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SWALLOW · &
ARIELL'S
BISCUITS.
JAMS
AND
CAKES.
Made from the finest Australian"
Flour and Frait.
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Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857..
Registered as a Newspaper at the Gezeral Post Office in the United Kingdom.
SIR Ernest Shackleton,
writing to the agent en- trusted with the purchasing
of the stores for the forth- coming Imperial Trans- Antarctic Expedition, uses these words
“The question of the concentrated beef supply is most im- portant
it must
be Bovril."
No. 17,680.
魏十八白五千七萬一第 B=+=AŁ¶¢¶ HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1914. 五拜疆
INTIMATIONS
OREGON PINE.
WM. STEWART
I
REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY:
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks 375-13s, net.
In Baga 250 lbs. get.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1914.
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BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
COAL
DEPARTMENT.
BOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTĂ, SAYO, SHINNEW
AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.
AGENTS FÒR
SAKITO AND OYUBARI Cosis.
HEAD OFFICE:-MARUNOUCHI,
TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJE, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, KOBE, OSAKA, KURE,
HAKODATE,
TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW,
PEKING.
Cable Address for above: "IWASAKI" Codes: A1, A.B.C. 6th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES:-
CHINKIANG-HYESTE GEARING & Co. MANILA Massen. MACONIKAY & CO. SINGAPORE Mrs. BOBNEO CO., LTD.
A. B Brown, GLASGOW-Messrs.
MOFARLANE & Co., LTD.
For Particulars, apply to
K; KATO,
Manager,
No. 2, Pedder Straat, Hongko
Hongkong, 24th April, 1914,
SIEN TING.
URGEON DENTIST,
THE
CHINA IMPORT
號一个月九年三國志津中
& CO.
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS.
5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
"MPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Plus and Japanese Oak in Logs and
Planks.
Tesk and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions. Flooring Bisos to Order,
Phillipina Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 fest.
The attention of Architecte, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the
AND splendid range of Philipine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes.
EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 27th Juna, 1914.
THE
1726
YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,
LIMITED.
Telegraphis Addrom ---" DOCE,” Tokohama.
Codes usedA.B.C. 4th and 5th Editions, Lisher's, Scott's, Al, and Watkin's. DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT:-Telephone No. 976, 506, 681, 2050, 3470.
NO. 1 DOCK. Dooking Length 515 ft.
5.
NO. 2 DOCK,
Docking Length Bn.
NO. 3 DOCK. Docking Langt del t
Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material Inshaling tail shafts are kept in slook. Two powerful tow boats, floating derrick to litt 45 tons, pneumatic, electric, hydraulic plants, etc. Manufacturers of engines, bolleen, ings, lighters, constructional steel work, sto. Tenders on short nailor by letter or cable.
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT --
99 buildings, principally of brick and stool, containing privata bouded warehouses and sugar consumption tax covered warehouses, Floor are 67.917 square yards, or 14 acres. Every description of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage and insurance under takan. Entes moderato.
Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 foot by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and wärehonses,
:
Telephons No. 1463,
Prices and Samples on application, Telegrams-Rosewood. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914.
PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
THE
HONG KONG
HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
· P. O. Box No. 839.
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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
AI, A.B.C., Western Union, Engineering, and Bentley's Complate Phrase Codes used. Builders and Repairer of Ships, Exginen and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers of Contraão Auxiliary Machinery, Weir's Auxiliary Machinery, Stoze's Manganome Bronne, Pulsometer and Engineering Co's Refrigerating. Plantu and Parsons Steam Turbines, etc., eta.
AT NAGASAKI:-Telegraphic Address: “DOCK,” NAGASAKI,
Breadth at Entrance
8 Dry Docks No.?
No 1
(No. 8
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WEISMANN'S
FOR QUANTITY.
WEISMANN'S
FOR PURITY.
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WEISMANN'S
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free.
Hongkong 20th March, 1914.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
Y popular English Manufacturers. In
BY Bures and Sizes.
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8880. at $6, $7 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUIS. ITHS and AIR GUNS in Variety.
Inspection Invited
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong 16th April 1914,
$559
A LING & CO..
19 Gunn's ROAD CENTRAL MURNITURE AND PHOTO: GOODS
STORE.
FURNITUR
Photographic Goods of Every Description in Steak.
Developirr, Printing and Enlarging.
Canton Marbles in Various Shades.
