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ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION. FOLIO BEKOOL BATTALION,
THE
HB_ADMIRALTY- have given sileial permission for raining a Battalion at 1,000 men, which will be Trielly Hited to Public School or University Men and who will seTVS together sea Unit.
Training is now going forward.
AppHounts desiring to amol atquld
spely at ones to
ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,
8, 7 and 8, Old Bond Street, W.
GOD SATH Tes Kro.
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED
1657
Registered as a Newspaper at the General- Past Office in the Unital Kingdom,
No. 17,759.
號九十五百七千七萬一第二日九十二月二年乙
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 13г#, 1915.
二拜旗
骁三十月四年四國華中
BISHI
THE HOME MAILS.
TO DEPART. ·
Apr. 13th-Europe vid Siberia, at 11 a.m.,
per s.s. TENYO MARU.
Apr. 13th Shanghai, North China, Japan, pid Nagasaki, Honolulu, United States, South America, and Canada and San Francisco,-and- United Kingdom via Canada, at 11 a.m., por s.. TESTO MANU. 13th.Europe viā Siberin, nt. 3. p.m.,
per 8.8. ANHUI
Apr.
Apr. 16th-Europe via Siberia, at İl a.m.,
YOKOHAMA Mauer.
Apr. 15th.Shanghai, North China and
Japan via Moji, Victoria, B.C., Seattle and United Kingdom. vid Canada, at 11 am, per 8.3. YOKOHAMA Mane.
Apr. 15th-Europe via Siberia, at 3 p.m.,
per 8.8. LIANGCHOW..
Apr. 23rd Straits. Burmal Ceylon, Au laide, Western Australia, India,
Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11. a.m., per s.8. MALTA.
May 1st.Saigon, Straits, Burmah, Cey lon, Adelaide, Western Austra
Tio, Indin, Adon, Egypt and Europe, at 1 ... per .. ERNEST SIMONS.
MITSU
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS. 4.1.-A.B.C., WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODse Usno. Baikiem and Repairer of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrafo Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronco. Castings, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternators, do, do
NAGASAKI
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: DOOK," NAGASAKI. GEAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP
Length on Keel Blocks Width of Entrance on bottom
P
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
DOCK No. 1. Dock No. t. Dock No. 3. 610 test 350 foot 714 foot.
77
17
535
B8
26
1/
24 31
24
PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons grosS, The Salvage Steamer OURA MARU." 716 fons and 12 knots. Two-Floating Cranes of GO and 50 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Craze.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" WADADOCK," KOBE,
Lifting Power....
BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD.
PARK
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.
KOBE.
PRIOR AND PARTICULARS PROM—-
--FLOATING DOCKS.
Max. Length of Bhip taken in
No. 1. 7,000 tons. No. 2. 12,000 tona.
480 foot.
580 foot.
-Mar. Breadth of Ship taken In Max. Draft of Bhip taken in
56
FP
66 #
孵
WM. STEWART & CO.. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.
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15%
N.B. For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Ports, Maulla, Biam, etc., see the Post Office Notice on the last page of this issue.
The Sairage Steamer "ARIMA MARU," Pamping capacity per boar 8,000 tons. HIROSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki),
́1ELEGRAPHIC ÅDLEESS" DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI.
GRAVING DOCK..
Length on Koel Blocks...
Breadth at Entranes on bottom
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide.
Flosting Crane capable of lifting £0 tons weight.
Hongkong, 1 Danember, 1914.
268 foot 0 inch.
501
28
FOR SUMMER WEAR, LUSTRES
Cream Colour $12.00 and $14.00 per piece of 30 yards. A7SO VARIOUS QUALITIES KHAKI
DRILL.
ALEX. ROSS & Co.
4. Des Voeux Road, Central
(90
PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
THE
HONG KONG
HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
16]
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager,
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
Etorbid LiFiS AND LIGHTING.
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. $2:0:
HOTEL LAUNCH Marys ALL STIAMERA.
Telephone: No. 373,
Tel. Address: "VICTORIA."
FRANK L COOKE,
Manager.
INTIMATIONS
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Chaks 875 lbs, net.
In Bags 250 lbs. not.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
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General Managers.
Hangkang, 9th December, 1914.
ITBU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
M
(MITSU BISHI Co.) OOAL DEPARTMENT
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI NAMAZUTA, BAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collierlen. AGENTS FOR BARITO AND OYUBARI Cosla
HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, жол, KARATSU WAKAMATSU, *OTAEU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, - KOBE, OSAKA, KURE. TOKYO,
YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA,
THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS
are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt executioni
of work and to suit the convenience of ematomers!
