BISHI
No. 17,700.
號六零百七千七萬一第三
日五廿月二十年實甲 HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1915.
"THE HOME MAILS.
ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.
Pontar School RATTALION,
THE ADMIRALTY have giron official pormission for raising a Battalion of 1,000 men, which will bo strictly limited to Pablic School or University. Men and who will servo together as Unit,
Training is now going forward.
Applicants desiring to enrol shoakt
apply at once to
ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,
6,7 and 8, Old Bond Street, W.
GOD SAVE THE KING"
Hongkong Daily Press.
Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdomu.
MOTOR
CYCLES:
& SIDE CARS
st
LOW PRICES.
Call, writs or Phone towe
ALEX ROS5 & Co, Tel. 27. 4, Des Voeux Read.
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PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
ESTABLISHED 186 7.
拜禮
號八月二年四國華中
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
TO ARRIVE.
MISU
Feb. Oth.The French Mail, per s, CuILL,
THE
The Orchard Pavilion, A: C. Bersan
9.75
From the Bottom Up, A Life Story,
Aler, Irvine
2.50
HONGKONG
$5.50
Motor Cycleáy Bide Cars and Cycle Car,
Page
The Trail of the Sandhill Stag, E. T
Seton The Master of the World, Jules Verne...
2.00
2.75
4,80
Feb. 9th
Feb. Lith
Length on Keol Blocks,
Width of Entrance on bottom
350 feet
53
Dock No. 3. 714 feet. +88
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24 si
2.40,
.80
Ware hips at a Glance, Sithonoites of the
World's Fighting Ships, F. 1. June 2.00 THE HONGKONG RACE BOOK... Words and Places, or Etymologien.
Illustrations of History, Ethnology and Geogaphy, Taylor and Palmer A Manual for Nutzer, Sydney Welham
MY HEART'S RIGHT THERE..
Florence L. Barclay
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CURTIS YORKE'S NOVELS.
50 CENTS EACH.
The Girl in Grey.
Only Betty.
.80
HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
J. H, TAGGART. Manage
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELEUTRIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING. TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
TO DEPART.
Feb. 8th-Philippine Islands, Japan vid Nagasaki, Honolulu, United Statce, South America vid San Francisco and United Kingdom vid Canada,, at 9 am, per 8.5. NIPPON MARUANNU
Feb 9th-Shanghai, North China and Japan vid Moji, Victoria, B.C., Seattle and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11a.m., per 8.9. SADO MARU
Europe vid Siborin, at 1a.m., per 8.8. SADO MARU.
Straits, Colombo, Marseilles and United Kingdom, at 11 am., per B.E. KAMO MARU.
Fol. 11th-Europe vid Siberis, at 3 p.m.,
per s.8. LUCHOW.
Feb 13th-Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade laide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11a.m., por 8.6. ORIENTAL.
N.D. For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Ports, Manila, Biam, etc., see the Post Office Notice mn the last page of this issue.
INTIMATIONS
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks 975 lbs, not,
In Bagé 250 lb. nat.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 9th December, 1914,
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MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSUBISHI CO.)
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
A.1, A.B.C., WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODES USED.
Builders and Repairers of Bhips, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, ⠀⠀ Manufacturers of Contrato Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronze Coatings,
Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternatora, &c, đĩa.
NAGASAKI.
TELEGRAPTIO ADDRESS; DOCK," NAGASAKI
GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Dook No. 1, Dock No. 2,
510 feet.
Water on Blocks at Spring Tile
PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. The Salvage Steamer OURA MARU," 716 fors and 12 knola, Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tone each, besides 150 tons Giant Crane.
Lifting Power
KOBE.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS WADADOCK," KOBE.
FLOATING DOCKS.
Max. Longth of Ship taken in Max. Breadth of Ship taken int Max. Draft of Ship taken in
No. 17,000 tons, No. 2. 12,000 tons.
460 fost
590 fast 56
20
The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MARU," Pamping saptelty per hour 3,000 tons,
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki),
TELEGRAPHIC. ADDRESS —“ DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI GRAVING DOCK.
Length on Keel Blocks
Breadth at Entrance on bottom.....
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tone weight.
868 foot 0 inch.
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THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt execution of work and to suit the convenience of customers.
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Estimates sent on application.
