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DIRECTORY &
CHRONICLE.
For CHINA, JAPAN, ETO.
1917 Edition now in course of
Compilation,
PRICES:
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, Lo.
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857.-
Registered sa a Newspaper at èlia Gateral Post Office in the United Kingdom.
SMALL POX
In times of orleis it must be
JEYES FLUID
Stocks from
ALEX ROSS & Co.,
Sole Agents.
No. 18,287. TABITAK-8 BA+ZA-+4R HONGKONG SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23ED, 1916, ABD Y=TI)=AFIBRE#1 PRIOR, $3 FEB MONTH.
THE HOME MAILS.
TO ARRIVE.
Dec, 23rd.-Europe (vid Siberia), per s.s.
NIPPON MANU.
TO DEPART
Dec. 99th.-Straite, Ceylon, Delagon Bar.
Durban, Johannesburg, Cape
Town and United Kingdom,
at 10 am per 8.8. KAMO MADU.
MITSUBISHI
Dec. 28th.-Europe vid Siberia, at 10.30 DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
an, per 8.8. EMPRESS OF BUSSIA,
Des. 29th-Shanghai, North China
Dea.
Japan và Nay sai Táo toria, Vancouver, United Blates, Central and · South America and United Kingdom við Canada, at 10.30 a.00 por 3.5. Empress or Rus91A. 28th-Europe vid Siberia, at 3 p.m..
per sa. BRANTUNG.
Burmah, Ceylon, New Zealand, Western – Australia, Indin,
Dec. 29th-Straits,
Australia,
Adon, Egypt and Europe, st 11 am, per 8.5, NOVARA
V.B.—For further returns and for Mails
to and from the Coast Ports, Maaila, Siam, etc., sas. the Post Office Notice on the last page of this issue.
INTIMATIONS
| REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Osakes $76 lbs, net,
In Bags 950 Iba, net.
SHEWAN, TOMEÐ & Co.,
General Managert.
+
1A, ABC, WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY Goden USD.
Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engine
Manufacturers of Contrafio Condensers, Stone's Manganese. Bronze Castings, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo. Alternators, de, ko.
NAGASAKI.
TELEGRAPHIO Andes:DOCK” NAGASAKL GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT BLIP.
Length on Keel Blocks
Width of Entrance on bottom
Water on Blocks at Spring Tido
Door No. 1 Doox No. 1 Door No.
$10 feet 350
714 feet. 63
77
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PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. The Salvage Steamer "OURA, MABU, 716 tons and 12 kota.
Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Cenaan.
Lifting Power..
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" DOCK” KOBE FLOATING DOOKS
Max. Length of Ship taken in
Max. Breath of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken in
88
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FOR THE LARGEST AND
BEST SELECTION OF
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
GO TO
WISEMAN'S
TELEPHONE 407,
18
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG
HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
FIL TAGGART, Manager.
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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &
WEST
RIVER STEAMERS,
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. ERD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING. TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,
KOBE
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50
字串
No. 1 7,000 tons. No. % 12,000 tona.
460 feet.
580 fest.
22:12.
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Single Fare by Night Steamer Retara
(available also for return by day stasier) 11.00 Single Fare by Day Stomer Betura,
$6.00
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5.00
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Telephone: No. 373.
9:00
The Salvage Steamer “ ARIMA MARU,” Temping espacity per home 3,000 sons,
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).
TELEGRAPHTIO ADDATES:- DOCK,” SHIMONOSEKI. GRAVING DOCK.
Length on Keel Blocks Breadth at Entrance on bottom.... Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight...
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...
HONGKONG TO CANTON, [ CANTON TO HONGKONG,
***
258 feet 0 inch.
601.
+ 7
SATURDAY, 29kɔ DECEMBER, 1916. 8.00 m. *HEUNGSHAN” 20.00 p.m. “KINSHAN.”
8.00 a.m. "KINSHAN."
5.00 pm. "FATSHAN,”
SUNDAY, 24TM DECEMBER, 1916.
