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號一十大百五千七萬一第
日九十二月六年寅甲
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1914.
四拜政
號十二月八年三國良率中
THE
YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
INTIMATIONS
| REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Ceske 375 lbs, net,:
In Bags 250 lbs, net,
SHEWAN, TONES & Co..
General Managers.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1914.
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ITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
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(MITSUBISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTARE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, BATO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.
"ÖSAGENTS ron SAKITO AND OYUBARI Coals. HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI,
TOKYO (4
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE, OSAKA KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING.
Cable Address for above: "IWABAKL” Codes: A1, AB,C. 5th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES:
CHINKIANG-Mesurs GHARING & Co. MANILA-Messra, MACONDEAY & CO. SINGAPORE-Mesure. BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Mossra. A. R
MCFARLANE & Co., LTD.
For Particulars, apply to---
K. KATO,
Manager.
BROWN,
No. 2 Pedder Street, Hongkong,
Hongkong, 24th April, 1914.
SIEN TING.
URGEON DENTIST,
LIMITED.
Tolographic Address:- DOCK, Yokohama.
Codes used-A..B.C. 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Boot's, Al, and Watkin's. DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT -Rolephons Nos. 370, 806, 681, 2050, 8470.
NO. 1 DOCK.
3 DOCK. Docking Length 515 ft.
Docking Length 481 ft.
NO. 2 DOCK. Docking Length 376 16.
Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material including tail shafte are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, flosting derrick to lift 45 tous, pneumatic, elottis, hydraulic plants, etc. Manufacturers of engines, boilers, tags, lighters, constructional steel work, ete. Tenders on short notice by letter or cable.
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT:-
99 buildings, principally of brick and steel, containing private bonded warehouEOS and sugar consumption tax covered warehouses. Floor area 67.917 square yards, or 14 norce. Every detoription of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage and insurance under- takon. Rates moderate.gkat get
Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 foot by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warehouse,
WEISMANN'S
WEISMANN'S
WEISMANN'S
SOUTH
1614 MANCHURIA
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free,
Hongkong 20th March, 1914.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
442
Bl Boros and Biras.
Y popular English Manufacturom. In
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8880, at $5, $7 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUIS. ITES sad AIR GUNS in Varisty
Inspection Invited
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong 10th April 1914.
1559
A LING & CO..
19 QUEEN's Boa Central.
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
STOLE. Photographic Goods of Every Description in Stock
Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton Marbles in Various Shades
TELEPHONE 1219.
Hongkong, 18th April, 1914.
LIMITED.
1585
AK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
PEAK
TIME TABLE.
WERK DAYS.
7.00 am to 8.00 ......Every 15 minutes.
9.00
to 10.00
10.00
to 11.00
11.30
+3
12.45 p., to 1.15
12,45 p.m....
1.15 to 1.45 1.45
8.10
5.00"
to 2.15 > www
to 5.00
to 8.10
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NIGHT CARS,
8.10 pm, and 9.00 pm, 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.
Every Half-Hour.
11:00 pm to 11:45 pm.
Every Quarter-Hour.
Sundays.
7.46 am. to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes.
10.30
11,90
to:11.00
to 19.00 noon
12.00 noon to: 1.00pm.
1,00p.m. to. 5,00
8:00 to 6.00
15
10
14
."
11
Pi
6:00 to 7.00
15
10
7.00 to 9:10.
at th
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra Car at 12 Midnight,
SPECIAL CALLS by arrangement at
the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Fur Lord Central T
C. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Gomesal Managera, iar Hongkong, 29th May, 1914.
NO
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Oscar Wilde: A Memoir, by Anna, Comtesse de Bremont
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Good Whist and How to Play It:
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SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST
AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.
TIME TABLE
(Effective from May Let, 1914, to April 30th, 1015).
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Daire, and Chargohan in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Bervice by the s2 SAKAKI MĀRU and KOBE MARU (esch Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:-
NORTH BOUND.
Cingchin vlek Fur For $1.
844.00
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110
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The Black Peril, by G. W. Hardy,
Tales of Two Countries; by Maxim Gorky.
KING EDWARD
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Electric Frams Puss Entrance One Minute's Walk from Ferry. Telephones on All Floors.
Eléctric Lifts, Faas and Lighting. -- Europoon Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System Throughout, Best of Food and Service.
Hotel Launch Meets All Steamers.
Telephone No. 374.
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44]:
MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD
AND ENGINE WORKS.
Al, A.B.C., Western Union, Engineering and Bentley's Complete Farate Codes used. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturer of Contrafo Auxiliary Machinery, Weir's Auxiliary Machinery, Stone's Manganese Bronse, Pulsomatar and Engineering Co.'s Befrigerating Phits and Parsons Steam Terbines, etc., etc.
AT NAGASAKI:-Telegraphis Address: "DOCK.” NAGASAKL
Breadth at Entrance
on Bottom."
3 Dry Docks No 2
No. 3
Length on Keel-Blocks, 1
350 ft. 714f
53 14. 88 11.
Depth of Water. on Keel-Blocks.
24 16. 84.It.
Tal. Address: VICTORIA."
R. H. NORTH, Manager.
GRAND HOTEL.
"QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL
A FIRST-CLASS STRINGED OROH- ESTRA Rondors Selections during TIFFIN and DINNER daily, and at 11:15 8.m and & 45, p.5.
ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
AIS HOTEL baa recently been thoroughly fenevated, extensively enlarged, and is now luxuriously furnish- ed and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most central position. Large and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Electric Light Throughout and Fans —— Large and Comfortable Loauge Private and Public Bars and Billiard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, HOTEL LAUNCH NEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Rates for Tifin and Dinner Special Rates for married families on application to he
FREDERICK REICHMANN,
TELEPHONE No. 187.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: Hongkong.
1 Patent Blip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons. The Salvage Stemmer “QUILA MARU, 716 tons and 12 kuota spoed, in always ready Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, short notice.
WADADOCK,” KOBE,
AT KOBE-Telegraphic Adăreia
SOUTH BOUND.
Rassles Bates Xxpen
Wagon.] Huraian Blata
Floating Docks,
Casting at Karbla with
Mongo Maki: Roba: 3.60
Wel THY 1.40
Lifting Power
Mon-
Max. Length of Ship taken in Max. Breadth „
No. 1. 7,000 Tons, 480 Foot
12,000 Tons.
$80 Feet.
56
66
Max. Drafi
26
81]
(4.3.1. Trala) Lt 330pm. Wol. Th. Bax, IT HA
#
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Shanghai
Kobe T
Pussian Train Time 123 minutes faster than the B.M.E. Tims, The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fee. THROUGH REGISTRATION OF BAGGAGE.-By the "International Through Passenger Trafic via Siberia," through tickets are issued from Shanghai (and the principal stations via Siberia) to London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, sud site verez, and ** holders of these tickets are also entitled to through registration of their luggage. Travellera < must, however, ask specially for the "International Through Passenger Traffo vin Biberia" tickets in order to secure this facility, which is not obtainable by the ordinary booking.
MUKDEN ANTUNG LINE-HANCEURIA CHOSEN THROUGH SERVICE. Thrice-Weekly Express Service between Changchon and Fasan without change, establishing direct link between the Tans-Siberian Express Service and the Imperial Japanese Govern mont Ferry and Railway Service, reducing the journey between Manaburia and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the sea-voyage to a few hours; also connecting. Paking sad Tokyo by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fassa and Shimonoseki. London to Tokyo in 181 days; Poking to Tokyo in 4 days.
RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (Tol Add. Yamato'). At Dairen, Port Arthur, Makden, Changohon, and Hoshigana (the finest sea-side resort in North China), all under the Company's management,
TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Railway and Steamer Ticketsare obtainable at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL BLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co.; Moeurs. THO%. Cook & SON; REISEBUREAU DIE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE: the NORDISK RESVERAU; and the NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA, Bbanghai; from wok of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the
Tel. Add.: "Mantetsu.”
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN. Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed., A1, and Lieber's.
COAL
FUSHUN
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST.
Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tientsin Depots,
and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang.
MINING DEPARTMENT,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIBEN.
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OREGON PINE.
THE
CHINA
IMPORT
The Salvage Blasmer "ARIMA MARU," pamping capacity per koar 2,000 tons.
Floating Sheerlegs, ospe of lifting 40 tons weight,
ANT ORDERS WILL DE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIMATES SENT ON APPLICATION
WM. STEWART & CO.
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TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. MPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Pino and Japanese Oak in Loge mad
Planks
Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions. Floorings-Sizes: to Order,
Phillipine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengthe up to 60 feet.
The attention of Architests, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the splendid range of Phillipine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes.
Prices and Samples on application. Telegrams-Boswood,
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914.
Telephone No. 1483.
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- BY THE PEARL BIVER
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and Illus.
HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, half-
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Proprietor.
"COMFORT,
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL TVIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Tele- phones in Every Room, prompt connec tion maintained by six lines to Central.
Fifteen Minutes from Principal Land- ing Stage Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Toof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Steamers.
P. O PEUSTER,
Manager.
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THE NEW MACAU
HOTEL.
THIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL is now OPENED under EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. The place Ese been renovated throughout and sutirely refurnished. Situated on the Praia Grande facing the ses, a cool breeza is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the son. Chisine ander experienced supervizion. Terma moderate.
For further particulam, apply to
0.-C. MOOSA, Www Macao, Tel Add "Phoenix," Macan
1948
V VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN-CANTON.
Telegraphic Address: VICTORIA, SHAMELL.” SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.
1:00
0.50
8.59
6.00
their Subseat Use with the Ladysmith Relief Column WABLIKE" EXPLOITS OF THE
1.00
SIXTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE
CALENDAR, 1834 to 1923.00 RATES OF EXORANGE AT HONG
KONG, English Mail days 1874 BOMBAY RATES OF EXCHANGE TRUST HONGKONG, English: Mail
Day 1899LRA AW
10 CALLED OUT: or the Chung Wanganu Daughter, an Anglo-Chinese Ba manda, by Chas. J. H. Halcombo...$.0 PLÁN OF THE WEST RIVER
For
MERCHANT NAVE, by 3 E.
1.00
OBSTACLES TO MIS. BIDNARY SUCCESS IN CHINA 6.5 FRADEMARK" REGULATIONS IN
S, FRAKIS 0,75 RAW NEW TERRITORY. POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM
0.74
10.99
1728
DAS
MAIL TABLES for 1914. 0.80 Π0.5#.
AND MOUNTINGS OF NAVAL GUNS and
EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.
1500
Hongkong, 27th June, 1914::
-VICTORIA vympikeskkomises 1.00
6.7 KOWLOON
Hotel electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED, Every Information and Special Attention given to Touriste. REASONABLE RATES.
WM. FARMER, Proprietor.
£775