ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION, PUBLIC SCHOOL BATTALION,
HE ADMIRALTY have given
ofcial permission for raising w Battalion of 1,000, which will be trictly limited to Publie Fahool or University Men, and who will corre together as a Call
Training a new going forward.
Applicanle Fesiring to carol should
apply at once to turn
* ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION, HA
7 and 8 Old Pend Etrest, W.
GOD SAVE THE KINO?
Hongkong Daily Press.
Registered as a Nowspaper at the General Fost Offse in the United Kingdom,
FORD CARS S1 ECO Teen the latest medel 5 Ecater Ford Touring
Car end includes leeson,
driving
Call
276 27. ALEX ROSS & Co., 4, Des Vaur Read, Solo Agente.
TABLISHED 187
No. 17,728.
號六廿百七千七萬一第
日九十月正年乙
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 4TH, 1915. 2#1
號四月三年四國民華中
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
MITSU
BISHI
THE HOME MAILS.
TO ARRIVE.
7th-The English Mail (via Nega
patom), per s.8. HONGDEL.
TO DEPART
Mar 4th-Shanghel, North China, Japan vid Moji, Victoria, B.C., and Seattle, and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11 am, per as SHIDATOZA MANUS 4th-Europe vid Siberia, at 11 a.m., por 6,8, Supuwoka MARU, Olu-Saigon, Straits, Burmah, Coy
lon Adelaide, Western Austra fía, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 am por 50.
Mar 6th-Europe vid Siberia, at p.m., per 8.8. LANGENOW,
Mar. Oth-Philippine Islands, Japan vid Victoria, B.C., Tacoma and United Kingdom
Nagasaki,
pia Canada, at 1 p.m., par 5.8. MEXICO MARU.
Mar. 9th Shanghai, North China, Japan, via Nagasaki, Honolulu, United:
Mar.
States, South America, and. Canada vid San Francisco, and United Kingdom, viá Canada, at noon, por a.. Konz
Etrope via Siberia, at noon, per 8.8 Kong,
Mar. 12th.-Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 am.. per s.. SAUDINIA.,
F.B, For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Ports, Manila, Siam, etc., see the Post Office Notice on the last page of this issue.
INTIMATIONS
REEN IBLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
GR
·PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Caska 375 Ibe. not.
In Bags 250 Ibe, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managera.
Mongkong, 9th December, 1914.
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MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
GOAL DEPARTMENT.
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS
AL. A.B.0 WESTERN
UNICROmaan die So ND BENTLEY CODESU BEDS
1 Repairers of Chips, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrailo Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronco Castingy, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternators, &o, &o..
NAGIA SA KI. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:→→ DOCK,” NAGASAKLA
GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT BLIP
Der Tag, or The Tragic Man, J. M.
Barrie...
PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
THE
HOTEL
AND
J. H. TAGGART, Manager.
The Submarine in War, Domville-Fyffe All for a Scrap of Paper, Joseph Hocking With the Scottish Regiments at the
Front, Vivian.
$.80
Photograms of the Year 1914,
$2.00
180
The Making of an American, Jacob Riis
x HONG KONG
60
Through the Brazilian Wilderness,
Theodore Roosevelt
.30
Proslaniem and Its Destruction, Norman
Angell...
Length on Keel Blooks
Width of Entrance on bottom
83
Dock No. 1. Dock No. 2. Dock No 3. $10 feet 350 feet 714 feet.
77
28.
Water on Blooks st Spring Tide...
24
34
How Belginin Sared Europe, Saroles 24,
Traitsobke and the Great War, Joseph
MaCabe
Oficial Naval Despatches...
1.80
40
KOBE.
The German War, Some Reflections by
Edward Dowden's Letters and Hi
Correspondents
Oallines of Ancient History, H 1801
Mattingly
150 The Rally of the Empire, our Fighting Forces--Australia, Canada, Indiaand South Africa
Haster Clues in World-History, A. R
Cowan
6.00
GRILL ROOM.
8,50
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FLOATING DOCKS
A. Conan Doyle,
,80
No. 1. 7,000 tons. No. 2.
460 Feet,
H
12,000 tons 580 feet. 66
The Time Book of the Army.
4.00
Practical Tropical Sanitation, Muirhead 8:50.
