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MOTOR REPAIRS.
We undertake the complete overhauling and reparing Motor Cars. All work done by export mechanios under an axperiensed European Motor Engineer.
ALEX. ROSS & Co.
Agents for KING 8 Cyllader Cars.
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Hongkong Daily Press
Fortify
yourself with Bovril
IT MUST BE BOVRIL
No. 18,274,
ESTABLISHED 1867,
Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.
BRITISH TO THE BACKBONE
(87-1
號四十七百二千八高一第
日四个月一十年辰丙
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER STA, 1916.
拜禮
BAR MEDRET PRICE 51 PAS MONTH.
HOTELS
THE HOME MAILS
TO ARRIVE.
Dee. 8th.-Europe (vid Negapatam), per
6.B. ATHOS.
Dee. 8th.-Europe (vid Siberia) per ss.
KATORI MANU.
Dec. 10th. The English mail, per s..
NOVARA.
SO DEPART
A
MITSUBISHI
Dec. 10th-Stenity, Ceylon, Delagon Bay, DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
Dee 12th
Cape Town and United King
dom at 0.m., per 6.8. KATORI MARU.
Europe vid Siberin, at 3 p.m., per 8.s.. LucKOW,
Dec. 14th --Japan, Canada, United States, South America vid San Francisco and United Kingdom ria Canada, at 11 a.m., per .. TIKEMBANG.
Dec. 14th.Europe via Siberia, ab 3 p.m., per s.8, SHANTUNG,
Dec. 15th--Straits, Burmah,
Ceylon,
Australia, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 m., per a NAMKIN.
Dec. 28th-Shanghai, North
China
Japan vid Nagasaki, Vie Forle, Vancouver, United States, Central and South America and United Kingdom. vid Canada, at 10,30 a.m., per 8.8. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,
NB.--For further returna 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
BEENISLAND CEMENT COMP
GREEN
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Cake 375 lb. zei.
In Bag 250 lbs, nat.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers,
$60
BOORD'S
GIN.
(OAT ON BARREL BRAND),
DEY AND
OLD TOM.
SOLE AGENTS.
CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR&Co.
∙15. QUESN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Telophone No. 76.
16-4
PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY
LIMITED
TIME-TABLE.
WHE DATE.
7.00 a. b. 8.00 am...Every 15 minutes.
$11.30
મ
1.15
to 1.45
8.00
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bo 10.00
10
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to 11.00
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16
10
1.16
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1.65
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15
to 8,00
13
11
'6.00
to 8.10
10
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50
44
NIGHT CARE.
8.50 pm and 9.00 pm.; 8.30 to IL:30 pm.
Every Hall-Hour.
$11.00 pm, to 11.45 p.m. Every Qaarber-Hour.
SUNDATE
DO 10:30 ..very 15 minutes.
7,80 m.
8.00
+10.20
Jw. to 11.00
}
11.30
to 12.00 noon
12.00noon to 1.00 pm
1.00pm, to 5.00
6.00 to 8.00
8.00 to
7.00
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$7.00 " to 8.10 * ***
NIGHT CARS
ען.
15
∙10
#
3
16
A
10
15
-10
as on Week Daya." SATURDAYS
-
15.
Extrà. Car at 13 Midnight. SPECIAL CARB by arrangements ut the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Dea Vox Load Central,
Besson and parsh taketasvaliable for all ours not already full running at the Hime mated in the Company be obtained d
time-tables, but not for special cars, osn application at the Company's Office, Na Beason ticket will be issued mutil payment therefor has been made in Back Toden or by Choque on Compradors Order represent- Eng Bank Fetea
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.
Gonors Managers,
IA, ABC, WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODES VAND.
Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilere, and Electrical Engineers,
Manufacturers of-Contrafo Condensers, Stone's Manganese Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo. Alternators, že, že
NAGASAKI.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
7. H. TAGGART,
Alanger.
Single Fare by Night Steamer Return
(available also for return by day steamer) Single Fare by Day Steamer Return
$8.00
11.00
8.00
9.00
GRILL ROOM.