TELEPHONE 1:19.
Hongkong, th April, 1914.
FOR QUALITY:
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SOUTH
RAILWAY.
W
MANCHURIA
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN.THE FAR EAST
·AND EUROPE, VIA DAÏREN.
TIME TABLE
(Effective from May 1st, 1914, to April 90th, 1915).
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, le operated betroon, Daire And Changshan in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer.Service by the 8.8. SAKAKI MĀRU and KOBE MARU (each Egnipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:-
NORTH BOUND.
SOUTH BOUND.
Zamira StreDR
Ocak Elarkin with
$30 Apochar
for
Coming at Barbin with
For For St. Monrow Ps'k. Homeow
Jatak
Webe 5.6
WO
Changes
Wedd
V. 11.60 Malen
0.436.2.
15
L
$40,00
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· 714.K
INCLAIR
7.31,54
19.00
EAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
РЕАК
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS
7.00 am to 10 am....Every 15 minutes
8,00
10.00 11.30.
12.45 p.m.
to 100
401 00
1..15 p.ra.
1.15
0, 1.45
2.15
to 8.00
1.15
1.45
2.16
6.00 21
to 8.10
8.60 p.m.
FIGHT GABB.
10
17
15
10
15
10
9.00 p.ro., 9.30 to 11.00 p.in.
Eery Half-Hour.
11.C pai, to 11.15 p.m.
Fry Quarter Hour,
SUNDAYS.
7.45 a.m. to 10.30 am.... Every 15 minutes.
to 11:00 -
נן
10.30
10.
11.30
to 12.00 noon
15
18.00 noon to 1.00p.m....
10
1.00p.m. to 5.00
プラ 15
TI
1.00
to ou
10
JE
6,00
to 7.00
15
"
7.00
310
10
NIGHT CARE as on Week Days. SATURDAYS.
Ext Carat 12 Midnight.
SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Cmpa v Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Ved Central.
.:
JOHN HUMPHREYS & SON, knéral Managers. Hongkong, May, 1914,
502
4040
Wagon
State apreas art. From Moscow's, Peters
Man
"Kobe "Takakl
• Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.M.F. Time. The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fee. THROUGH REGISTRATION OF BAGGAGE. By the "International Through Passenger Traffle via Biberia," through tickets are issued frotz Shanghai (and the principal stations vin Siberia) to London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, and vice versa, and holders of these tickets are also entitled to through registration of their baggage. Travellers zunst. however, ask specially for the "International Through Passenger Trafio via Siberia" tickets in order to secure this facility, which is not obtainable by the ordinary booking.
MUKDEN ANTUNG LINE MANCHURIA CHOSEN THROUGH SERVICE.- Thrice. Weekly Express Service between Changahun and Fusan without change, establishing direct link between the Trans-Siberian Express Service and the Imperial Japanese Govern ment Forry and Railway Service, reducing the journey between Manchuria and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the sea-voyage to a few hours; also connecting Peking and Tokyo by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fasan and Shimonoseki. London to Tokyo in 133 days; Peking to Tokyo in days.
RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add.
Yamato") At
Dairer, Port Arthur, Mukden, Changchun, and Hoshigaara (the finest sea-side resort lo North Chins), all under the Company's management.
TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainshls at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co.; HAMBURG-AMERIKA. LINIE: Messrs. THOS, Cook & BON; BRISBUBEAU DEB
the NORDISK RESSBUREAU; and the NIFFON TUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from each of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the
SOUTH MANCHUBIA BAILWAY CO., DAiren..
Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., A1, and Liaber's.
Tel. Add: "MANTETSU."
FUSHUN
COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tientsin Depots, and also at Chefeo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, und Penang,
MINING DEPARTMENT,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIBEN.
(861
Length on Kool-Blocks,
510 ft
350 ft.
-714 £
on Botkozo.
77.
53 16.
88 ft.
Depth of Water.
Feel-Blocks
24 ft.
1 Patent Blip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 ton. The Birage Stormer "OURA MARU,” 718 tons and 12 knots speed, is always ready shirt notice.
AT KOBE-Telegraphic Address ·· WADADOCK," KOBE,
Floating Books.
No. 1,
Lithing Power and per
7,000 Tons,
Max, Length of Ship taken in Max. Breedth
460 Foot
龆
#
12
No. 2 --12,000-Toùs,
58) Fest.