THE KAILAN
MINING
ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING COAL:
Now wail known throughout the East for STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
COAL DEPARTMENT. KAIPING COKE:
BOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTĀNI, NAMAZUTA, SÁTO, SHINNEW
AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.
AGENTS POR
BAFITO AMD OYUBARI. Coals,
HEAD OFFICE MARUNOUCHI,
BEANOR are
TOKYO.
OFFICES-NAGASAKI,
MOJLA KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, HURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE, OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, TOKOHAMA, NAGOYA. TSURUGA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING
Cable Address for above: "IWABAKL" Codes: A1, A3.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.
Competes with the beat quality English Cokes FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST
GRADE
FIREBRICKS FIRECLAY.
STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.
OFFIOR: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG. TEL ADD: MAIBILAN, HONGKONG, TELEPHONE NO. 1030,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
AGENTS/
Hongkong, 1st October, 1914. ...
SOUTH
ILWA RAILWAY.
CHINKIANG-ME. GEARING & CO. MANCHURIA
·MANILA-Messrs. MACONDRAY & Co. SINGAPORE-Mestre, BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Messrs. A. E. BROWN,
MCFARLANE & Co., LTD;
For Particulars, apply to-
K. KATO,
Manager,
No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong Hongkong, 24th April, 1914,
SIEN TING.
NURGEON DENTIST,
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET TERMS VERY MODERATE.:
Consultation Free, Hongkong, 21st September, 1914.
192
PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 sm, to 8.00 s m.......... Every 15 minutes,
8,00
#0 10.00
H
..
10
10.00 to 11.00 11.30
*
to 12.45pm.... j
13
#
to 7.45
*
10
18.45 pm to 1.15 » ... 10
·1.15-
145
to 8.15
£15 to 5.00....
2.00
to B.10***
44.
NIGHT CARS.
3.50 p.m. nnil 9.00 p.m., 8.30 to 11.00 p.m. Every Half-Hour.
11.00 p.m. to 11.45 pm. Every Quarter-Hour, SUNDAYS.
7.45 am to 10.30 a.m.... Every 15 minutes. 10.30 to 11.00...
"
to 12.00 noon
18.00 noon to 1.00p.m....
1.G3p.m. to 5.00
6:00 ", to 6,00
$5,00 to 7.00
29.
1
7.00
to 8.10
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS
Extra Car at 12 Midnight,
SPECIAL CARB by arrangemeni atp
the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings,
Des Voeur Road Central,
de
JOHN D. HUMPHRETS & SON,
Hamrkong, 291h May, 1914,
Da General Managams,
195
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST
AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.
TIME TABLE
(Effective from May 1st, 1914, to April 30th, 1916),
HRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, compossi of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Slooping Care, in operated between Dairen and Changahan In connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairon-Shanghaf Direct Mail Steamer Bervice by the 8,4. BAKAKI MÁRU■nd KOBE MARD (each Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:-
TILM
Y 11.10
■ 1.40
NOETH BOUND.%
Dennisetiam si Tanta P
A...00
נו .
*
M.40.02
SOUTH BOUND,
Cospecting st Juble with ...)
FLOW F. com
Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.M.B. Time The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fee.
With regard to the above Time Table, the Four Express Trains per week connecting two each way with the Rurian State Expresses are temporar ly suspended, owing to the partial Fuspension of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Traffic on account of the European War,
The Two Weekly Express Trains connecting ons each way with the Wagon-Lits Expresses, all Ordinary Trains, and the Two
Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamers will remain in operation as above.
To the daily train leaving Dairon at 8 P. for Changchun and that leaving Chang- oken af 11.20 Am for Dairen & Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Yon 2.
B RAILWAY HOTELS YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. Yamato Al Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden; Changchun, and Hochigaars (the finest swalde resort in North China), all under the Company's management
TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Ray and Steamer Tisketenro obiainable at all the Agencies of the INTENTIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS CO. Messi TEOS. Coon & Box: REISEBUREAU DER HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE: the NORDISK REsenueZay; and the NIPPON TUBES KAISHA, Bhenghai; from each of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, olo, can be obtained free, or direck from the
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN, Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's,
Tel. Add: "MANTEISU,”
FUSHUN
COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Fort Arihar, Newchwang, and Tientsin Depot and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,
MINING DEPARTMENT.
