1918-09-20 — Page 6

SHIPPING

THE HONGKONG TEERGRAPH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

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.

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. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s office Hongkong, 1st April, 1917.

P. L. Knight, Acting Superintendent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN SERVICES

PACIFIC

LIMITED

SERVICE

CANADA, UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

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QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

Monteagle

SAILING ON OR ABOUT

Empress of Japan 1st Jan.

5th Oct.

Empress of Japan

6th Nov.

Key West

*Key West

30th Nov.

Empress of Japan

Monteagle

IIth Dec: Key West

• FREIGHT SERVICE ONLY.

Regular Mail, Passenger and Freight Services.

Excellent Accommodation.

For particular regarding passage faros, wall- dag •*} rusorvalou of nebommodation, slag KEMPATA Qf trips and descriptive literstare

JENTRAL

AGE.

+ 352

*, D. BUTHERLAND,

PARKINGES DEPARTMENT

Moderate Rates.

Feb.

For treight rates and through bike of lading Tib Yanociver in connection with Canadian. Paddle Badi way to all Overland Polets in Casein and United Biasos also to Europe and Wert Ladies, apply to

Pböse 42,

HONGKONG

J. M. WALLACE,

GENERAL ARENT,

BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR LINE.

Regular Service "Batwasm

SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS"

BASTWARD.

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

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.“

Tha

14,000 tons Each.

Hongkong to San Francisco,

via Shanghal, Kobe, Yokohama and HONOLULU

THE SUNSHINE, BELT.

most Comfortable Routa to America and Europe,

Sailings from Hongkong at noon.

"VENEZUELA"

"ECUADOR"

4 COLOMBIA"

Oct. 9th

Nov. 6th, Dec. 4th.

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

The Bafety and Comfort of Pasangats -in our First Consideration Special ace is given to the culins, and the attendance on passengers cannot be zurpamed.,

Tobats are interchangeable with laws Toyo Kisen Kaisha and the Canadian Face Down Services, Ltd, grAERA

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

Apply to

• Company's Office in fa ALEXANDRAL BUILDING,

Tdephone No. 141**

(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO.)

Destination.

Saffligs from Hongkong subject to alistation

Steamer & Displacement. Sailing Dates,

>

SHANGHAI, KOBE #Shidzuoka Maru

& YOKOHAMA

T. 12,520

**Aki, Maru

[MON., 14th 10ct., at 11 am.

JSATUR, 19th 10et, at 10a.m.

| NAGASAKI, KOBR

& YOKOHAMA...***.

T. 12,300 *Tango Maru

T. 13,760

[SATURDAY, 128th Sept

T. 3,500

SHANGHAI, MOJI Hwah-wu

& KOBE...

LONDON MELBOURNE

LIVERPOOL VIA SINCA

PORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, DELAGOA BAY & CAPE TOWN,

MANILA ZAMBORRACK

THURSDAY I

Y IS., TOWNSVILLE BRISBANE, & SYDNEY...

NEW YORK MENANGHAI, COME YOKO- HAMA SAN FRANCISCO AND

PANAMA CANAL. —

BOMBAY VESINGAPORE, MALACCA

COLOMERPERANG & CALCUTTA VIA SINGAPORE

RANCOON...

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

@ 9 Omitting Shanghai Ajor Moji * Wirolem Telagraphy

|__HONGKONG-VICTORIA B.C.—SEATTLE"VIA MANILA, KEELUNG, SHANGHAL

MAGASAKL KOBE, YOKKAICHU SHIMISZU AND YOKOHAMA, Operated by the magnliniens and iplendidly equipped passenger Kazmare – Fuskini Maru," * Sawa Mary,” "Kazhimi Mari,” & “Kator: Mare.” such at over 20,000 žene diequacement

Next sallinga from Bouskone. “

SUN.

* Katori Maru

| Omissing Manila Eastbound. -

Telephone Nos, 292 & 293,

20th Oct., at 11 am.

For further

informanton

| NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. B. MORI, Manager.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SAN FRANCISCO LINE

VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,

BAST ÁND LUXURIOUS MAIL STEAMDELI

Ballinge from Hongkong-Sabject to change withzpit naucn Steamers. SHINYO MARU

KOREA MARU

SIBERIA MARU·'

TENYO MARU

Tons.

22,000

20,000

20,000

JI $2,100

Leave Bongtong.

2nd Ucf.

31st Oct

12th Nov.

* SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Kard Nor.

HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALINO CRUZ,.

BALBOA, CALLAO, ABICA AND IQUIQUE.

THENCE BY TRANS ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS AIRES.

Steamers.

