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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LD.
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABL18 H ̈ED 1837
No. 18,414. 魏四十百四千八萬一第 日四初月四年巳T HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 24TH, 1917.
INTIMATIONS
BBER ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND
CEMENT.
In Cacks: 275 thu. mai..
In Bage 250 The, nak.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Manager.
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
LIST OF BOOKS.
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| THE BRITISH JOURNAL PHOTO. GIMPHIC ALMANAC 1917
$.80
12:40
Oh, Canada; ▲ Budget of Stories and Pictures, by Members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
og Photorams of the Year 1916.
Sixteen Monils in Four German Pri-
DIZEN-WARE...
With a Catalogue of the Chater Collection, Illustrated, by James Orang 810.00
Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.
四辨级
四十二月五年六国民事中
MITSUBISHI
200 PROBLEMS OF CHINESE LABOUR DOCKYARD AND
rans," Narrated by H. C. Makoboy : 450 Popular Drags: their Use and Abuse, by
Sidney Hilller
OTARD'S Argentins and Uruguay, by. Gordon
BRANDY.
08
by E. John Us
50 Centa
GAS ATTACKS,
by EW Hamilton $1,00
ENGINE
WORKS. PABC, WHEN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODRE USED, Bolders and Repairers of Ehips, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Mappfacturers of Contrato Condensers, Stone's Manganese. Bronte Castinga, Farson's Eteam Turbines and Turbo- Alternators, &c., &c.
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NAGASAKI. TELESZAPHIC ADDRESS “DOCK," NAGASAKI. GRAVING DOOKS AND PATENT SLIP,
18 No 1 Door Nd. 1.
SIU foot
250
53
24
Door No. 3
714 fook.
88
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44 19
ROS
8,50
Servants of the Guns, by Jaffery E
Jeffery.co
4:00
BRITONS ▼ GERMANS IN CHINA, by Dennis E. Mosa
"The Art of Driving a Motorcycle.
81.00
Length on Keel Blocks
Width of Entrance on bottom
From the Housatope, by George Barr
MoCutcheon
4.00
War Flying, by A Pilot ...
80
CHINA STOCK AND SHARË.
HANDBOOK 1917 83.00
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
77
19
25"
PATENT BLIP-Capable o lifting vessels up to 1,000 tona gross. Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 20 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Cranes.
Shipped by
An Englishman in the Enssian Nanks,
by John More...
2.75
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF
KOBE.
OTARD, DUPUY & Co,
The Hornets: Tales of the Air, by
"Hermer"
2.75
HONGKONG 81.00
TELEGRAPHIS ADDRESS:~~* DOCK," KOBE FLOATING DOCKS,
The Honourable. Mr. Tawnish, by.
Jeffery Farnol
Lifting Power
drk
COGNAC.
Child Training, by V. M. Hillyer... Sam Darling's Heminiscences, 49 Full-
pageLunatations...
2.75 4.00
THE CLIMATE OF HONGKONG,
by T. F. Claxton, F. R. A. 8. f
$2,00
Max. Langth of Bhip taken in Mix, Breadth of Ship saken fo Max. Draft of Ship taken in
И
No. 1 7,000 tons. No. 2. 12,000 tons.
460 feet.
$80 feet.
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MOTOR
REPAIRS.
We undertake the complate vverksuling" and repairing of Motor Cars and Motor Cycles, All work done by expert mechanics under an experienced European Motor Engineer. ALEX ROSS & Co., Agoals for HING 8 Cylinder Cats.
PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELMOTRIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH BLOCK.
HOTEL LAUNCH 'MEET: ALL STHAMERA.
Telephone : No. 375.
A Tel Address: “ VICTORIA,"
J. WITCHELL, Maraget.
BOLE AGENTS,
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR&Co.
45, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL·
Telephone No. 75,
KAIPING
FOR ·ALL
INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES
FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE
FIREBRICK
AND
FIRECLAY
FOR ALL INFORMATION APPLY, TO DODWELL & CO., LTD, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS? HONGKONGFOR KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
TRENTSINGH NORTH) "CHE
HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki). TELEGRAPING ADDRESS:-"DOCK SHIMONOSEKI GRAVING DOUK
· Length on Koel Blocks.
