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ROYAL NAVAY. DIVISION,
PERLIC SCHOOL BATTÁLJON,
HE ADMIRALTY have giver
oficial permission for raising c Battalion of 1,000 men, which will be strictly limited to Public School or University Mrn and who will serve together as a Unit,
Training la new going forward. Applicanta dealring to enrol should. apply at once to
HOTAL NAVAL DIVISION..
6,7 and 8, Old Bond Street, W.
GOD SAVE THE KINU,
Hongkong Daily Press.
No. 17,715 號五十百七千七萬一第 日初月正年卯乙
Feb. 19th
THE HOME MAILS.
TO ARRIVE
The English Mai (vid Siberia), por 8.8. CHYCEN
TO DEPART.
p.m.,
Feb. 20th.Europe vid Siberia, ut
per .. LIANGCHQW. Pol. 22nd.—Europó, vid Siberin, at 1 pm
per 8. SEATTLE MARU.
Feb. Brd-Shanghai, North China, Japan vid Nagunki, Honolulu, United" Statos, South America and Canada vid San Francisco and United Kingdom við Canada, at 11 a.m., per a.. SHINYO MARU. 23rd.—Europe vid Siberia, at 11 a.m.,.
per s. Suvo Mant."
Fob,
Feb, 24th, Shanghai, North China, Japan vid Moji, United States and South America vid Victoria, B.C., and United Kingdom við Caunda, at 11a.m., per 8.5.. MONTEAGLE.
..
Feb 24th-Europe vid Siberis, at 11 am., per. s.s. MONTEAGLE.
Feb. 26th Straits, Burmab, Ceylon, Ade laide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 a.m., per as. MALTA
Feb. 27th Saigen, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, ·Western Australia, Indie, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 4 p.m., por 6A, VILLE DE LA CLOTAT
NB. For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Ports, Manila, Biam, etc., see the Post Office Notice on the last page of this issue.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks 875 Ib. et.
In Bags 250 lbs, net..
BHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 9th December, 1914,
M
ITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI CO.)" JOAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORB or TAKASIMA; OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI,
* NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW
AND KAMIYAMADA Collierian:
AGENTS POR
·BAKITO¿ND OYUBARI Coals,
HEAD OFFICE: MARUNOUCHI,
TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKL MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU. OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, LOBE, OSAKA, KURI, TOKYO, ZOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, MANGHAL, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING,
Oible Address for above:IWASAKI.” Deden: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES:-
MITSU
ESTABLISHED 1817.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1915. 五拜禮
BISHI
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS. 4.1. A.B.C, WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BUNTLET CODES Used.
Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bollars, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrailo Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronte Castinge, Farson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternatore, &o, &c.
NAGASAKI.
TELEGRAPHIO · ADDRESS:— DOCK," NAGASAKI: GRAVING DOOKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Door No. 1 Docx No. 2. 510 feet 350 feet
Length on Keil Blocks
Width of Entmace on bottom
Dock No. 3. 714. feet.
77
53
·68
»
17
24.90
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PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gress. The Bhivago Steamer OURA MARU, 716 tops and 12 knots.
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide...
Two Floating Crazes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 160 tons Giant Crane.
KOBE.
-TELEGRAPHIC Address :" WADADOCK," KOBE.
Lifting Power
Max. Length of Ship taken in
FLOATING DOCKS..
Max. Breadth of Ship takes in Max. Draft of Ship taken in
No. 1. 7,000 tons. No. 5. 12,000 tons.
460 feet.
580 feat. 56 " 22
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The Salvage Steamer ARIMA MARU," Pamping capacity per hour 9,000 tons.
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS :-" DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI, GRAVING DOOK.
Length on Keel Blocks
Breadth at Entrance on bottom
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 toss weight,
369 feet 0 inch.
16 25
THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt execution Jof work and to suit the convenience of customers.
Any Order will be promptly attended to and Estimates sent on application.
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THE KAILAN MINING
ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING COAL:
Now well-known throughout the Esss for
STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
KAIPING COKE:
Competes with the best quality English Coker OF FOUNDRY. SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST
FIREBRICKS
GRADE FIRECLAY.
STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.
OFFICE: QUEEN'1⁄2 BUILDINGS, HONGKONG. TEL ADD.: MAISHAN, HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE No. 1030.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Hongkong, let October, 1914,
AGENTS.