Any Ordem will be promptly attended to and Estimates sent on application.
THE
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MINING
KAILAN ADMINISTRATION. KAIPING COAL:
Now well known throughout the East for BTEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD" PURPOSES.
KAIPING COKE:
Competes with the best quality English Coken or FOUNDRY. SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES, HIGHEST
GRADE
FIREBRICKS
FIRECLAY.
STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND..
OFFICE, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, TEL ADD.: MAISHAN, HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE No. 1030,
DODWELL & CO.,
Hongkong, lab October, 1914.
AGENTS.
LTD.
SOUTH
RAILWAY.
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW MANCHURIA
PEKING,
Dahls Address for above: "IWASAKI” CA1A.B.O 5th Ed., Western Union, AGINOIES—
CHINKIANGMessrs. GRADING & Co. MANILA-Mesra, MAÇONDEAT & CO. BINGAPOREM, BORNEO Co., LTD. GLASGOW-Messrs. AR. BROWN,
MOFARLANE & Co., LTD.
For Particulara, apply to-
K. KATO,
Manager,
No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong.
Hangkang, 24th April, 1914.
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PRAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WHEN DATO.
7.00 am, 16 8.00a.m....Every 15 minutes.
110.00
10.00
to 11.00
8.00
11.30 to 12.45p...
· 12.45 p.m. to -135)
1.16
to 1.45
1.45
»
2.15
2.115
to: 5.00
1.00
to 8.10
10
J
15
10
NIGHT CARE.
10
-3.50 p.m, and 9.50 p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 pm.
Evory Half-Hout,
1.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m..
Every Quarter-Hour
SUNDAYS.
to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes.
1.45 10.30 21.90
to 11.00
10
"
"
to 12.00 neon
IZ
+
19.00 noon to 1.00p.m.....
1.00p.za to 4.00
3
6.00
£6.00
3
$.00
to 7.00
21
9.00
to 8.10...
10
15
28
NIGHT CARS as on Week Day
BATURDAYE
Extra Car at 13 Midnight.
SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Corapany's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Den Voux Road Central.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Mongkong 29th May, 19144
1467
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE. VIA DAIREN, TEMPORARY TIME TABLE
(Effective from February 18th, to April 30th, 1915),
Owing to the War the THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE has been temporary suspended, and a ONE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Diving and First and Second Claus Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the 5.8. "SAKAKI MARU" and "KOBE MARU" (each equipped with wir less felegraph) as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
Connecting a Eubia with the Thana-Ribesas Ex- pres Serries to Zergrad
SOUTH BOUND.
,316) Bulk MusslerTrain:20.
ZUkangchas
Fat-Clark Fardh
Baskı lobe at Clase YLITE
Tanging
J
Jure.
GE.. Tem) kr) 1.55 p.m.
W
AZ I
T 1250
W-40
1150
Yiday
LARAŠA Trahy 29% 1920
A (Hai
"Rate TED"
Eusalan Train Time is 23 minutos faster than the S.MR, Time,
The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fes-
(*. Conventive - ko. Barkl
with the TransAftersa Kas press Service fromkring.
in
Indir
H.
Wel
Bit.
www.
To the daily train leaving Dairen st 8 F.M. for Changchun and that leaving Chang obua si 11.20 AM. for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attached, on whiah First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 2.
RAILWAY HOTELS YAMATO HOTEL (Tel.. Add. "Tamato"). Al Falzon, Port Arthur, Mukden, Changchun, and Hoshigens (the finest sem-side resort in North Chins), all under the Company's management,
TICKET AGENCIES.-The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPEZES TRAINS Co.; Masera. Thos. Coox & SON; REEBUREAU DEE. HAMBURG-AMBBIXA LI the NORDION INSERUREAU; and the Nirros Yoses KAWHA, Shanghai; from whom alt infirmation, time-tables, platorial guide-books, sto, can be obtained free, or direct from the
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN.
Codes: A.B.G. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's.
Tel Add.: "KANSERSU."
EUSHUN
COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Frosh stooks always on hand st Dairan, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tiantain Dapoir,
and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang.
MINING DEPARTMENT,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN.
E468
STEWART & CO.
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
MFORTERS of Tok, Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and Japanese Oaks in Loge and.
Pank
Toak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions. Flooringy-Sixes to Order,
Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in longiks op to 80 feat.