***
Fawwith at Entrance on bottom..
Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
Floating Crans capable of lifting 20 tons weight
168 lees 0 Inoh.
68
0
25 7 "
THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIROSHIMA DOCKYARDS
are closely connected with sach other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt execs- tion of work and to eat tasterivenience of customers.
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Estimates ment on application
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HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
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ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
OOMS to Let Post Ofos Buildings ENDEES are invited for the Supply of
Ritop Boor).
WLOWES BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Charlerod Bank Balding.
F858
TO LET.
OS, 3 A & B, ROBINSON ROAD-
Apply to
CARPENTERS, CAULIRES, PLATERS, PLUMBERS, PAINTERS, BURAPEES, Suór- MAKERS OF LEATHERWOERKES, to H.M,
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE. Sia Luvnů
THIRST-CLASS RESIDENTTAL
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TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephone in every Boan, prompt connection maintained by fila Linen to Central
Fifteen minute from Primcipal Landing Siage. Moderate Tarif and Excellent Calaine Roof Gardish, and Social Booms, Esropan Rainer mestá Stramsen.
P. O. PZUSTER,
Manager.
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Forms of Tender can be phtaiped at the Chief Constructor's Office, HM. Naval Tand, Hong Long, and should be filled in and returned ne indicated In Tender Form not later than NoON, VICTORIA HOTEL THURSDAY, 31st May, 1917.
D. J. BELL Chief Constructor.
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NEW CARTBIDUES."
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popular English Manninoturarn,
SMOKELESS.
POWDER and OHIELED
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* AR GUNS in Variety.
Inspection invited
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
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STORE. Photographic Goods of Every Description:
şin Block
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TIME TABLE.
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WERK Dave.
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11 00 pm to 11.45 pm Every Quarter-Hour.
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11.30 to 12.00 noon »
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6.30
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1. Extra Car at 18 Midnight. SPECIAL CAHS by arrangement at thei Company & Offos Alexandrs Buildings, Der Yong Road Central,
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JOHN
· HUMPHREYS & SON Glomera. Managpęs.
THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Established 1886. Incorporated in Great Britain.
Toni Assola exosed £14,000,000.
TIRE, LIFE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PLATE GLASS, FIDELITY,
GUARANTEE AND LO88 or PROFITS INSURANCE.
HONGKONG BRANCH,
4. Den Vax Road Cestral
Tal, No. 200.
SOUTH MANCHURIA
IMPORTANT SECTION IN THE
OVERLAND KOUTE
NO
JOHN DE B. LANCASTËR,
Acting Local Manager,
1447
RAILWAY.
BETWEEN THE FAR EAST
AND EUROPE
SAVE TIME AND MONEY,-The Quickest, Cheapest, and Safest Route between the Far East and Europa is via Manchuria and Siberia, The South Manchuria Railway Company's Express Trains are equal to the best in Europe and America, and are timed to connect with other Express Trains and Suaniers in the London-Shanghoi Route and the Tokyo Peking Route. Sleeping Cars and Dining Cars are attached to several of the Ordinary Daily Trains, de
HOW TO REACH EUROPE.-Travellers from Hongkong should leave for Shanghai by the best steamer to make the connection with the MR. Coa Shanghai- Dairen Mail Steamship Line. The "SAKAKI MARU " leaves Shanghai avery TUES- DAY, at Noor, direct for Dairen, and connects with the S.M.R. Weekly Express, T This steamer was specially built for the service, is turbine driven, equipped with wireless telegraphy, luxuriously fitted, and carries a doctor on board. (The KOBE MABU” leaves Shanghai every FRIDAY, at Noon, and calls at Tsingtao en route for Dairen,) The Express, which leaves Dairen avery THURSDAY, connects with the Trans-Siberian Express at Changchun, and passengers arrive at Petrograd nine days later, the whole journey from Hongkong to Petrograd occupying only 18 daye.
