of tonnage,

LTD. which had to be replaced as

LTD.

soon as possible and realising this, the Works were equipping themselves for the purpose and it was hoped, after the war was over and the success the vessel they had just launched had been

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

Од Fri, 23rd Aug. at 7 a. proved, that Mr. Thoresen would Fri 23rd Aug. at 3 p.m. place further orders with them. Sun., 25th Aug. at d'light. Mr. Arnhold then asked those Fri., 3th Aug. at 3 p.m. present to join him in drinking

Steamship HAIPHONG via Hoihow Taksang MANILA.. SHANGHAI

Loongsang ............ Wingsang MANILA... DOUBORILLATÍ LANKA Yuensang CALCUTTA LINE-This line is temporarily disorgaiaxed win the war, bat al present a monthly

service is maintained with Calears by the 15. KWAISANGA VITI calling good luck and a successful future singapore and Feads. The former vessel this arealet passenger accommodation, is fed to the Hero and her owners, with Electric Light and Fans, and carrią a faily qualified Surgson. SINGAPORE LINE-The "VAN WAERWIJCK" leaves for Singapore approximately every and the owners' agent,

fortnight This vessel has excellent accommodation for at pangers, and in titted Thoresen, Broughout with Electric Light and Pass and a.no susies a faily qualified surgeon. SHANGHAI LINE-Sailings sporssimatnly every five daya bawa Canton and Stanghal, sometimus

caling at walow, Steamers on this line bare Smited amount of passenger accomm dation, and through tickets can be obtained for Northern and Yangtar Ports via Shanghal

through Eils of lading as issued ta ill Northern mad Yangtaza Ports," MANILA LINEI-A weekly service is maintained with anñia by resuela with good passenger accom,

odacico, sailingi iron bosh ports every Friday. HAIPHONG LINE:-Sailings approdmately wekly for passengers and cargo, calling at molbow what

ladacement ofura. BORNEO LINE:-One sailing per month berweis Hongkong and Sandaken by a steamer having apan

date accommodatina fer passen gert.

Carge taken on through Bills of lading for Kadal, Joskin Labuan, Tiziand Labad Dela, TIENTSIN LINE: A regular jarvice is run fir arch to October between Mongkong and Tientsia

calling at Welaai wet nad Obelos.

Under Straits Covernment Passport Regulations. All European Passengers, leaving the Colony for Straits 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.

Mr..

Mr. Sem replied and

congratulated the builders on their work and on the good relation- ship that had existed between owners and builders.

He was sure theowners would be satisfied with the manner in which the ship had been built Mr. Arnhold then proposed the health of Mrs. Sem who so gracefully christened the ship, taking occision to present her with a bouquet and a small souvenir from the builders Mt. Sem returned thanks and

Bettle-Mr. Lied also presented Mre. Sem with a memento on behalf of the owners. The dimensions of the vessel are as folloge: 254 ft. 6 in. long overall by 37 ft. beam

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD. and 17 ft. depth. Toe vessel is of

General Managers.

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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.

BANKERS AND FORWARDERS.

ESTABLISHED — 18.4),

HEAD

OFFICE-65 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-U. §. $25,030,000.00. LONDON OFFICES-84, QUEEN STREET, E.- C.,

6, Haymarket, 8. -W.,

11, Elbury Street, S. W.,

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

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the single deck type with poop, bridge and forecastle and is well. adapted for handing cargo, having clear holds and four large hatches on deck. There are two derricks at each hatch and steam winches arranged for quick handling of cargo. Her dead. weight capacity is 2050 tons. The crew are berthed in the poop and the officers on the brid ce deck, special attention having been paid to making all the roome of accommodatión as large as possible. The Hero will be engined with triple expansion machiners of 1,000 b p., supplied with steam from two cylindrical boilers. Electric 1 ghting will be fitted throuzhout. The engines, boilers, auxiliary "and

deck machinery have been constructed at the builderą works. It is expected to have the vessel fully equipped and ready for sea at the beginning of October.