SOUTH
OHINKIANG-Jesus GRAZING & CO. MANCHURIA
MANILA-M MACCRAY & UD. BINGAPORE--Moss, BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Mesara, A. R. BROWN,
MOFARDANE & CO., LTD.,
For Particulars, apply to
EATO
Manager
No. 2, Tadder Streat, Hongkong
Hongkong, 24th April, 1914,
SIEN TING.
SURGEON DENTIST,
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET TERMS VERY MODHRATE.
Conzultation Free. Hongkong, 21st September, 1914.
OR
·₤44
RAILWAY.
AIL
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST
AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN;
TIME TABLE
(Effective from May 1st, 1914, to April 30th, 1815).
[FIERICE WELKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, compose I of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Care, in operated between Dairen and Changshan in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Traine and with Dairen Shanghai' Direct Mail Steamer Bervice by the 8. SAKAKI MARUână KOBE MARU (each Equipped, with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:
Wages | Kuglas. #1225
Rejonss From From 200 Moscowi Fat′′g. }Motown
NORTH BOUND.
SOUTH BOUND.
(92
volen BIET
Expres
"Dokadoting at'hi arbin with -
·Coonacting at Eachla wish!!!
10 0
KADE
Dres
¥ 11.50
4.7... 2
3.00
Монсте Bekal Ko 2.5
Kon
*(RM.E. TEAM) £7. SZŐKE VOLT THE WAK
ILL
Kasino Train] 1.
*14.85
M
2
#
#
DEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY.
LIMITED,
TIME TABLE.
* WREE DATE, "
am to 8.00 am... Every 15 minutes.
1.00
$8.00
to 10.00
10
30.00
06 to 11,00
15
11.30
to 12.45pm.... 91
15
12.45 p.m. to 1.157,, an
10
#
35
LIB to 1,45
15
€1.45
17
to 2.15
10
17
#15
พ
tc. 5,000
15
HENTA
,00
31
to 8.10
10
NIGHT CARS,
18.30 pm, and 9.00 p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 pm.
Every 1-Honi.
100 pm to 11:45 p.m.
Quarter-Hour. SUNDAYS.
Every
1.45 am to 10.30 am...........Every 15 minutes. 10.30 to 11.00 10
to 19.00 noon
1100 noon to 1.00pm.
10 5.00
Pp.m. to
15
10.
75 15.
1.00
10
14,00
to
2.00
15
$7.00
to 8.10
to 6.00
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. CATURDAYS.
Extra Cor at 13 Midnight,
SPECIAL CABS by Brangement at
e Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings,
Das Vœux Host Centus Cont
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managem Hongkong 29th May, 1914,
193
At.
Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.M.B. Time,
The above fares do not include the Express Train Borth Foo, M
* With regard to the above Time-Tabla, tña Four Express Trains per week connecting two osch way with the Russian State Expresses are temporarily suspended, owing to the partial suspension of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Traffic on account of the European War,
The Two Weekly Express Trains connecting one each way with the Wagon Lits Expresses, all Ordinary Trains, and the Two Dairen-Shanghal Direct Mail Steamers will remain in operation as aleving. Dairen at 8 P.M. for Changohan and that having Chang-
To the daily train chun st
11.20
AM for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attacked, on which First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 2.
RAILWAY HOTELS. YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. Tamsto”), Ai Dairan, Port Arthur, Bakden, Changchun, and Hoshigaora (the finest sea-side resort in North China), all under the Company's management, AR DATA A
TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable if all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAING CO. Messrs.THO COOK BON; REISSBUREAU DHE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIS the NOEDIGE RESEBUREAU; and the NIFTON TUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from each of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN.
Code A.B.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's.
Tel AddÁNT TEU":
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST, Frosh stooks always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchyang, and Tientsin Depoli! and also at Chatoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,
MINING DEPARTMENT,
· Registered as a Nowspaper at the donorsi Post Office in the United Kingdom.
FORD CARS $1,500 purchases the latest model 5 Seater Ford Touring Car and includes dzirlag. lessons
Call, or Phone 27. ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
4, Des Voeux Road, Solo Agenta.
