ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION. PUBLIC SCHOOL RATTALION, THE ADMIRALTY havn giver official permission for raising I Battalion of 1.600 men, which will ke Mrictly limited to Public School or University Men, and who will serve Ingather a Enit.
Training la row going forward.
Applicants desiring to enrol shoul
apply at once to
ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,
4,7 and 8: Old Bond Struci, W.
GOD SAVE THE KING
Hongkong Daily Press.
Begistered
a Newspaper ab the General
Post Office in the United Kingdom.
FORD CARS.
$1,600 purchases the latent model 5 Eester Ford Tearing Car and uoludes lessons.
driving
Call, or Phone 27. ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
4, Des Vaux Road,
Sols Agents.
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KOTA BLIGHED 19 5 7.
No. 17,722.
號..廿百七千七萬一第一
BOTAE MZ, HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1915.
六拜禮
號七十二月二年四國民華中
THE HOME MAILS.
TO ARRIVE.
Feb. 19th.-The English Mail, por 8.9.
SARDINIA.
MITSU
BISHI
WEISMANN'S
Mar, 1st. The English Mail víá Siberia,
por B.A. LINAN.
TO DEPART.
Feb. 27th -Seigen, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe,
at p.m., per 5.8. VILLE DE LA CLOITAT.
Feb. 27th-Earope vid Siberia, at 4 p.m., per 8.8. YINGONOW! S
Feb. 28th-Europe vid Siberis, at 9 a.m.,
per 8.8. SAUDINIA,
Mar, 2nd
Philippine Islands, Japan vi Nagasaki, Honolulu, United States, South Amories and Canada via San Francisco and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11 a.m., per 8.6, PERSIA.
Mar. 3rd-Japan Ad Mojí, Victoria, B.C.,
and Seattle and United King- đòm við Conada, at 11 a.m., per B. AWA MARU.
Mar. 4th.-Shanghai, North China, Japan vid Moji, Victoria, B.C., and Seattle, and United Kingdom,
Mar
via Canado, at 11 am., per 5.5. SHIDIUOKA MARU,
4th-Europe vid Siberis, at 11 am
per s.s. SnipZUOKA MARY.
Mar 9th-Philippine Islands, Japan viá
Nagasaki,
Victoria, B.C..
Tacoma and United Kingdom.
vit Canada. at 1 pm.. per 8.8. MEXICO MART,
N.B. For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Porta, Manila, Siam, etc., see the Post Office Notice on the last page of this issue.
GEBEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND
CEMENT.
In Casks 975 lbs, net.
In Bags 250 lbs. net.
SHEWAN, TOME§ & Co., -
General Managers.
Hongkong, 9th December, 1914
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ITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
M"
(MITSU BISHI 00.) COAL DEPARTMENT.
BOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHL MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.
AGENTS FOR
SALITO AND OYUBARI Coals,
HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI,
TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI,
KABATSU, MOJI. OTABU, MURORAN,
WAKAMATSU, HAKODATE, KOBE, OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, SHANGHAL, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING.
Cable Address for above "IWASAKI." Codes: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union. AGENCIES:-
OHINKIANG-Messrs. GEARING & Co. MANILA-Mosare.. MACONDEAY & CO. BINGAPORE-Mors, BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW Mecers A. R.
MOFABLANK & Co., LTD.
Tar Particulars, apply to-
BROWN,
K. KATO,
Mausger, No. 2, Fedder Strost, Hengkau
Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th April, 1914.
SIEN TING.
JURGEON DENTIST,
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free.
Hongkong, 21st September, 1914. (92)
DEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY.
LIMITED.
PEAK
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DATE.
7,00 mm. to 8.00 a.m....Every 15 minutes.
8,00
to 10.00
10
M
10.00
to 11.00
18
11.30
to 12.45 p.m....
13
Н
13.45 p.m.
to
10
F
to 1.45"
18
15
1.40
$15"
to 5.00 Ave.
10 16
10. 8.10",
1,15
5.00
to 2.10.
NIGHT CÀRS.
2.50 p.m. and 9.00 pm, 9.30 to 11.00 pm,
Every Half-Hour.
