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ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BATTALION,
THE ADMIRALTY have given Official permission for raising a Battalion of 1,000 mon, which will be strictly limited to Public School or Urirersity Men and who will sorve together as a Unit.
Training is now going forward,
Applicants desiring to carol abonid.
spply at once to
ROYAL-NAVAL-DIVISION,--
*, 7 and 8, Old Bond Street, W.
GOD SAVE THE Krko,
THE HOME MAILS,
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857.
Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.
號三十月十年四芪華中
ROBINSON ROAD
now Open to Motor Trafia Ford Cars will get there every time. Prices $1,650 Complete, Ready to Run.
ALEX. ROS5 & Co.,
4. Des Vœux Road Central
PRIOE, $3 PER MONTH,
HOTELS
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No. 17,916.
魏六十百九千七萬一第
二日五初月九年乙 HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13г#, 1915, San
KELLY &
WALSH, LTD.
MISU
Oct. 14th
Oot. 16th.
Saigon, Straite, Ceylor, Ado laide, Western Australia, India,
Oct. 16th.
TO ARRIVE.
Oct. 13th-Europe (viž Siberia), per ms.
ANTIVI.
Oes, 19th Europe teid Negapatain), per
ATLANTIQUE.
TO DEPART
Oct. 12th Formosa riú Keelung, Shang- bai, North China, Japan vid Moji, Victoria, B.C., Seattle (Wash.), and United Kingdom
vid Canada, at 1p.m., per 5,8. TACOMA MARU.
Europe vid Siberio, at 3 p.m.,
per s.. CHENAN.
BISHI
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS. A.1, A.B.C., WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODES USED..
Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilert, and Electrical Enginoor, Manufacturers of Contrado Condensers, Stone's Manganate, Bronze Cistings, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternators, de, do
-NAGASAKI ·
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:—“DOCK," NAGASAKI. GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Dock No. 1. Doux No. 2. Dock No. 3
350 fest 714 feet, 510 feet
THE
NAUTICAL ALMANAC for 1916 ...$ 200 Returns of Trade for 1914, Northern
Ports A Young Man's Year, by Anthony Hops 1.75
Returns of Trade for 194, Yangtze Kitchenor Chaps, A. Neil Lyons
Porta
2.00
.80
200
T. P. Journal of Grost Deeds of the
Great War...
3.50
Wine, Water and Song, Poems by G. K.
Chesterton..
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
8
America and the German Peril, H. P.
Okie
2.00
GRILL
ROOM,
*
Fate and Free Will, A S. Wadis...
2.00
The Kaiser's Double, translation of
Quiddo's Caligula
Length on Keel Blogs
Width of Entrance on bottom
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide...
**
π7 25.
5
63
24.
88
34
The Long Retreat, Posme by A. F.
Graves... International Law and the Great War,
C. Phillipson
.60
10 Painless Childbirth in Twilight Bleep,
Hanna Rion Student's Pocket Prescriber
4.60
16].
J. H. TAGGARY,
Manager.
1.20
1900
The Health of the Child, Hildesheim...
OR'
1.60
The House Fly, A Slayer of Meb,
Fitzsimons.
.80
Max Breadth of Bhfp taken in Max. Draft of Ship Taken in
.་་
KOBE.
No. 1. 7,000 tons. No. 2, 12,000 tons. 580 feet. 480 feet.
**
158 F
60
22
26
H
1.76 A Nursing Manual for Nurses and
Nursing Orderlies, Fitzwilliams 2.00 Operative Surgery
4.80
Surgical Anatomy and Surface Markings, Fitzwilliams
with
8.50
++
2.03-
6,00
The Infant, Nutrition and Management
E. Pritchard
2.76
Belgium (Beautiful Europe), J. E. Morris
1,20 Post-Mortem Methods, M. Beattie...
3.50
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Fich
Breadth at Entrance on bottom
868 foct 0 inch.
56
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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTRIC INFts and LightiNO,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLO0PL-
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMTKJ.
Telephone: No. 873.
Tel. Address: " VICTORIA,”
FRANK L. COOKE, Manager.
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25 Н
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Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 4 p.m., per s.s. PAUL LECAT. Europe vid Siberia, at 5 pm,
per 8.8, ANKUI.
Oct. 21st.Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- ja.de Western Australia, ludis, Aden Egypt and Europe, at 5 pn., per s... MALTA.
N.B-For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Ports, Manila, Siam, etc., see the Post Offics Notios on the last page of this issue,
G
INTIMATIONS
BE EN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND
CEMENT.
In Casky 375 ibe, not.
In Bags 250 lbs. net,
SHEWAN, TOM ES & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 9th December, 1914
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A LING & CO..
19, QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL,
MURNITURE AND
FURNITURE
STOBE.
PHOTO GOODS
Photographie Goods of Every Description
In Stock
Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton Marble In Various Shaden.
TELEPHONE 1219.