"ANYO MARU

KIPPOR MARC

KITO MARU

TOAL

£8,500

11,000

17,200

Leare Hongkong.

15th September. 5th November. 9th Jaucary.

Tazem se intorohedgeable with the Canadian Pacião Goosa Servions, Las, and son facite ball Samhip Co.

Fange Day travel by rail between porse of call to Ispan free of charge.

For full information м to rates, wilingi, et apply t

Telephone Nos. 2374 & 2375,

T. DAIGO, Manager.

KING'S BUILDINGS.

JAVA PACIFIC LINE

步 OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Monthly Service between

- MANILA, HONGKONG AND BAN 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 saken on through Bills of Lading to all' Overland Points In the United States of America and Canada.

For particulars of Freight and Passago, apply to

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Managing Agents.

"Hongkong, York Buildings,

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

"NANKING"

"CHINA”

LTD.

(15,000 tons, American Registry) (10,00) toas, American Registry) BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAL, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. “NANKING"

CHINA October 21st.

November 18th

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER BERVICE. O. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent

Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street: Tol, 1934.

ELLERMAN" LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD)

JAPAN, CHINA & STRAITS

UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

For particulars of sailings shippers are requested to y the undersignedit

Bleamers proceed via Cape of Good Hope, Bubject to change without notion,

4

SHIP IND

C. N. C.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS 'SUBJECT TO ALTERATION...

Steamers. Yingchow

For

SHANGHAL, SWATOW & SINGAPORE...Chínhua ed WEIHAIWEI & TIENTSIN-Kueichow SHANGHAI Sinkiqag...... SHANGHAI..............................suaré Suiyang

SHIPPING NEWS.

German Mercantile Losses The German mercantile marine has lost during the war 800 ships with about 29 million gross tonnage, or more than 50 per o-nt. of the total tornaze of 1914, which mounted to 5.5 millions,

Cork Steamers Bought Up.

Cork Steampacket Company To Sall.

(which owns seven steamers) has been purchased by Furness, 21st Sept at 4P Withy and Co. The shareholders 2nd Sept. at 10 a. receive £5. Os per share for 23rd Sept at 3p140,000 £? shares. A number of 24 h Sept. at 4pm-shares chaired hands at £3 10. „27th Sept. af d'lisht on Wedneslas.

H.M.

SHANGHAI LINE-PASSENGERS, MAILS AND CARGO, ✅ The "Marmora ”-- Sunk. Excellent Saloon, accommodation Amidships; Electric Light and The Admiralty announce that Fans in Saloon and State-rooma. Regular schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangteze and Northern China Purts. Passengers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience of transhipment at Woosung.

For Freight or Passage apply to

Telephone No. 36.

· Hongkong Sept. 20, 1918,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Regular Fortnightly Service between ` CHINA and JAPAN.

W15$ (nave q

or about

21st Sept. Saizon

Expected on

From

or about

Tjipanas ... Nias

Java

Tjimanoek

San Fcó, Jap. Chingwantao

in port in port 30th Sept.

25th Sept Java

Tiliiwong... Kobe & Moji

Tjikini ...... | Amoy

7st

1st Oct. Java 25th Sept. 27th Cct. Macassar

25th Sept. 29th Oct. Batavis.

*

armoured mercantile cruiser Marmora (Capt in Walter E. Woodward, DSO, R) was torpedoed and sunk by a German su' marice recently. Ten of ber crew are missing. presumed illed. The Marmora was the twin screw P. and O. liter, of 10,569, tone, and was built by Harland and Wolff at Belfast in | 1903.

British System, at Shipbuilding la U. 5. Yards.

A

Of the 287,50 tons of steel ships launched in America on July 4, 135,500 tons were on the new British lor gitudinal system of eon-traction, says the Liver- pool Journal of Commerce." It also appears from cable advices that the record shipbuilding incident of America, namely, the launching of a 12,000 ton ship in 42 days from the laying of the keel, by the Bethlehem Cor, poration was, largely due to Mr. Schwab's adeption the longitudinal system, which aimed at in the historic Great Easter..

of

"The ateamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and British naval architecte first have accommodation for a limited number" of saloon-passengers, All steamer 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

JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Telaphone No. 1574.

*York Building.

•

DIS

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 Fans in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9.90.10 days.). Steamships. Captain

Leaving. Haitan 1 A. E. Hodgins... | TUES, 24th Set at 1 pm. Halhong... | J. W. Evans [FRI,

27th Sept. at 1 pm.

