Two coastal steamers, the Fausang and the Shengking, were expected to arrive in port to-day, but late yesterday the companies concerned advised that the vessels would probably not enter the river until some time tomorrow. The Indo-China s. Fausang, after being delayed by bad weather in Hongkong, left Swatow yesterday, and is now to berth on Sunday at the China Merchants the French tory io sailing at noon that day for Tsingtao, Chefoo and Tientsin, The China Navigation s. Shengking is arriving from the north on Sunday; she sailed from Chefoo early Thursday. morning. From the south, the company's s. Newchwang is due to arrive to-day, but there was the possibility late yesterday that she, too, might not be coming into port company has not arrived at any final decision in the matter.
One more arrival is scheduled The Indo-China Navigation Company also advises that the Chaksang is to berth at the China Merchants K and Fausang will sail for Swatow, Hongkong and Canton and for Tsingtao, Chefoo and Tientsin Tespectively on Wednesday. Both sailings will be at noon, the Chaksang sailing from Hunts wharf and ped Fausang from the Peking Road The Fusijama The Lloyd Triestino s. Fusijama is expected to drop anchor at Woosung on Tuesday, and a heavy cargo "from Europe, Suez, Singapore and Hongkong will be transferred to lighters for the journey up-river. As she is a cargo vessel she is expected to be carryin& very few passengers, if, indeed, she Carries any
for her F for her stained Monday, October 18, when she will sail for Japan ports.
The Java-China-Japan Line s. Tjikem is to anchor in the Y:, about six miles from blockhouse Island, early on Wednesday morning, and a tender will leave the Bund at 8 o'clock that morning to pick up her passengers (some of whom {are coming from Dairen); these are expected to arrive at the Gustoms Jetty at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The morning tender will carry, it is expected, between 400 to 450 passengers, first and second class, for the south, and the Tjikembang will sail in the afternoon for Hongkong and Batavia; she will not be calling at Manila, Passengers who sailed for Hongkong on Thursday morning in the Glenaffaric were:— ay Hi A
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