Hongkong, 4th Febecary, 1918.
1516
PRAK
EAK TRAMWAY COMPANY
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE,
WHIK DAYS,
1,00 am, to 8.00 a.m....Every 15 minutes.
11.30. to 1245 p. 3
10
11
156
6.00"
to 10.00
-10.00
to 11.00
19.66 p.m. 1o 1.15
1.18
11
to 1.45*
H
15
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ย
11
to 2.16**
10
JF
to 5.00
to 8.10.ss
N
215
14
4.00.
NIGHT CARS.
8.60 p.m. and 9.00 pm 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.
Every Half-Henr.
1,00 p.m. to 1146 p.m.
Every Quarter-Hour.
BUNDATE.
1.45 .r to 10.30 am.... Every 15 minuten.
18.30
io 11.00 ..
10
"1
EX
$1,80 4o 12.00 noon
15
100 noon to 1.00pm
30
1.00 p.m. to 6.00 31 200 17
15
5,00
10 6.00
10
13 1
5,00
to 7.00
16
P
1.00
to
10
NIGHT CARS OF Week
Days,
נו
#
8.10***
SATURDAYS. Extra Car. at 19 Midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arragement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildingu, “ Des Voeux Road Central
Besson and panok tickets available for all or not already full running at the time bated in the Company's time tables, but not for special ear, can be obtained on application at the Company's Office. No Besson ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheqe or Compradors order represent- Ing Bank Notes.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkg 12th Jane, 1915.
1012.
SAVOY HOTEL.
21, BROADWAY, SHANGHAI, CHINA.
T
THE BEST MEDIUM-PRICED HOTEL in the City. Near to everywhere, and providing all modern conveniences.
American or European Plan.
Rates Si and $5 per pay.
Special terms to monthly guests.
Cable address :
SAVOY.
Telephone No. 2,610. C. A. BIDDLE, Manager.
DER
PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons grom. The Salvage Steamer" OURA MARU," 716 tons and 12 kuote. Two Flosting Cranes of 80 and 30 tons each, besides 160 tons Giant Crane.
Lifting Power....
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: DOCK," KOBE, FLOATING DOCKS.
Max. Length of Ship taken in
The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MARU," Pumping capacity per hour 3,000, tons.
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS :-" DOCK," SHIMONOSEK), GRAVING DOCK.
Length on Keel Blocks
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.
THE NAGASAKI KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt sxecution. of work and to suit the convenience of customer
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Estimator sent on application.
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THE KAILAN MINING
ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING COAL:
Now "well-known throughout the Essi for
STEAM RAISING. FORGING, STEEL MAKING. SHIPE BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
KAIPING COKE:
Compete with the best quality English Coken DI FOUNDRY. SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
GRADE FIREBRICKS HIGHEST
FIRECLAY.
STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND,
OFFICE QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG. TH. ADD.; MAISHAN, HONGKONG
TELEPHONE No. 1080..
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Hongkong, Isi October, 1914.
AGENTS.
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SOUTH
MANCHURIA
RAILWAY.
TRAVERSING THE NEWEST AND MOST INTERESTING COUNTRY OPENED TO THE TOURIST AND HOLIDAY-MAKER
THE SHORTEST, QUICKEST, AND CHEAPEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE 18 STILL VIA THE SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY,
Time-Table from May 1st, 1915, until Farther Notice.
Uwing to the War the THRICE-WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE has been temporarily suspended, and s ONCE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between. Dairen and Changahun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Erpress Trains and with Daffen-Seiten (Tongtae) Shanghai Hail Bteamer Barvice by the 8.8. "SAKAKI MARU ” and "KOBE MARU” (esch equipped with wireless telegraph) na followes
NORTH BOUND.
Captain John Smith (Stories of Great
Americans series), R. Johnson
The Story of the Hohenzollerns,
Sheridan Jones ... 144
Armaged lon, Stephon Phillips ... From Billabong to London, Mary Grant
Bruce
"Turkish Memories, Whitman...
WISEMAN, LTD.
JUST ARRIVED FROM ENGLAND:
THIS
SEASON'S JAMS.
STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACK CURRANT
AND APRICOT, 60 CENTS PER 1 LB
LB. JAR.
Hongkong, 9th October, 1915.
FURUKAWA & CO
GRAND HOTEL.
A
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
C
FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DÁTE HOTEL, most Central Location within the vicinity of all iko Prinsipal Banka,
Noted for the De Food, Befreshment Aerommodation and Cleanliness, Cuisine ander. European Supervision. A First-Class String Orchestra renders selections from 5,80 PINL jo 11.30 P.M.
Special monthly terms for residents and fo Shipping people.
For further partioqları apply......
Telephone 137.
MANAGER.
CO.Telegraphio address, “COMPORT.”
(FURUKAWA GOMEI KWAISHA TOKIO.)
