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THE

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FOR 1906.

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SILENT WATER; Qte.

DOCK No. 1.

Extreme Langth...

523 fort

Longth on Blocks

513

TRADE

Width of Entrance on Top

.88

Width of Entrancó bn Bottom..

77

Water on Blocks at Sprite Tide

26..

DOCK No. 2

Extreme Length...

Length on Blocke

Width of Entrauca on Top

371 1.

60

Width of Entranos en Bottom... Wator on Blocks at Spring Tile

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CHUN

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IN LIQUIDATION.

TIME TABLE.

WEEX DAYS,

7,308.. to 8.00 .....Every 10 minutes, 9.00 3.m. to 8.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 3.80 60. to 9:20 am....Every 10 minutes, 8.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 11.80 a.m. te 12.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes, 12.45 p.m. to 1.16 p.m.... Every 10 minutes. L.16 p.m. to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes, 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 2.15 m, to 8.00 p.m.

18 minutea 8.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

15 minutes,

5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS.

6.45 p.m. & 4.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m.. every hour.

י.

SATURDAYS.

Extra cars at 11.30 pm. and 11,45 p.m..

SUNDAYS,

8.00 am to 9.00 a.....Every 15 minutes." 9.00 am to 9.30 am....Every 80 minutes. 9.30-21 to 10.80 s.m....Every 16 minutes, 10.300 to 11,00 am...Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.C3 p.m. to 5.00 pm, ...Every 15 minutes, 5.00 pm, to 6.0 bm....Every 10 minutes. 6.00 pm to 7.00 ....Every 16 minutes. 700 pm. to 5.00p...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.4 pm. &9.00 p.m., 9.45 to

11.15 p.m., et

y half her. SPECIAL CARs by arrangement at the Com- any's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Vons Bond Central.

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Hongkong, 13th July, 1905.