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS.—The 8.MR. Co. has established, under its direct management, a series of Yamato Hotels at Dairen (the Finest Hotel in the Far East), Hoshigaura, Port Arthur, Mukden, and Changchun. All on European lines. Cook's coupons accepted. Tel Adl.: "Yomato."
HEALTH AND HOLIDAY RESORTS IN SOUTH MAN CHURIA. -South Manchuria's magnificent and bracing climate, beautiful scenery, grest historic interest, old-world habits and customs, unsurpassed accommodation, and casy accessibility is fast popularizing it as the finest health and holiday resort in the Far East. Special seaside bungalow colonies have beca established at Hoshigaura (Star Beach), near Dairen, under the management of the 5.MR. Co., and at Ogondai (Golden Beach), Port Arthur, under the management of the Port Arthur Civil Administration:
OF INTEREST TO SHIPPERS. In addition to its Dairon-Tsingtao- Shanghai Mail Liners the 8.3. Co runs a fleet of Cargo Steamers between Dairen and Hongkong, calling at ports on route. Other Steamship Services have regalar services to and from Dairen. Particulars may be obtained from the SMR. WHAT OFFICE, Dairon, said BRANCH WHARF OFFICE, Shanghai,
BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE. FAR EAST. —Large stocks of the BMI Co's Coal from famous Fushun Collieries are always kept at Dairen, Port! Arthur, Newchwang (Yingkou), Tientsin, and Tsingtao Depots, and can also be obtained from Agencies in practically every port in the Far East. Also Sulphate of Ammonia Fire Clay, and Tale. Pamphlets and Particulars gratis fruin any of the Depots and Agencies. For special contracts, apply Director, Mining Dept., S.M.R. Co, Dairen. ****** TICKET. AGENTS The 8. MR. Co.'s Railway and Steamer Tickets Ilustrated Guide Books, and Handbooks of Information can be obtained at all the Officer and Agencies of Messrs THOS, COOK & SON, THE INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR and Express Traing Co.; THE NORDISK REARBUREAU, THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai, THE S.M.R. BRANCH WHARF OFFICE, Shanghai, or direct from the~
SOUTH MANCHURIA/ RAILWAY · CO, DAIREN
Tal. Add: “Mantetsu.”
468
4057
Codes: A. B. C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's
"DAVID'SASSOON & Co. Eva. [628
TO LET..
A BUSHFAL," No. 119, The Foix,
newly done up. Apply.
N°
CHATER & MODY,
5, Queen's Road Central 1614
TO LET.
PRACTIAL ENGINEER OPEN
Situated on the British Concession, Shameen. The only European Hotel in
Canton.
TO ENGAGEMENT,
A Splendid general all-round know- RRIVED Hongkong recently. ledge of Engineering, including Suction Gas and Motor Engine designing, Min ing Machinery, Machine Shop practice, Marine and Ship Repairs, Deep Sewer and Reinforced Conerete Construction. — Owned and managed Engineering huai-Under the personal Management ness, manufactured Engines and Com-
JO. 2 STEWART TERRACE, PRAX, pressore, atc., for fifteen years.
Furnishot. Apply to
H. E. POLLOCK,
Prisos's Balldinge
TO LET.
TWOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terraos and Salisbury Avanne, Kowloon AFLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT AS wharf arm 59,000 sq ft, suitable for Cou! Storage of erection of Godowns.
-Apply tom
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE - Co, LTD., Alexandra Building.
[638
TO LET.
MMEDIATE entry, Two very desirable SHOPS situated in Toe House Street, opposite, the Grand Hotel, recently reson- stracted
For rent and other partionlara apply kom THE MANAGER, HONGLONG Jơn Co., Lao., 48, Connaught, Road Central.
1401
TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road Beady for occupation. Ale 1 GODOWN, L Daddell Streef.
For rent and other particulars apply to.........
F.LEVELAZEE, 1 De Voe Read.
TO LET
40%
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Bold Central
* OFFICES in King's and York Buildings.
HOUSES in ORAion Gardens, Condnik Road HOUSES Brondwood and Moreton Termoon
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton, Apply today EVER
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Completed engineering contracts to the value of £200,000. Excellent recommen- dations. British, aged 40.
Apply to-
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