SILVER AND COPPER :
SOLE PROPRIETOES OF ASHIO AND OTHER NINE COPPER AND GOLD
MINES. SILVER BULLION, COPPER INGOTS, TILES AND SHEETS, BARS,
BOTH OF COPPER AND BRASS,
CABLES
COALS:
AND WIRES :
Every Kind for Electrical Une.
Bole Proprietors and Bole Agents for
"SHAKANOO, MUTA, ARATE, NAKAZURU, SHIOGASHIRA, SENSUL
SHIMOYAMADA, SHINSHAKANOO, TAKADA,
COLLIERIES.
HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI, TOKIO. BRANCH OFFICES:-OSAKÁ, MOJI,
AND
OTAKAE
WAKAMATSU, HAKATA, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, DAIEEN.
No. 20, DES VŒUX ROAD, CENTRAL.
TEL No. 810,
Hongkong, 9th August, 1915,
[ITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOUTH BOUND,
Cosmolay at Zarkin with the Service le Frogto
Cunwcting at: Barris Bervice Fre
M
1st Class FIN
Telogio
F. TER
Kahlat Crane Fares |
Ma
Thursday.
Kumar Train) La) 18-200m
1150
Ts
111.60
SAM DATE
T11,50
Thatch
Biday
25
-
*Russian Train Time is 29 minutes faster than the SM.E. Time. The above fures do not include the Express Train Borth Fee.
3.00
「
To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8 P.M. for Changchun and that leaving Chang- shun si 11.20 AM. for Dairon a Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Clam Passenger can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 1.
RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (Tell Add. "Tamato"), At Dairan, Port Arthur, Mukisa, Changchun, and Hoshigaars (the Inork zen-alde resort in North China), all under the Company's management,
TICKET AGENCIES.-TheCompany's Railway and Eteamer Tickets are obtalanbis
SON; the
the
at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL ŠLAMPING CAN & Express Trams Co.;
NORDISK Cook & Maser. THOS.
RIDEBUREAU; and NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Shanghal; from whom all information, time-tables, platoriul guide-books, sts., can be obtained free, or direct from the
SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY CO., DAIREN.
Tel Add. "KANZETKU.”
FUSHUN
Coder: A.B.C. 5th Ed., A1, and Lieber's,
COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Freak stocks alway "on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newakwang, and Tientala Depots, and sio at Antang, Cheloo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, and Penang,
MINING DEPARTMENT.
SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY 00., DAIRES,
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SOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.
AGENTS FOR BAKITO AND OYUBARI Coals.
HEAD OFFICE:-MARUNOUCH),
ΜΑ ΤΟΚΙΟ.
BRANCH OFFICES:—NAGABAKI, WAKAMATSU, MOJI, KARATSU
HAKODATE, OTARU, MURORAN, КОВЕ, OSAKA. KURE, TOKYO, TOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, SHANGHAI HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING.
Cable Address for above: "IWASAKI,” Codes: Al. A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.
ÅĢENOLES 1
CHINKIANG-Messrs. GHAZING & Co. MANILA-Mors, MacondBar & Co. SINGAPORE Messrs. BORNEO CO., LTD.
A. E. BROWN, GLASGOW-Meers
MOFARLANE & Co., Ir. For Particulars, apply tow
K. KATO,
Manager No. 2, Podder Btreet, Hongkong. Hongkong, 4th April, 1914,
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PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL THIRST CLASS RESIDENTIAL
TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfori, Health and Convenience, Telephone in Every Room, prompt connection maintained by six lines to Central.
"Fifteen Minutes from Principal Landing Stage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Bteamera,
P. O. PEUSTER,
Manager:
THE NEW MACAU HOTEL
THIS
THIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL ΣΟΥ OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has bean re- ovated throughout und entirely refurnished.
FRENCH LESSONS Situated on the Praia Grande facing the sea,
a cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the Bea Cuisine under experienced supervision. Terms moderate.
For further particalars, apply to--
THE MANAGER.
Маски,
Tel. Add. "Phoenir," Macau, 1st February, 1815.
G. MOUSSION,
15, MORRISON HILL ROAD.
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NEW CARTRIDGES.
populi English
BI al Bores and Blues.
hannafscturers.
TFE
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SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLET VICTORIA HOTEL,
·SAOT." Fron No. 10 to 88SG. at $6, 87 and 17.60 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIK GUNS in Varioty,
Inspection: Invited.
WM. BOHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong, 4th Fauruszy,|1916 1500
ON SALE
FOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
BOWERYONESS, JANUARY 10 JUNE,
1915. With Index, Prion $7.50.
On Sale at the "Honekone DAILY FRISS " Offor
Hongkong, 10th Augesi, 1916.
CANTON.
Situated on the British Concession, Shameen,
.!
The only European Hotel in Canton,
Guides and Chairs provided. Every information and special attention given to Tourists. Reasonable Rates.
Under the personal Management of Mr. and Mrs. Gro. E. BYLES.
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