88
Maz. Drafé
92
J
26
J
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10
#
The Balvage Steamer " ARIMA, MABU,” pumping opacity per hour 2,000 šoma.
Floating Sheerlegs, ospable of lifting 40 tona weight.
ANT ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIMATES SENT ON APPLICATION
THOS. COOK & SON.
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TOURIST. STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS,
BANKERS, &70.
Bend Office for the Far East — 16, DES VŒVI ROAD, HONGKONG.
SHANGHAI: 23, Foocнow ROAD. YOKOHAMA: 32, WATER. STREET
MANILA -- Manila HozrL
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and
TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD.
BAGGAGE colected; forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES 198UED and CASHED, FOREIGN MONIES Exchanged,
CHIEF OFFICE—LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC.
Hongkong, 3rd July, 1914.
1707
"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS”.
PUBLICATIONS.
$10.00
DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE OF
THE FAR EAST Do. Do. Smaker Edition 6.00 CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY,
Social and Political Novel, by C. J. E. Haleorabe THE JUBILEE OF HONGKONG; being an Historical Sketch, to which is added an Account of the Celebrations in 1891......
THE HONGKONG TYPHOON, Sept
18th, 1966, Illustrated Account ... TEMPORARY MINING REGULA
TIONS IN CHINA ..... REGULATIONS FOR RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Pub lished: Annually MOUNTINGS OF NAVAL GCNS and their Subsequent Use with the Ladysmith Relief Column WARLIKE EXPLOITS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, by J. E. Fastherstonbaugh
MISSIONARY DIRECTORY, paper
cover 80.80
3,50
1.00
MISSIONARY DIRECTORY, cloth
cover 1.06 1.00 DOG AND GUN in Now Territory FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON, BY THE PELARL RIVER—“A Book for the Globetrotter,” by Capt. C, V. LLOYD: with Maps and Tilus.
1.76
0.50
HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, bali-
yearly vol., bound
7.50
0.50 | SIXTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE
0.50
0:50
1.00
CALENDAR, 1834 to 1923......... 2.00 RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONG-
-KONG, English-Blail-days-1874- BOMBAY RATES OF EXCHANGE- AT HONGKONG, English Mail Days, 1899- CALLED OUT: or the Chung Wang's
Daughter, an Anglo-Chinese. Ilo mance, by Chas. J. H. Halcombe... 2.00 PLAN OF THE WEST RIVER
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
..0,75
0.75
0.75
0.25
0.30
0.25
POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO MIS-
SIONARY SUCCESS IN CHINA 0.25 TRADE MARK REGULATIONS IN
CHINA:
0.25
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VICTORIA
KOWLOON
19
PEAK
NEW TERRITORY POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM MAIL TABLES for 1914, on eard
on paper
All
J. H, FAGGAET,
Manager.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
Data d
Electric Trams Paus
Entrance.
One Minute's Walk from Ferry, Telephones on All Floors.
Electric Lifts, Fane and Lighting European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System Throughout. Best of Food and Service.
Hotel Launch Meats All Steamers.
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Telephone No., 378,
Tel. "Address : "Vrozonta."{
R. H. NORTE, Manager.
GRAND HOTEL.
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL.
A FIRST-CLASS STRINGED ORCH- ESTRA Benders Belections during TIFFIN and DINNER daily, and at 11.15 am) and 5.45 p.m.
ENTIRELY UNDER EUROFRAN MANAGEMENT.
THIS
1818 HOTEL has recently been. thoroughly renovated, 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, Bod Shower Baths, Electric Light Throughout and Fans. Large and Comfortable Lounge, Private and Publie Bars and Room CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Bates for Tin and Dinner.' Special Rates for married families on application to
FREDERICK REICHMANN,
Proprietor.
TELEPHONE No. 197.
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TELEGRAPHIC Address: CoMFORT,”
Hongkong.
PEAK HOTEL. 1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
IRST-CLASS BESIDENTIAL and TOURIST 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, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Steamers.
P. O. PEUSTER,
Manager.
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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.
HIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL is now OPENED under EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. The place has been renovated throughout and entirely refurnished. Situated on the Praia Grande facing the sea, a cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round, LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the sea. Caisins under experienced supervision Termas moderate
For further particulars, apply to.......
b. C. MOOSA. Macau.
Tel. Add." Phonix,” Macall
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VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN-CANTON.
Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA, SHAMERN,
SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONDÉSSION."
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.
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