10.00 p.m. "FATSHAN,”
5.00 pm. “ KINSHAN."|
HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS THE NAGASAKI. KOBE AND are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt execu- tion of work and to suit the convenience of customers,
and
880
ALLSOPP'S
BRITISH
PILSENER
BEER.
BREWED · AND BOTTLED
BY
9.1 ALLSOPF & SONS, LED.,
BURTON-ON-TRENT.
SOLE AGENTS :
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR&Co. |
18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Telephone No. 75.
15.2
DEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY
LIMITED
TIME-TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
27.00 mm, bo 8.00 a.z....Every 15 minutes.
8.00 to 10.00.
18.66 pan. to 1.15
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25
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20:00 to 11.00
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8.80 p.m and 8.00 pm. 8.30 to 11.30 pai
Every Half-Hour.
1100 mm. to 11:45 pm. Every Quarter-Hour.
A BUNDATE.
11.30 to 18.00 noon 6
7.30AM.
8.00
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13.00 noon to 1.00 p.m.m
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$.00
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6:00
07.00
7,00
to 8.10
NIGHT CARS on Weak Days. SATURDAYS
Exwa Car at 19 Midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangements så the Company's Office, Alexandra Buldings, Des Year Bond Central.
Besson and punch tickets available for all are not stredy full running at the time stated in the Company's time-tablas, buck not for special cars, can be obtained as application at the Company's Offes. Bauman floket will be issued until yazak therefor has been made in Bank Keku ve by Olivine or Compendous Order ragrunni. kug Bank Notes.
JOHN D. HUMPHEKIS & SON,
Alenom Managers.
1:13
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Estimates sont on application,
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KAIPING
COA
FOR ALL
INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD. PURPOSES
FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE
FIREBRICK AND
FIRECLAY
FOR ALL INFORMATION APPLY V TO DODWELL & CO., LTD. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, OR KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
TIENTAIN, NORTH CHIKA.
SOUTH
MANCHURIA
F 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 IS STILL VIA THE SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY.
Time-Table from May 1st, 1915, until Farther Noties,
Owing to the War the THRICE-WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE han bosn temporarily suspended, and a ONCE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SEEVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining and First and Becond Class Sleeping Cars, is operated berfirmen Dairan and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Sberían Express Trains and with Dairam-Bellon (Tringtné) Shanghai Mail Steemer Service by the G8. "SAKARI MABU” and * KOBE MARU” (osch equipped with wirelow tolegmpk) as follows
NORTH BOUND.
•
Jarvis te Zotragusá,
A 60}
Bliss
SOUTH BOUND.
• Boulan Traẫn Thùs in 28 minutes faster than A.MR. Tima, The shors fares do not incindo the Express Train Berik Fos,
.
To the daily kruin learing Dairen si 8 p.m. for Changchun sad kimi sonying Changshum at 11.30 am, for Deiren a Compartment Car has been attacked, on which Flens-Clamu Page 12 Bouze elesning socommodation on payment of Ten,
BÄILWAY HOTELA, YAMATO HOTEL (T·L. AM. #Yanako"). At Detron, Port Arthur, Mulden, Changchun, and Hochigan (the finest non-aldo rosuri in Worth China), all under the Company's Management.
STICKET AGENCIES-The Company's Railway and Steamer Tlakate as obtainable at all the Agencies of the InSRRATIONAL ELauring Cas & Exrama Trazos (6.j Mem. Tros, Coat & Box: the NoRDE REBUERAU and the NIPPON YUSEN KANKA, Bhanghal from whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guida-hooka, ein., san ka ekkained fres, or diresh from the---
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., Datkow. Codes: A.B.C. Bih El., AI, and Labor's
FMU AML; *MARTINE?”.
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR-FAST. Fresh złonka always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newakwang, mull Tiesinim Dopota, nd also at Antung, Chefoo Shanghai, Hongkong, Manfis, Bisqapses, and Pomongi
MINING DEPARTMENT
SOUTH MANOHURIA, RAILWAY CO, DAISIN.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. “TAISHAN,” Tons 2,008. 1 88. "SUI TAL". Tons 1,651.