80 The House-Fly, Gordon Honitt
12.00
KING ALBERT'S BOOK, IN AID of DAILY TELEGRAPH" BELGIAN FUND
Civil Engineering Types and Devices,
T. W. Barber
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
0.78
2.40
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PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. The Salvage Steamer "OURA MARU," 716 tons and 12 knots. Two Floating Crames of 60 and 30 tons each, sides 150 tons Ginat Crane.
Lifting Power
TELEQFAPHIC ADDEIS!—" WADADOCK,” KOBE.
Max Length of Ship taken in Max Breadth of Ebfp taken in Max Draft of Ship taken in
The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MARU" Pumping capacity per hour. 8,000 tons.
"HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonsski),
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS '——" DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI. CARA MEMANGRAVING DOCK.
Length on Keel Blocks
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
Breadth at Entrance on hottom
Floating Crane capable of lifting Lo tone weight,
368 feet 0 inch.
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.
197
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:
Competes with the best quality English Cakes or FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST
FIREBRICKS GRADE
FIRECLAY.
STOOK ALWAYS ON HAND.
200 KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD.
* CLYDESDALE PAINT AND OIL WORKS,
GLASGOW.
MANUFACTURERS OF
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS,
Telephone: No. 373.
Tel, Address: VICTORIA.
FRANKL COOKE,
Manager.
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GRAND HOTEL.
Qu' Roin Operaiz,
WHITE LEAD, PAINTS, COLOURS. VARNISHES. A FIRST-CLASS
OIL REFINERS. ETC., ETC.
CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. COLONIAL
AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, RAILWAY AND
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES, ETC.
AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, most; Central Location!within the vicinity of all the Principal Banks
Noted for the best Food, Betralment Accommodation and Cleanliness: (nisile Dido. European Supervision. A First Class String Orchestra renders selections from 6,20 .. to 11.30 r..
Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping people.
PRICES AND PARTICULARS. FROM===
WM. STEWART & CO.. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
For further particulars apply-
MANAGER.
SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.
Telephone 197
Hongkong, 1 December, 1914.
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WM. STEWART & CO.
BOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA OFFICE QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, TEL ADD.: MAISHAN, HONGKONG.
OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI,
NAMAZUTA, BẢYO, BHINNEW
AND KAMIYAMADA Collieri
** AGENTS FOR
BAXITO AND OYUBARI Coals,
HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI,
TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES NAGASAKT,
TELEPHONE No. 1030.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Hongkong, les October, 1914.
AGENTS,
SOUTH
MOJ KARATSU, WAKAMATSU MANCHURIA
OTARU, MUROHAN, HAKODATE, TOBE, OSAKA, KURE; TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW,
MADA PEKING.
Uable Address for above: "IWASAKI," Ondon: A1, AB.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.
AD AGENCIES:
CHINKIANG——-MERITS. GRARING & Co. MANILA-Messrs. MACONDEAT & CO. BINGAPORE-Messra. BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Mozsrs. AR.
MOFARLANE. & Co., LTD.
For Partieniars, apply to--
K. KATO,
Manager.
BROWN,
No, 2, Fedder Street, Hongkong
Hongkong, 24th April, 1914
PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED,
TIME TABLE.
WERK DAYS.
7.00 am, to 8.00 am....Every 15 minutes.
8,00
10.00
15.00
to 11,00
11.30 to 12.45 p.z....
18.45 pm, to
1.15
BLIK to 1.45 ---
1.45 to 2.15
215
to 6.00
5.00
to 810 »
15
»
Night Cars,
60 p.m. and 9.00 pm, 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.
Every Half-Hour.
100 p.m. to 11:45 pm,
Every Quarter-Hour,
M SUNDAYS.-
7.45 am to 10.30 am.... Every 15 minutes.
10.30 to 11.00
11.30 to 12.00 noon
11:00 noon to 1.00p.m
10
15
15
.:
to
7:00
100p.m. to 5.00
6.00 to 6.00
to 8.10
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days, SATURDATE
Extra Car at 12 Midnight,
SPECIAL CARB by arrangement of be Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Den Vans Food Central, und
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Manages da Mongkong 29th May, 1914.
195
RAILWAY. ILW
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST,
AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.
TIME TABLE
(Effective from May 1st, 1914, to April 30th, 1915).
