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Hongkong Daily Press
ESTABLISHED 1857,
No.18,355, 就五十五百三千八萬一第 日二廿月二年巳T HONGKONG THURSDAY, MARCH 16TH - 1917.
INTIMATIONS
REEN ISLAND OSMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND
CEMENT.
In Cseke 275 iba. nej.
En Bag 960 ibu, nej.
SHEWAN, TOMER & Co.,
General Managers.
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ALLSOPP'S
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DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
IA, ABC, WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND Bentley CODES Uzen. Builders and Repairers of hips, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrato Condensers, Stone's Manganese Bronza Castings, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo- Alternators, do, do
NAGASAKI.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" DOCE, NAGASAKL GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Length on Keel Blooks
BEER.
Width of Entrance on bottom-
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
BREWED AND BOTTLED
BY
* ALLSOPTY & SONS, LTD
BURTON-ON-TRENT
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19. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Telephone No. 76.
13-9
Dook No. 1 Door No. 1 Door No. 3
510 feet 360
714 feek 53
77 20
PATENT SLIP Capable o lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons grosa, The Salvage Steamer "OURA MARU," 716 cona sad 18 knots." Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Glans Crazes,
Lifting Power...
KOBE
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: DOCK," KOBE. FLOATING DOCKS.
Max. Length of Skip taken in
Max. Breath of Ship taken in
Max. Draft of Ship taken in
No. 1 7,000 boxs. No. 2 12,000 tons.
480 feet.
680 feet.
.10
19
56
11
23
31
The Salvage Steamer " ARIMA MARU," Famping capacity per hour 12,000 tons.
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonosekit
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: DOCK,” SHIMONOSEKL GRAVING DOOK
Length on Keel Blocks
++
Breadth at Entrance on bottom... Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
100
Floating Crans capable of lifting 20 tons weight.
388 feet 0 inch.
56
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In the Following Latest London Success :-
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LIST OF NEW JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1916 916.50 A Dominio Dismissed, by A. E. Neill Allies in Art: a collection of Works in Modern Art, by Artista of the Allied Nations, issued by "Calour, Magasins" prej 10,00
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Telephone: No. 878,
Tel Address: “4 VICTORIA "
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P. O. PEUSTER
Manager.
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Bad Bores and Bison.
popular Englab
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jin Stock.
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STAMP CATALOGUES for 1917.
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GRACA & CO.. No. 4, WINDHA Fram, Hongkong,
DEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED
TIME-TABLE.
WIRE DAYS.
2.00 m., to 8.00 Every 15 minnáss
bo 10.00
8.00
10.00
13.30
to 11.00 ART DE 16
bo 1240 pai
12.45 p.m. to 1.15
1.36
RAILWAY.
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Time-Tobie from May 1st, 1815, until Further o
Owing to the War the TARICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE has been tamperarily suspended, and a ONUE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, compazed 19MMONS Wi kresliantly squipped Dining and Firet and Second Class Sleeping Cars, iz operated between „Dairen and Chingahan in connection with the Trans-Sberian : Irprom drefus and with
· Dalien-Bolton (Tringto) Shanghai Mail Steamer Service by the BB. “SAKAKI MABU “-
· And “ KOBB MARU " (anch equipped with wireless (olagraph) ar follows :
NORTH BOUND
to. 1.45-
1:46
60 2.15
1
*
$0 6,00 H
6.00
80 8.00
10
み
NIGHT CARS.
8.60 p.m and 9.00 pm., 8.30 to 11.00 p.m.
Every Half-Hour.
5jp.m. Every Quarter-ioni,
BUNDAYS.
*
Tuhdres
11.00
BEL $0 11.45
L
800
-10.20
to 30.30 am....Every 15 minutes
11.00
10
11.30
16 11
10
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6.30
IN
1.00 pm to 5.30
60·8,0u
15
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10
1
b 12.00 noon 1200noon o 1:00 p.m..........*
6000 bo 8.3 11.
to.8.0.
SIGHT CARS on Week Daya. SATURATORE
Extra Car st 12 Midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangements The Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Venz Road Central.
Besson and punch tickets avaliable for all aars not already full running at the time stated in the Company's time-tables, ba mat for special even, can be okeained-on application at the Company's Offos, He Basson ticket will be insed
Therefore has been made in Hank Bases or by Choque or Compradore Order represent- Ang Bank Klodja,
OHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON (2) Gănners 3 Maangara
A
Esasenter at Mashda
SOUTH BOUND;
Bedre from Pottoresk
Remian Train Thứe bu 28 minutes faster than 8.M.R. Time,
The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fee.
J
*To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8 pm, for Changchun and that tearing Changshun .11.20 fer Dairan Compartment Car has been attasked, ex which: Fimi-Class Passengers FAN
assommodation on payment of Tm. 1.
WANT, WAY HOMITE YAMATO HOTEL (IL Add, Yamate A Dairsa, Fort Arthur, Malden, Changahun, and Hoshiganrs (the finest sea-side rowers in Morila Chius), all under the Company's Management.
TICKET AGENODER,—The Company'ı Bailway and Steamer Tiskats uns våtainable all the Arenales of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXTRMS Takirk Coj Mom, Twon, Coor & Bos; the NORDISK RESURSAU and the NIFFON YUSH KAINA, Hangkal; from wham all information, time-tables, pisterial guide-booka, stem can be eliminad Eres, er dirsel from tke-t
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Established 1888 Theorporated in Great Britain. Total Assets rosed £14,000,000,
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HONGKONG BRANCH,
Des Van Road Central,
Tel. No. 200,
JOHN B. LANCASTER,
Acling Local Manager.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U.S. MAIL
LINE.
OPERATING: THE NEW FIRST CLASH STEAMERS
*** ECUADOR" - VENEZUELA "
AND
“ COLOMBIA "-
14,000 tons each. HONGKONG TO BAN FRANCISCO.
VIA SHANGHAi, Kobe, YorOHAMA AND HONOLOLL
THE SUNSHINE BELT
THE MOST COMFORTABLE ROUTE TO AMERICA AND ET ROPE
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
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8.8. VENEZUELA”.
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28th March, 18th June- 3rd April
21st May
18th June.
There Steamers have the mice modern equip Indiading ALL LOWER
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The Safety and Comfort of Tamengers in our first conside ation,
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Children of Far Cathay, a Bocial and Political Novel, by C. J. H. Halembe The Jubilee of Hongkong, being an Historical Skateh, to which is ndánd an Acount of the Calibrations in 1901
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1:00
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100.
1.00
Warlike Exploits of the Merchant Navyyardag
"
0.75
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21.00
0.25 Power of Attorney For
Now Territory
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in China
0.201
0.20
Featherstonkangh
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Trade Mark Begulations in China,
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