Bronze Castings,
HONGKONG TO CANTON,
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
FRIDAY, 8TH DECEMBER, 1916.
Width of Entrance on bottom
Dook No. 1 Dock No. 2 Dook No. 3
510 feet
714 feet, 350
88
8.00. “KINSHAN.”. 10.00 pm. “FATSHAN."
8.00 "FATSHAN." 5.00 pm. “HONAM.”
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
19 26
26.
SATURDAY, 9TH DECEMBER, 1918.
8.00 a.m:* HONAM.”
* 10.00 p.m. * KINSHAN.”
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DOUK,” NAGASAKI. GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Length on Keel Blocks
דל :
PATENT SLIP Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. The Salvage Steamer "OURA MARU," 718 cons and 12 knota. Two Floating Cranes of 00 and 30 tons sach, besides 150 tons Giant Cranes.
KOBE TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: DOCK," KOBE FLOATING DOCKS.
-་
***
Lifting Power Mar Length of Ship taken in Max. Breadth of Bhip taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken in
་་
No. 1 7,000 tona, No. 2 12,000 tons.
460 feet,
贝
BB
590 fest
66
U
26
*
The Salvage Steamer ARIMA MARU," Putsping capacity per hour 3,000 tons.
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:–“ DOCK” SHIMONOSEKL GRAVING DOCK.
**
**
Loogth on Keel Blocks Breadth at Entrance on bottom... Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tido Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.
**** 368 feet 0 inch.
"
25
THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS Me closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt exect tion of work and to suit the conveniotice of customers,
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Eatinantes sont on application,
1742
FOR. ALL
OOAL
KAIPING
INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES
FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE
FIREBRICK AND
FOR
ALL INFORMATION
FIRECLAY
APPLY TO
DODWELL & CO., LTD., QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, OR KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
TIENTSIN, MONTH CHINA.
SOUTH
RAILWAY.
MANCHURIA
SHU
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 IS STILL TIA THR SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY.
Time-Table from May lat, 1915, until Further Netion.
Owing to the War the THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE how bea beraparily waspended, and ONCE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining and First and Becond Class Sleeping Care, is operated between v Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Sborian Expawn Trains and - with Dairen-Belton (Tingtae) Bhanghai Mail Stoumar Service by the 8.8. SAKAKI MARU” and “ KOBE MARU" (each equipped with wireless belograpla) as follows :
ENA IZAN ZA
XAL
NORTH BOUND,
PAR Kabe_111 Clone Fami
SOUTH BOUND, ..
* Russian Trade Time is 23 miuntos ineter than BM.R. Time, The shore fares do not include the Express Traiz Borth Foe,
To the dolly train leaving Dairen at 8 pm, for Changahum and that saying Changabus at 11:30 am, for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attached, on which Hub Cham Pamengest man posare seeping socommodation on payment of Ten 3.
RAILWAY HOTTIE YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add “Yamato”). At Dzires, Port Arthur, Makdan, Changchun, and Hoshigaurs (the fingut men-side resort in North China), all under the Company's Management.
TICKET AGENCIES, The Company's Railway and Steamer Tiskets are obtaizishia at all the Agasales of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co Moura. Too Coox & Bon; the NORDISK BREAKBUENAU and the NIPPON YUDES TAISKA, Shanghai; from when all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., sen ha obéained free, or direct from them.
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIRINN.
Codem: A.B.0, téh Ed, Al, and Lieber's Tel Add. “MAWTOPISH,”
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR KAST Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newakwang, and Thonbein Depoču jai nimo et Amiang, Chefoo Shangbal, Hongkong, Hanilo, Blagopoes, and Przemy,
WINING DEPARTMENT
SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAT 00. DURERE,
8.00... KINSHAN." 5.00 p.m. "FATSHAN.”
HONGKONG-MAGAO LINE.