VERBES IRREGULIERS FEAN- CAIS SANS ABREVIATION, Mas. Blanche Jaques Beuvio.... Raff's Tart Guide, Winter Edition
A LARGE SELECTION OF COLONIAL LIBRARY (SLIGHTLY SHOPWORN) Offered at 80 CESTS EACH, OR TEN FOR
$5.00.
PUBLIC
Irresponsible Kitty.
The Other Sara. Mollie Deveril
Rossian Literature, Baring. Elisabethsa Literatare, Reb taon Ware between England and Americs, The Church of England, Canon Watson
Smith
AUCTION.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
123 23
80
80
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HOTEL LAUNOR MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Telephone: No. 373.
ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS
(Just arrived from the North being the property of the well-known collector Mr. LA VES KEB). THE
THE Undertigued has received instractions to Sell by Public Anstion,
TO-DAY (MONDAY) AND TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), THE 8TH AND 9TH FEBRUARY, 1915, COMMENCING EACH Day at 2.30 PM, AT HIS SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS FROM SUNG TO MING DYNASTIES AND KANGHI TO TOWKWONG PERIODS.
COMPENSING→→
5-COLOURED, 3.COLOURED AND BLUE AND WHITE PLATES, BOWLS, VASES, INCENSE BURNERS, FIGURES, Ero.We h
SANG-DE-BOEUF VASES, WHITE "GODDESS OF MEROY," MING. OLD GOLD INLAID BRONZES, MING,
FINE CRYSTAL VASES AND SNUFF BOTTLES. PORCELAIN AND AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES.. GREEN AND RED JADE ORNAMENTS.
OLD LACQUERED SCREENS WITH 5-COLOUR DECORATION AND BLACK- WOOD SCREENS INLAID WITH BLUE AND WHITE AND 5.COLOUR KANGHI ANU KIENLUNG PORCELAIN PLAQUES; Ero., Erc.
N.B.The Undersigned will give a 2-weeks' guarantee as to the genuineness of the articles offered,
Catalogues will be issued,
On View from FRIDAY, the 5th February, 1915 TERMS-Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, 30th January, 1815.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
AUCTIONEER
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Tel. Address: "VICTORIA."
FRANE L COOKE,
Manager.
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GRAND HOTEL.
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
FIRST CLAS8 AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, most Central Location[within the vicinity of all the Principal Banks,
Noted for the test Feed, Refreshment Accommodatienind Chandrite, Cuisine nude European Supervision. A First-Clais String Orchestra renders selections from 5.30 p.ar. to 11:30 PM.
Bpecial monthly terms for residents and for Shipping people.
For further particulars apply
Telephone 197.
MANAGER
Telegraphio address = " Comront.”
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVIL
FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL
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and TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones
BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD. in Every Hoow prompt connection maintained
CLYDESDALE PAINT AND OIL WORKS
GLASGOW.
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE LEAD. PAINTS, COLOURS. VARNISHES. OIL REFINERS, ETC., ETC.
CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES, ETC.
PRICES AND PARTICULARS (BROM====
WM. STEWART & CO.. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.
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Hongkong, 1st December, 1914.
WM. STEWART & CO.
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
MPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and Japanese Oak fo Loga und
Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Bawn to any Dimensions, Flooring Siren ho-Order,
Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 feet.
The nitention of Architect, Ciril Engineers and Contractors is directed to the plendid rugs of Philippine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes,
Prices and Samples on application.
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00, Daiben.
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Telegrams Homewood. Hongkong, fad May, 1914,
Telephone No. 1453,
~2.0. Box No, Buy
151
by six lines to Centraln
Fifteen Minu es from Frincipal Landing Btage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rome, European Kunner meets Steamera,
P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.
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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.
THIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL OPENED ander NEW
MANAGEMENT. The place has been 10-
novated throughout and entirely refurnished Bitanted on the Praia Grande facing the sea, Dool breeze is enjoyed all the year round, LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM feing the sea Chirine ander experienced
supervision. Terme moderate. For further particulars, spply to-
THE MANAGER,
Manu Tal Add: "Phonix" Macan
1st February, 1815,
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VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN CANTON.
Telegraphic Add."VICTORIA, SHAMEEN.” SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.
Hotel electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED, Every Information and Spesial Attention given to Tourists,
REASONABLE RATES,
WMA FABNER,