MATA PRION, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
PUBLIC AUCTION
|A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS
(Just arrived from the North, being the property of the well-known vollester, Mr. LAH VEN KEE).
THE Underaged has received instructions to Sell by Public Auction,
TO-DAY (FRIDAY) AND TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), THE 19TH AND 20TH FEBRUARY, 1915, COMMENCING EACH DAY AT 2.30 P.M., AT HIS SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS FROM SUNG TO MING DYNASTIES AND KANGHI TO TOWKWONG PERIODS.
COMPRISING
COLOURED, 3-COLOURED AND BLUE AND WRITE VASES, PLATES, BOWLS, CUPS-LED FIGURES, Erc................
SANG-DE-BOEUF VASES, WHITE GODDESS OF MERCr," MING,
OLD GOLD INLAID BRONZES, MING.
FINE ORYSTAL VASES AND SNUFF BOTTLES. PORCELAIN AND AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES.
GREEN AND RED JADE ORNAMENTS.
OLD LACQUERED SCREENS WITH 5 COLOURED DROORATION AFD BLACK- WOOD SCREENS WITH BLUE AND WHITE AND 5-COLOUR KANGHI AND KIENLUNG PORCELAIN PLACQUES, PORCELAIN PICTURES INLAID is Woon, Ere., ETC.
A180
A FEW PIECES OF FINELY-CARVED SOOCHOW REDWOOD.
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 WEDNESDAY, the 37th February, 1915. - TERMS-Cash on delivery.
Hongkong, 11th Febuary, 1915,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
AVOTIONEER.
THE
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HONGKONG
HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM,
16]
J. H. TAGGART, Manegez
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING.
TELEPHONE ON BACH FLOOR.
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS,
Telephone: No. 373,-
Tel. Address: "VICTORIA.
FRANK L COOKE,
Manager,
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GRAND HOTEL.
'Quand'■' Hoan Consrat,
A
FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE BOTEL, mest Central Lucation within
BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD. the vicinity of all the Principal Banks,
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 FARTICULARS [PROM
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 Tonk, Hardwoods, Oregon Pins and Japanes Oak in Logs and
Planks
Toak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions. Floorings Bise to Order,
Philippite Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60-feet.
The attention of Architects, Civil Engineers and Contractors i directed to the splendid range of Philippine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes.
Prices And Samples on application.
Telegrams-Rosewood.
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914
Telephone No. 1458.
P.O. Box No. 609
151
THOS. COOK & SON.
TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS.
BANKERS. &.
Head Offee for the Far East 16. DES VŒUK ROAD, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, FoodHow ROAD. YOKOHAMA, 32, WATER STERFT MANILA :—–—–—Manila Hotel,
!
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP' LINES »n).
TRANS-SIBEEIAN RAILWAY.
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD,
BAGGAGE bollestad, forwarded and insured at löwent rates. LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CAUHED, FOREIGN MONIES Exchanged.
SOUTH MANOHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIBEN.
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CHIEF OFFIC-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.
Hongkong, ard Taly, 1914.
f133
Noted for the tent Fold, Lefshment Accommodation and Cleanliness, Cuisine ande European Supervision. A First Clace String Orchestra reador selections from 5.30.M to 11:30 D.M.
Spacial monthly terms for residents and for Shipping people.
For farther particulars apply).
MANAGER
Telephone 197.
Telegraphic address: “ COMFORT,
120
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
TAIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every houza, prompt conniebtion mafutained by six line to Central
Fifteen Minu ea from Principal Landing Stage. Biodemte Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Kinaner Inests Bieamers..
P.O. PEUSTER, Maneer:
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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.
THIS LABGR and ROOMY HOTEL BOW OPENED ander NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has been re novated throughout and entirely refurnished Bitated on the Frain Grance Lacing the sea, oool breeze i enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING BOOM facing to se Cuisine ander experienced supervision, Terme moderate.
For further particulars, apply toman
THE MANAGER,
Mecan Tel. Add. "Phoenix," Macan,
1st February, 1915,
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VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN CANTON.
Telegraphic Add.: VICTORIA, SHAMEEN.'
SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.
Hotel electrically lighted, and uaŭer experienced European Supervision. GUIDE AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Luzormation and Special Attention
¡given to Tourists, mi
REASONABLE RATES.
WM. FARMER, Proprier