22 AND of architects, Lati zingturom CuntÍNORITE" 15" "ULreston-su plend) range of Philippine Hardwoods enfiable for constructional purposes.
Prises and Samples on application. Talogram-Rouswcod.
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914
Telephone No. 1463,
P. O. Box No. 639
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THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,
LIMITED.
Talographis Addrem 10" DOCK," Yokohama,"
Codes med słB,C, 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Boott's, AL. and Walkin's | DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT -Telephone No. 876, 608, BBL, 2050, 8470.
NO. 3 DOCK. Docking Langth 181 ft.
KO. 1 DOCK,
NO. 2 DOCK. Dosking Length 535 t. Docking Length is ft.
Every description of repair work undertaken. A large nesortment of material including kall shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, floating derriak so lin 15 ions, preamatio, elecerto, hydrsulle planta eto, Manufacturers of engines, boilers, tags, lighters, onstructional stool work, etc. Teufen on short notice by letter or asble,
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :-
92 balldinga, prinsipally of brick and stes), containing private bonded warehousen and anger consumption tas novared warehouses. Floor area 87,917 square gards, or 14 acres, Every description of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage and lasurase under- lakon, Katos moderska,
Mooring Basin, 600 food by 180 feet by 25 fest deep, adjoining the docku sad warehouses,
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"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS"
PUBLICATIONS.
DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE OF
THE FAR EAST $10.00 Do. Do. Smaller Edition 6.00 CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY, a Social and Political Novel, by 0. J. H. Halcombe ................. THE JUBILEE OF HONGKONG, being an Historical Sketch, to which is added an Account of the Celebrations in 1801
8.80
MISSIONARY DIRECTORY, paper
cover $0.80 ISSIONARY DIRECTORY, sloth -
oover 1.25 DOG AND GUN In New Territory ....
1.00 FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON, BY THE PEARL RIVER "A Book for the Globetrotter," by Capt. C. V. LLOYD: with Maps and Illus.
HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS,ʼhalf-
Yearly vol., bored SIXTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE
CALENDAR, 1884 to 1973 BATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONG. KONG, English Mail days 1874- BOMBAY RATES OF EXCHANGE. AT. HONGKONG, English Mail Days, 1898
1.75
**[20]
GRAND HOTEL.
Quik's Boad Esterat,
FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, mai[Central Location within the vicinity of all the Principal Banks,
Noted for the best Food, Refreshment ZVOZIZVO=Phd Flaanliness. Calsine under European Supervision. A First-Clais String Omhestra renders selections from 5.30 P.M to 11.30 P.M.
Special monthly terrös for residents and flor Shipping people.
For further particulars apply--!
MANAGER.
Telephone 197. Talographic address: "COMFORT.""
-120
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Conveniense, Telephones in Every Room, prompt connection maintained by six lines to Central,
Fifteen Minu se from Principal Lending Staga Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Foot Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Steamers,
P. O. PEUSTER, Manager,
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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.
THIS LARGE and ROOMY. HOTEL OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has been novated throngkosi und entirely refaenkhed, Bituated on the Fraia Grande facing the 883, # cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round, LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the sa Cuisine ander experlanced supervision. Terma moderate.
For further particulars, apply to
THE MANAGER,
Tel Add. "Phonix.”: Macau."
1st February, 1915,
£37
7.80 VICTORIA HOTEL
$.00
1.00
1.00
FOR RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA ... HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS "OF: THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Pub- lished Annually MOUNTINGS OF NAVAL GUNS and their Subsequent Use with the Ladysmith Relief Column D WARLIKE EXPLOITS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, by J. E. Featherstantsigh
THE HONGKONG TYPHOON, Sept. 18th, 1906, Illustrated Account ... TEMPORARY MINING REGULA-
TIONS IN ORINA, REGULATIONS
0.50
-0.80
0.50
6.00
1.00
1.00
+
19
KOWLOON
0.76
1.00
PEAK
0.75
0.35
POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM MAIL TABLES for 1914, on card-
on paper. 0.85
0.76
0.25
0.80
| POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO. MIS-
SIONARY SUCCESS IN CHINA 0.25 TRADE MARK REGULATIONS IN
OHINA
CALLED OUT: or the Chung Warg'a Daughter, an Anglo-Chiness Ro mange, by Chas. J. H. Halcombe... 3.00 PLAN OF THE WEST RIVER........ 1.00
VICTORIA .......
NEW TERRITORY
SLAMEEN-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 Special Attention
given to Tourists · ·
REASONABLE RATES.
WM, FABER,
·Proprietor
$466.