6.9. "TAISHAN,” Tons 2,000, 1. ́6.B. "SUI TAL," Tons 1,651.
HONGKONG TO MACAO, Weekdays at 8'am, and 1 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Strest Wharf. Sundays at 9 am, and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Wook dayn at 730 a.m. and 2 p.m. :- Sundays at 7.30 am, and 8 pan..
EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, · 1918, -
The Company's Steamship
** TAISHAN
Will depart from the Company's Wiss Lox STBET WHARF at 9 am, and return from Maaso et 3.p.m.
N.B.-The Company will also ran a Steamer frem Macao, on Sunday at 7.30 am. and from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
FARES AS USUAL.
MACÃO-CANTON LINE.
SERVICE SUSPENDED,
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
'8.9. "BALINYAML,” 588 tona, sad^8,2. “NANNING,” 189 tone..
Ona (53ks shore Bimmunes kunne Osaton for Watkow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 6 um, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same dayı at 8.30 km. Rouma trips take about & days. Passengers can return to Bongbong or vice vores by the Company's direct Steamers " LINTAN" mod “SANUL" These vessela bave superior Cabin socommodation and sms lighted throughout by electricity, Electrio Fan in sach Cabin
Booking Ofoe open daily (Bunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 8 pm. Further partionisen may be obtained at the Office of them.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Fier,
(198
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KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMHES
Telephone: No. 373.
Tel. Address: "VICTORIA."
PEAK
J. WITCHELL (Manager.
HOTEL.
and
1,400 FEET ABOVE ÉBA LEV KS,
THIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL
TOURIST HOTEL. Darivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenienco, Telephouse in every Room, prompt connection maintained by six lines to Central.
Fifteen minutes from Principal Landing Stago, Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden, and Social Rooms Europea Ember meets Steamers, but
2. 0. PEUSTER, Manger
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THE
VICTORIA HOTEL.
CANTON.
Situated on the British Concession, Shameen.
The only European Hotel in Canton.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO. venit and Coins provided
U.S. MAIL LINE.
OPERATING THE NEW FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS
* ECUADOR,” « VENEZUELA ” AND - " COLOMBIA ”* 14,000 tons ench,
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,
VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU THE SUNSHINE BELT.
THT MOST COMFORTABLE ROUTE TO AMERICA AND EUROPE.”
6.8. * VENEZUELA” 8.8 ECUADOR"
BAILING FROM HoweKONG :
www.
+
MONDAY.. 11th Dec., at Noon. ...SATURDAY, 80th Deo., at Noon.
SL.B. “COLOMBIA "
Those Steamers have the most modern equipment including ALL LOWER BEBTHS and large comfortable staterooms (ull aingie and two berths only).
The Safety and Comfort of Passengers le our first conddo ation, Tickets are interchangeable with the Tero Kines Fauna and the Canadian Padipig DOBAN BERYLonas, Lite,
For further information, retos, literature, schedules, sto, apply to---
COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings, Chator Boni Telephone 141.
AFFLICATIONS FOR AGENCIES IN
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Should be sent to our Agent :—
ME T.
RUDDIMAN
JOHNSTON,
1036
13, Mikawadai-machi, Azahu-ku, Tokyo, Jarax,
SHACKELL, EDWARDS & CO., LTD,
MAKERS OF
PRINTING INKS
FOR OVER 120 YEARS.
RED LION PASSAGE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
English Manufacturers. B'Ini Bores ad Sizes.
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED
SHOT, From No: 10 to 8880; at 86, 87 mil $7.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES
d AIR GUNS in Variety,
Inspection Invited.
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
1208
A LING & CO..
19 Queen's ROAD CENTRAL.
MURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
FURNITU STORE.
Photographic Goods of Every Deneription in Btook
Developing, Printing and Enkaging. Candon. Marbles în Tarigna Shadas. TELEPHONE 120.
1593
Guides Chairs
Every information and special attention given to Tourists. Reasonable Rates,
Under the personal Management of Mr. and Mrs. GEO. B. EYLES
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