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
IMPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Chragon Pina and Japanese Cak in Logs sud
Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions. Floorings-Sises to Order,
Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles In lengths up to 60 foot:
The attention of Arshitects, Civil Engineers and Contractors in directed to the splandil range of Philippine Hardwoods unflable for constructional purposes,
Prince and Samples on Zapplicakion. Telegrama-Rosewood, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914
Telephons No.[1468,
P. O. Box No, 839
IKRICH WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composel of excellently equipped THE YOKOHAMA DOCK
Dlaing, and Fires and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Traing and with Dairen Shanghai Direol Mail Steamer Service by the t... SAKAKI MARU and KOBE MAHU (ench Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:-
40,00
14.06
TIL
1.40
NOETH BOUNDARA A CAS
MADAN SOUTH BOUND.
Png Gensating at Harbin with
10.134
Vn.
Thic
*4.30
tab.
20 pm Wed Th.
The Man 40,00
"
14
Meda
All Furmass?· MAR.
• Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the B.M.R. Time. The shove fares do not include the Express Train Berth Food With regard to the above Time Tabla, the Four Express Trains per week connecting two each way with the Ruerian State Expresses are temporarily suspended, owing to the partial suspension of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Traffic on account of the European Wax
The Two Weekly Express Trains connecting one each way with the Wagon-Lite Expresses, ali Ordinary Trains, and the
Two Dairen-Shang
Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamers will restain in operation as store.
To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8 PM. for Changchun and that leaving Chang- chun st. 11.90 AM for Dairena Compartment Car has been attached, on which First Class Passengers can senare sleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 2
RAILWAY HOTELS YAMATO HOTEL (TL Add. Yamato A Daren, Port Arthur, Mukden, Changchan, and Hoshigaurs (the finest rea-side resort in North China), all under the Company's vansgement
1
TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtalashle at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL STAMPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS CO., METHOS. Cook & Sox EHUEHUBEAU DES HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIZ
Nona Resenumat; and the Neron YUSEN KATSKA, Shanghal; from each of whom all information, time tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct From the
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIBES.
Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., A1, and Ldabers.
Tel.' Add. e "Marezeu.
M
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Prekła włoska always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tiantain Depola
and also si Cânton, Bhanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,
MINING DEPARTMENT/
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIREN,
LIMITED.
Telegraphic Address --" DOCK,” Tokohama.
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CO.,
Codar used-A.B.U. 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Bootf's, AL. and Watkin'n,
DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT-Taleplone Nos, 376, 508, 683, 2050, $470,
NO. 1 DOCK.
NO. 3 DOCK. Docking
Dorking Length 615 ft. NO. 2 DOCK.
$78. Docking Length
481.14.
© Every - description of repair work undertaken. A large assortment of material Including tail phafta are kept in stock. Two porestal tow bonis, festing darziak so Lift 45 tons, pneumatio, electric, hydraulo plants, etc. Manufacturers of engines, boilers, tags, lighters, constructional steel work, eta. Tenders on short notice by letter or cable.
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT --
99 buildings, principally of brick and steal, containing private bonded warehouses and sugar consumption, tax covered warehouses. Floor area 67,817 square yards, or 14 sores, Get Every: description of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage, and incarsuse under-
taken, Ralós mozzarte, ka
* Mooring Busin, 600 foot by 150 foot by 25 fost deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses.
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OREGON PINE.
THE CHINA IMPORT
AND
EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 27th June, 1914)
1
Telegraphic address: "COMFORT."
PEAK HOTEL.
120
1,100 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL..
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MIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for. Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Etory Loum, prompt nonnition main aimed by six lines to Central,
Fifteen Minu es from Frincipal Landing Staga. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Boof Garden and Sovial Rooms, European Kunner meets Steamers."
P. 0. PLUSTER,
THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.
TYKIS LARGE and RÚOMY HOTEL OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has been ro norated throughout and entirely refurnished Situated on the Praia Grande tading the sea,
■ pool breeze is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING BOOM facing the sen. Chisine indor experienced supervision. Terms moderate,
For further particulars, apply to→
THE MANAGER,
Macau,
Tel Adi. "Phoenix," Macau.
Ist February, 1915,
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VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN CANTON,
Telegraphic Add.; "VICTORIA, SHAMEEN, SIPJATED ON THE BETTIEN CONCESSION.
Hotel electrically lighted, and onder experienced European Superhon GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention given to Tourista.
REASONABLE RATES.
WM-TARMER.
Proor