HONGKONG TO MACAO..
Week days at 8 am and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Bandays at 9 am, and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Wock days at 7.30 am. and 9 p.m. Bundays at 7.20 km, and 3 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MA CA O.
SUNDAY, TH DECEMBER, 1916.
The Company's Steamshippin
“TAISHAN
Will femark from the Company's Wing Low STREET WHARF at 9 am, mod retaro N.B-The Company will also ran a Steamer from Mono on Sunday at 7.30 am, and from Hongkong sià pa, from tås Company's Wing Lek Street Whari.
FARES AS USUAL MACAO-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.
8.8. “SAINAM,” 598 tong, and 8.8. Į NANNING," 569 tons.
One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Washow every Monday, Wodnesday and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the mae days at 8.30am. Round trips take about & days. Pamongers can return to Hongkong or vice veres by the Company's direct Steamers" LINTAN" and "SANUL" These Teals have superior Calsin socommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Ofoe open daily (Bunday excepted) 9am to 6p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Offes of thự-* HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier,
1121
Tel. Address: "VICTORIA.”
PEAK
J. WITCHDEI, Manager.
HOTEL.
1,400 I'EET ABOVE SEA LEVEL
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FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL
TOURIST HOTEL: Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenienos, Telephones in overy Room, prompt connection
by six lines to Central
Fifteen minutes from Frincipal Landing Stage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden, and Eodial Roors. - Europes
· Runner mestu Steamer.
P. O. PEUSTER,
Manager.
THE
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VICTORIA HOTEL.
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. B. EYLA (1911
SPEND YOUR
VACATION
IN
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO. BAGUIO
U.S. MAIL LINE.
OPERATING THE NEW FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS “ECUADOR," * VENEZUELA " AND “COLOMBIA " 14,000 tons each."
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO, via Shanghai, Kobe, Yoronama and HonoluLU. THE SUNSHINE BENT
TET KGHT COMFORTABLE ROUTE TO AMERICA AND ZUROPE
SAILINGS FROM Номаковс
B.6. "ECUADOR"
86. "VENEZUELA
8.8. "ECUADOR"
88. "COLOMBIA "
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23rd April
These Steamers have the most modern equipment including ALL LOWER BERTHS and large mfortable staterooms (sil single and two berths only).
The Safely and vomfort of Pamengers in our fret consideration, Tickets are interchangeable with the TOTO KIS KAMKA and the CawanÍAN PACIFIO GORAN SERVICES, LTD.
For further information, rates, literature, schedules, eto, apply to...
COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Bulldings, Chater Rod.
1036
Telephone 141.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
popular.
English
Binal Boros and Sizes
MarfanturGER.
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED BHỚT, "From No. 10 to 8883, ni #6, #7 and $7.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNB in Variety.
Inspection invited.
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
€15968
A LING & CO.
QURNITURE
GOODS
19 Quar's Road Castral.
AND PHOTO STORE. Photographia Goods of Every Description La Block, Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Chaton Marbles in Various Ehuden. Tazarmora 1210,
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· 5,000 FEET above SEA LEVEL. 65° F. AVERLON TEMPERATURE. Eight hours by Bail og Automobile from
GOLF, THURIS, POLO, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING TO
ALTITUDES or 9,000. FEEL
FINEST AUTOMOBILE ROADS IN THE WORLD.
Automobils and Horse Bacs Tranka FIRST CLASS HOTELS.
For information, address
S
THE CETY SECRETARY, BAGUIO, P.L,
or nonrent Office of Tuos. Cook & Bom Illustrated booklet Baguio, with Man, ko free on application to-
TAOS. COOK & SON,
16, Des Voeux Bond, Hongkong, Official Passenger Agents to tàg Philippine Government,
JEBSEN &. 00. (IN LIQUIDATION),
2:09
CREDITORS are required to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on or before MONDAY, the 15th January, 1917. Dated the 20th December, 1916,
W. M. HUMPHREYS No 16, Queen's Road Central, Liquidator.
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