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WEEKLY

PRESS,

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ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 16,442. 狭二十四百四千六萬一第日五初月二十年二羲宜 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5гæ, 1911. 四站 號五月正年一十百九千一英港香

INTIMATIONS

NEW

PIANOS

BREWER & CO., LTD.,

PEDDER ST., Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE NO.696,

GOODS ABRIVED BY LAST ENGLISH MAIL:

FORGAN'S GOLF CLUBS.

INCLUDING THE FAMOUS

“DREADNAUGHT DRIVERS."

ON HIRE COLNEL AND HAWK GOLF BALLS.

CADDIE BAGS. GOLF BALL PAINT.

AT

$10 PER MONTH.

TUNING AND REGULAR

ATTENTION INCLUSIVE.

DOHERTY TENNIS RACKETS.

SLAZENGER AND

AYRES TENNIS

--[27

THEATRE ROYAL.

CITY HALL.

FAREWELL CONCERT

COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

BY

MADAME CALVE

The famous French Soprano,

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JACQUES PINTEL The famous Russian Pianist,

LTD. TO-MORROW (FRIDAY),

BALLS.

WEISMANN,

XMAS CAKES

AND

S. MOUTRIE & X M AS

CO.. LIMITED.

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CHINA MUTUAL LIFE

INSURANCE CO., LD., HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAL.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS,

ALEXANDER MOLmop, Esq., Chairman.

C. STEPHARIUS, Esq.

L YUNG So, Esq.

J. H. MOMICHAEL, Esq.

C. R. BURKILL, Esq.

J. A. WATTIE, Egg, Managing Director.

A. J, HUGHES, Esq., Levrotary,

S. B. NEILL, FIA, Actuary."

A strong British Corporation Registered under Hongkong Ordinances and under Life Assurance Companies' Acts, England.

Insurance in Force......837,855,885.00 Ameta

8,415,250,00

Income for Year... ...... 3,566,559.00 Total Heourity to Polleyholkurs 8,216,813.00

LEFFERTS KNOX, Esq.

District Manuger.

B. W. TAPE, Esq.,

Distriot Secretary.

NOVELTIES.

THE 6TH JANUARY 1911, AT 9 P.M.

Dress Circle

Stalls

Pit

Reserved Seats.

$10.00

$ 6.00

$ 3.00

$ 2.00

Unreserved Gallery

Booking at S. MOUTRIE & Co., Lm.

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Hongkong, 5th January, 1911.

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

Al, A.B.C., Western Union, and Engineering. Codes ared, Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilsis, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers of Contrafo Condenser, Stone's Manganese Bronse; and Parsons' Steam Turbines, etc., etc,, etc.

AT NAGASAKI :-Telegraphic Address:"DOCK” NAGASAKI. ·

No. 1

3 Dry Docks No. 2

No. 3

Length on Koel-Blocks,

510 ft.

350 ft.

...714 ft.

TELEPHONE No. 75.

Breadth at Entrance.

on Botton,

77 ft.

53 ft.

Depth of Water on Keel-Blocks.

26 fk 24-ft.

291

89 ft.

34 ft.

1 Patent Slip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons.

The Salvage Steamer "OURA-MARU," 716 tons and 12 knots epoed, is always ready at short notice.

AT KOBE Telegraphie Address: "WADADOCK" KOBE..

Lifting Power

Floating Docks.

Hongkong, Can. toD, Macao and ther Philippines.

No. 1. 7,000 Tons.

No. 2.

12,000 Tona.

Max. Length of Ship taken in.

460 Feet

580 Fost

F2J

Breadth

56

66

"

23

#

Draft

22

-26

12

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Alexandra Badd ng.

CLAWDER, Esq., Inspector, Hongkong.

Advisory Board Hongkong.

SIR PAUL CHATER, KT., CM.G.

1. F. HOUGH, Esq.

C. J. LAFRENTZ, Em.

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YREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Canks 376 lhé, net

In Bags 250 lbs, net

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th April, 1908, [81364 PEAK TRAMWAYS

7.00 a..

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

'WEEK' DAYS,

COMPANY

7.30 a.m. to 10.00 .m....Every 10 minutos. 10.00 sm. to 11.00 sm...Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m... Every 10 minute. 1.15 pm to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 215 p.m. to 3.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every 15 minutos. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS.

8.45 pm. & 9:00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m.

every hour. SATURDAYS,

Extra Cars at 3.15 p.m. 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m...

BUNDAYS.

8.00 am, to 9.00 ... Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am. to 9.30 .m....Every 30 minutos, 9.30 am to 10.30 s.m....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 11.45 am. to 12.00 Neon...Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes, 5.00p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 7.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.m. & 9.00 pm., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m., every half hour, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Dea Veux Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON Genera Managers. Hongkong, 1st April, 1909

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"

The Salvage Steamer ARIMA-MARU," pumping opasity per hour 2,000 tona, The Floating Sheerlegs, capable of lifting 40 ton weight.

$689

ANY ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIMATES SENT ON APPLICATION.

CANTON, MACAO AND

WEST RIVER

STEAMERS.

excepted).

HONGKONG TO CANTON-Dally at 8 m. (Sunday excepted) and 10 F.M. '(Saturday

CANTON TÓ HONGKONG-Day at 8 AM, and 5.15 r.M. (Sunday exceptod). HONGKONG TO MACAO-Weekdays at 8.A.M. and 2 P.M.

Sundays at 9 A.M. and i P.M. MACAO TO HONGKONG-Weekdays at 7.30 AM. and 2 r.,

Sundays at 7.30 AM. and 5 PM. MACAO TO CANTON Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, about 9 F.M. CANTON TO MACAO-Evory Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. CANTON TO WUCHOW-Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8 AM WOCHOW TO CANTON-Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8.30 AM.

The exact times of departure can always be ascertained at the Office of the Company or Messrs. THOS. COOK & SON.

The above sailings are subject to change.

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