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Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857,
No. 18,318. 號八十百三千八萬一第 日九初月正年巳丁 HONGKONG WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST 1917.
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The Salvage Steamer "OURA MAKU," 715 sons and 12 kuota
Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Craner,
KOBE
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DRY
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360 feet,
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The Salvage Steamer" ARIMA MARU, Pumping capacity per hour 18,000 tons,
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).
TELEGRAPHIO ADDRESS:—“ DOCK,” SHIMONOSEKI. GRAVING DOCK.
A "Temporary Gentleman in France... The British Campaign The First Voluma of Bir A. Conan Doyle's History The Grand Fleat, hy H. O, Ferraby Commdes in Armata Hamorous..
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The Merry Marines Naval Sketches The Psychology of the Great War, by
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Á LEPHONE OR EACH FLOOR,
HOTEL LAUNOI MEETS ALL STWAMBRE,
Telephone No. 373.
Tol Address: “VICTORIA."
J. WITCHELL, Manager.
SOLE AGENTS,
CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR&Co. |
16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Telephone No. 76.
13.4
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dth at Entrance on bottom...
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide:
Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tona weight.
388 feet 0 insh
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THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA (DOCKYARDS
are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt Green- tion of work and to suit the convenience of customers.
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Estiantes seat on application,
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THE FAVOURITE AFTERNOON
TEA RESORT.
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PEAK HOTEL,
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Fifteen minutes from Principal Landing Stage Moderate Tarif and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garda, and Eocial Booms, Kuropean Hamer mests Steurs.
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Y popuhr English
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OPERATING THE NEW FORt-Crass STEUNFRE "ECUADOR""
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AND "COLOMBIA" 14,000 tons each.
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,
VIA SHANGHAI, KOHE. YorOHAMA AND HONOLULU.
THE SUNSHINE BELT
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SAILIZOR PROM HONGKONG.
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VICTORIA HOTEL
CANTON.
Situated on the British Concession, Shameen.
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Guides and Chairs provided. Every information and special attention given to Tourists, Reasonable Rates. Under the personal Management. of Mr. and Mrs. Gac. B. EYLES. [240
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LIMITED
PEAK
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Every Half Hoar
11 60 4 to 1140 p.m. Every Garber-Hoar
SUNDAYS,
SOUTH
MANCHURIA
RAILWAY.
TRAVERSING THE NEWEST AND MOST INTERESTING COUNTRY OPENED TO THE TOURIST AND HOLIDAY-MAKER.
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Time-Tabls from May 1st, 1915, until Farther Notion.
Owing to the War the THRICE-WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE has been temporarily suspended, and a ONCE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Chaurahan in connection with the Trans-Iberian Express Traini and with Dairen-Beitos (Tangino) Shanghai Mail Stanmer Service by the 8.8. “HAKAKI MARU” And "KOBE MARU” (unch equipped with wireles telegraph) as follows zu
VIL
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8:00
to 10.30
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10.30
to 11.00
10
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6.00 to 7.00
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tickets avallshla Iraning at the time
Fruch
full Fru
mrs not ziresyany time-takies, but"
stated in the
30%
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accommodation op payment of Yen, 1.
TICKET AGENCIES.
RAILWAY
ALL MODO MATO HOTEL (TAL ACE Tamalo") Al Daizes, Port Arthur, Murdou, Changchun, and Hoshiganra (the finest re-side resort in Worth China), all under the Company Ms The Company's Railway and Steamer Tiskets are obtainable at all the Agensies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRADES Co.1 Here, Txos. Coox & Boy; the NORDISK REISEBUREAU and the NIPPON TUSEN KAHA Shangkel: frem when all information, time tables, pictorial guide-books, sta, een be ebisined fron, or diross from them
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MINING DEPARTMENT MAGBAN
BOUTH MANCHURIA JAILWAY 00. DLBX.
8.8. "LOMBIA: "..
These Steamers have the most modern equipment including ALL LOWER BERTH and Jeage comfortable staterooms: (all single and two berths only),
The Sufely and Comfort of Jassengers is our first consideration, Tickets are Interckanpezble wish the TOYO KISEN KAISHA and the Canadian PacIPIO. QURAN SERVIORS, Los Ange
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THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Established 1836. Incorporated in Great Britain.
Total Assts exceed £14,000,000,
AIRE LIFE MARINE, MOTOR CAR PLATE GLASS, FIDELITY,
RANTER AND LOSS OF PROFITS INSURANCE HONGKONG BRANCH,
Des Your Road Central,
"Tel No, 200,"
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NOTICE
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio or Indian
JOHN on. B. LANCASTER,
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COAL DEPARTMENT.
BOLN PROPRIETORA OF TAKASHIMA, OCHI, S MUTARE- KISHIDARE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO NAMAZUTA, SAYO, KANADAL SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBA. AND OYUBARI COLLINERAL, AGMIT TOX BAKITO COAL,
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A desiring to leave the Colony stundas Largo New Consignment of OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAM
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NAGOYA, TSURUGA, VLADIVOSTOCK, Latest Fashions of the HANKOW, PEKING, LONDON, NEW
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Applicants will he required, to produce Paas. ROYAL, PALACE, MANDLEN, HAIPHONG AND CANTON.
porta on identification papers
WHO
persons with certain exceptions remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register thomcalves under the REGISTRATION OF
PERSONS ORDIN
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51916.
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The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not
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SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
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THOROUGH EDUCATION combined with home life. Moderate: terms Reuident Governess
Head Mistress MA, BRUCE SHEPHERD.
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FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
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