**

· 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 STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,

Requisition Rates Increased; The Select Committee. 00 National Expenditure make the subjoined statement in one part of their latest reportThe Ministry of Shipping has agreed to an increase in the rates of hire for requ'stioned merchant ships as from March 1, 1918, in respect of tramp steamers. The estimated annual cost of the concession is just over £1,000, 00. The reasons for allowing this increase given to our Sub Committee which ing ired into the matter were the increased cost of victualling, repairs and insurance falling. upn the owaste, a4 compared with that ruling when the rates of hire were fixed in the early months of the war.

Enemy Ships Confiscated. It is stated in the North- German Lloyd Year Book,for 1917-18 that the company's ships seized in North and South American and Siamese and Chinese waters represent a loss of freight room of over 100,000 tous. Altogether 115 Garmian and Austrian ships have been confiscated, aggregating 704,000 tons. Regarding the situation- alter the war, the director-general

LTD. thempty, Herr Heineken,

(Projected Sailings from Hongkong-Subject to Alteration).

For

Steamship

Ox MANILA.... SHANGHAI via SwatowTalsang

Loongsang Fri 20th Sept. at 3 p.m.

Bun, 2nd Sept. at d'light SHANGHAI

Wosang HAIPHONG

Tase, 24th Sept. at d'light. Taksang Wed, 25th Sept. at MANILA... Yuensang Fri. 27th Sept,, at SANDAKAN

Mausang Thur 1st Oct, st

7a.m.

contends that the proposed shipping pool, which is to exclude German; Austrian and Hungarian lines, will not greatly injure these, as Pool veereis will not be able to enter waters reserved by the Central Powers?

Officers for Merchant Ships.. 3 p.m. The important question of the

noon, manning of the British mercantile

CALCUTTA LIKEL-This las is imporally disoryxinand owing to the war. but at prescata only marine has been engaging the

service is maintained with Calcetta by the sa, "KWAISANG" 194 virid" calling -

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special attention of the Shipping Controller. A meeting of repre- sentatives of the principal ship was held at the Ministry."of owners who carry apprentices

DISERDON and Penang. The former stel has exceline Manager accommodation, it atted with Electric Light and Pra, and carris fully qualikad Surgeon. SINGAPORE LINE:-The ss VAN WAERWIJCK" Jeret for Singapore approximately every

Loetuight This vessel has excellete accomme lartan for first class passengers, and a site throughout with Electric Light and Yens mad a so carries a fully qualified Surgeon SHANGHAI LINE:-Saillage approximately every five days between Canson and Shaortal, sommes calling at swalew: Stumes où this line have a limited amount of passenger, ECCO® dation, and through dickens can be obtained for Bartberg and Yangsass Fat is Shanghal. Shipping, under the chairmanship Through Bits of fading are issaaḍ ez all Northern and Yangiare Parts, MANILA LISE, wackly service is maintained with Mazile by vesacis with good passanger accom

ndation, saflings from both ports every Friday. KAIPHONG LINE:—Sailings, Approximately weakly for pusangers and cargo, cahing at other whos

inducement oferă.

dass accommodation for passen guru, Ne

BORNED LINE:-ÖDe sailing per month between Hongkong and Sendaks by s'etesmer having

Cargo talen en through Hills of lading for Kadet, jesselton Labxão, Tawarest Labad Date, TIENTSIN LINE:—d regular suvica-ls us from March at October between Bangkong and Klantsis

calling at Weldsegi and Chefs.

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 affired thereto.

For Freight or passage, apply to

Telephone No. 215,

of Sir Leo Chiazza Money, M.P.. Chirping Controller, to consider Parliamentary Secretary to the

the supply and treatment of reoruits to the rank of officers. order to meet the normal and It had been estimated that, in

war wastage of officers, it will be necessary at least to double the number of apprentices at present entered each month. The chair- man pointed out that while up to the present the supply of officers had been more or less maintained

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. by these released from sunken

General Managers.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.

BANKERS AND FORWARDERS, - ESTABLISHED—184L

HEAD OFFICE-55 BROADWAY, NEW CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-U. 8. $25,000,000.00 LONDON OFFICES, 84, QUEEN STREET, E C

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

Branches & Agen

General Agents;

or 30 REISS & Co. Canton Hongkong, Jaz. 2, 1917.

American Busin

6, Haymarket, g

11, Elbury Efreet, S. W -throughout the wo

shipe, when the supply of new tonnage exceeded the tonnage lost, as would soon be the case, the difficulties of providing officers: must increase, The "owners" expressed themselves, willing to afsift 10 far as accommodation would permit, but urged thar some part at least of the cost of providing any incressed sccom modation necessary, should be met by the Government The general sense of the meeting was to the effect that every ship which had or could be provided with e suitable accommodation. should carry one or mo prentices, and the chairman- promised that th

should the Sh

be submitted Controller

accommodations