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SHIPE
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TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG.
|HIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE- MASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL
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PURE Manila ROPE
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" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCK.
5 to 15"
CIRCUMILANG,
S" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE,
01 Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length.
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Hongkong, April 11, 1812
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TOTAL FUNDS UN 3182 DECEMBER, 1914,
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I-Authorised Cepital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital
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TWO VERY EXCITING EPISODES EXPLOITS OF ELAINE'
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
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-J. B. TAGGART,
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PEAK HOTEL.
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Télegraph add: "Peaceful,'
P. O. FEUSTER,
Manager.
rooms Roof Garden
PATELL & CO. Importers-Exporters
AD
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
Branches :-
BAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, BOMBAY, DIDIA. China:--
HANKOW
SHANGHAI, CANTON
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KING EDWARD-HOTEL
Central Location
AL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass trance,
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TELETON'S. 79, TELEGRAPHIC 'ÁDOKUME
/* Vaczomra.'
SIEN
TING
J. WITOHELTA
Manager.
Dentist
No, 14, DadurLAR STE 209,
TEAM VERY MODELATE
Genauibation,
Portland Cement
Ith Caaks of 378 lbs net
ta Boge!" of $80 iba met.
Shewan. Tomes & Co
GENERAL MANAGER.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
WEST RIVER STEAMERS
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD,
HONGKONG - CANTON · LINE.
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CANTON TO HONGKONG. TUESDAY, 16th MAY.
HONGKONG TO CANTON,
10.
8. A. FATKHAN'
YA KINSHANY -
8. A
KINSHAN'
P.M. HONAM
WEDNESDAY, 17th MAY.
10.
8. A.M. HONAM"
FATSHAN'
A.M. 'FATSHAN
PN. KINSHAN
Single Farm by Night Steamer
$6.00
Single Fare by Day Steamer ...........
Retura Fare by Day Steamer (918-1941 1
Return Fare by Night (available also for Beturn by day Stoner) 11.00
HONGKUNG MACAO LINÉ,
8.8. 'HEUNGSHAN: Tons 2016 | KA “BÚI TAI" Tona 1651,
HONGKONG. TO MADAO.
8.00
9.00
Week days at SAM and from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf Sundays, at 0 3.3. and 12.. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, "
MAGAD TO HONGKONG.
"
Weck days at 7.30 AM. and 2 p.. Sunday's at 7.30 a.. and 5 P.M.
EXCURSION TO MACAO, SUNDAY, 1ST MAY.
The Company's Steamship, "TAISHAN.”
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at a and return from Miacao at 5 PM.
N.B. The Company will also run a stemor from vso on Busday morning at 7.30 AM and From Hongkong at 1 P... from the Companies Wing Lok Street Whatt
This Steamer connects with the Excursion Steamer returning from Macao at 5.
{CANTON-MADAO LINE,
3.5. * SUL-AN,'
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 par` Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 1“
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAOLO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION 00., LTD.. AND THE INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LED,
- CÂNTON - WUCHOW LINK.
5.8. BAINAM, 188 Tons, and 8.8. NANNING,' 469 Toas. One of the abora Steamers lesvee Caption for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8, and the other leaves Wachów for Canton on the samo days at 8.30 1. Round trips take about 6 days. Passengers can return ba Hongkong or vice vers by the Company's direct Statmars" LINTAN' ARE SAKUI.' Those vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Faù in such bin.
Booking Office open daily (Bunday excepted) 9 L. fr., Further particulars may be obtained ât the Office of the .—
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO LTD,
GOTEL: MANSIONS, (Fizz F2001),
Opposite the Blaze Piar.
ALEXANDRA CAFE.
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