100 p.m. to 1145 p.m. Every Quarter-Hour. SUNDAYS.
7.45 am to 10.30 a.....Every 15 minutes. 10.3011 to 11.00
17
11.90 to 12.00 noon 1200 Boon to 1.00pm.....
1.00p.m. to 5.00
10
-15
·6.00
to
6.00
10
21.
ม
5.00 to 7.00: ..
7.00
to 8.10
10
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days, SATURDAYB
Extra Car at 12 Midnight.
SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road Contrai.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manager. Hongkong 29th May, 1914,
195
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
AL. ABC, WESTERN UNION, ENGINERRING AND BENTLEY CODES USED. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Englues and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contraflo Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronze Castings, Farson's Steam Turbizice and Turbo-Alternators, &o, &c.
NAGASAKI.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: DOCK," NAGASAKI GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Length on Keel Blocks
Width of Entrancs on bottom
Water on Blooks at Spring Tide
350 feet
Dock No. 1. Dock No. 2. Dock No. 3.
510 foot
714 feet.
77
53
83
H
1
28
24
34,
נו
PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. The Balvage Steamer "OURA MARU" 716 fons and 12 knota. Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Crane.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: WADADOCK," KOBE.
KOBE.
FLOATING DOCKS.
Max, Longth of Ship taken in
No. 3. 7,000 tons, No. 2. 12,000 tons.
480' feet.
580 foot.
12
68
22
26
Lifting Power
Max. Breadth of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken in
The Balrage Bteamer "ARIMA MARU," Pumping capacity per hour 3,000 tons.
HIROSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki),
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS :-" DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI.
Length on Heel Blocks...
Breadth at Entrance on bottom
GRAVING DOCK.
***
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide Flosting Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.
368 feet 0 inch
25
H
ו
THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt exeontion of work and to suit the convenience of customers,
Any Orders 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 East for
STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING. SHIPS", BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
KAIPING COKE:
or
Compoton with the best quality English Coker FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST
GRADE
FIREBRICKS
FIRECLAY.
STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND
Orton: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, TEL ADD: MAISHAN, HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE NO. 1030.
DODWELL & CO.,
Hongkong, 1st October, 1914
AGENTS.
SOUTH
MANCHURIA
144
RAILWAY. ILW
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST
AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.
-TIME TABLE
(Effective from May 1st, 1914, to April 30th, 1815).
ITIKRICE WEEKLY EXPBESS TRAIN SERVICE, composel of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changebun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Bervice by the 5.5. SAKAKI MABU and KOBK HABU (ench Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) au follown »
NORTH BOUND.
For For
SOUTH BOUND.
Buglas late
Express from from e-/_frame "Moscow; Fet′′g. ¡Moven
Connecting at Martin wiik
Lot Van Taran |
"Marian' Status
Exprze
snow Pat's, | Moscow
“Sakaki * - Kohe.
Мен,
40,00
TILM
111.50
Genefig starkly with
(Harbin Mumlan Trains Lv.1! 10-10 m-up! Wei. Whenthu
M
14
16.3; }, Train) [7] 240pm WAR: TR
(Har Trains
Zv. 11.40
*
Sunity Has fl
40.00
+
Ar.】 Tarsoon) Men, Moa.
*Kussino Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.M.R. Time. The above fares do not include the Express Train Borth Fes,
With regard to the above Time-Table, the Four Express Trains per week connecting two each way with the Russian State Expresses are temporarily suspended, owing to the partial enspersion of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Traffic on secvent of the European War...
The Two Weekly Express Trains connecting one each way with the Wagon-Lika Expresses, all Ordinary Trains, and the Two Dairen-S
a-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamers will
remain in operation as above,
To the daily train leaving Dairon at 8 PM. for Changchun and that leaving Chang chun at 11.20 Ám for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Clas Passengers con secure sleeping accommodation on payment of You 2.
RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add..
Yamsta**). At
Dairon, Port Arthur, Mukden, Changchun, and Hoshigaurs (the finasi sen-zide resort in North China), all under the Company's management.
TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable
at all the Agencies of the INTERN TIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPEERS TRAINS Co.; Messrs. THOS. Cook & BON; EISEBUREAU DIE HAMBURG-AMERIKA ILININ the NOEDIGE RESEBUREAU; And the NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from each of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct team the
SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY CO., DAIREN. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., A.1, and Lieber's,
TL Add. "Manteigu,”
FUSHUN
COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST, Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchirang, and Tientsin Depois!
and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,
MINING DEPARTMENT.
FOR BREAD.
WEISMANN'S
FOR CAKES.
WEISMANN'S
FOR CHOCOLATES.
PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
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THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,
LIMITED.
Telegraphia Address:-"DOCK," Yokohama,
Codes med-A.B.C. 11h and 5th Editions, Lleber's, Scott's, AL. and Watkin'al DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT:-Telephone No. 876, 506, 881, 2050, 3470,
NO. DOCK.
NO. 2 DOCK.
NO. 3 DOCK. Dooring Leng Docking Lengt
Every description of repair work underlaken A large assortment of material Including tall shafts are kept in stook. Two powerful tow boats, floating derrick to lift 45 Born, paeumatio, electrio, bydraalia plants, etc. Mannfastarem of enginee, boilere, Jugs, Highters, constructional steel work, sto. Tenderi on short notice by letter cr cable,
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :-
99 buildings, prinsipally of brick and steel, containing private bonded warehouses and sugar consumption tax covered warehouses. Floor area 67.817 square yards, or 14 ores.
Bvery description of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage and insurance under taken. Bales moderate,
Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 feet by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses.
~J. E. TAGGAET.
Manager.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTEIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING.
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLODE.
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERN.
Telephone: No. 373.
Tol. Address: *VICTORIA,***
FRANK L COOKE,
Managor.
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GRAND HOTEL.
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A
COWEN'S Boad Central,
FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, moet Couiral Location, within
BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD. the vicinity of all the Principal Banka.
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 FROM—
Noted for the Lut Food, Leicel net Accimmedation and Charlizer Cuishoude European Supervision. A First-Cla:a String
·Orchestra rendere milections from 5.30. FİM
to 11.30 P.M
Special monthly terms for ¡residouts and for Shipping people.
For further particularefapply--
Telephone 197,
MANAGER.
Telegraphic address: "COMFORT."
PEAK HOTEL.
STEWART & CO.. FIE
WM.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.
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Hongkong, Isi December, 1914.
WM. STEWART & CO.
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.'
MPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Pins and Japanese Oak in Logs and
IPanice.
Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions Flooring Bixes to Order
Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles. In lengths up to 80 fiet.
The attention of Architects, Civil Engineers and Controtore in directed to the splendiã mnge of Philippine Hardwoods suitable for constructionat parposse.
Prices and Samples on application,
Telegrams-Rosewood.
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914
Telor hone No.21463.
P. O. Box No, 639
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OREGON PINE.
THE
CHINA
IMPORT AND
EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.
SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY CO., DAIEEN.
Hongkong, Wih June, 1914
196
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120
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVIL.
TAIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Unrivalled "for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every Koum, prompt contaction maisined by six lines to Central.
Fifioen Minnes from Principal Landing Stage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Caising, Boot Garden and Social Euoma, Europea Kanner meets Steamers.
F, 0. PEUSTER, Alanagar.
THE NEW MACAU
HOTEL.
T
DOW
#THIS LABGE and ROOMY HOTEL OPENED noder NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has teen 10. norated throughout and satiraly refurnished- Situated on the Praia Grane fuoing the FOR, # cool breeze is enjoyed all the yer could. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING BOOM Living the sea. Cuisine BEST experienced supervision. Terms sucderate.
For further particulare, apply to----
THE MANAGEB,
Macau. Tal, Add. "Phonix,” Macau.
1st February, 1815,
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VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN-CANTON,
Telegraphic Add.: "VICTORIA, SHAME EN.”
SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.
Hotel electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision, GUIDES AND CMÁIES PROVIDED, Every mormation and Special Attention
igiven to Tourists.
REASONABLE RATES,
WA, FARMER
Proprietor