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A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the

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HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

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PRICES $350 and $425

GUARANTEED FOR

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LONG HING & CO.,

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DEVELOPING AND PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

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3 Dry Docks No. 2

1 Patent Slip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons, The Salvage Steamer "OURA-MARU, 716 tour and 12 kmöte spoed, is always ready at short notice.

AT KOBE-Telegraphio Address: "WADADOCK" KOBE,

CHINA

(No. 1

No. 3

Length on Keel-Blooks.

510 ft.

350 ft..

714 ft.

Breadth at Entrance

on Bottom

77 it,

Depth of Water on Keel-Blocks.

25 It

53 16

24 ft.

:88 ft.

34 ft

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J. A. WATTIE, Esq., Managing Director.

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Insurance in Force...$37,855,885.00 Assets

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Total Security to Policyholders 8,216,813.CO

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District Secretary.

Hongkong, Can-

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ton, Macao and the Philippines.

CLAWDER, Esq., Inspector, Hongkong.

Advisory Board Hongkong.

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Hongkong, 29th April, 1908. [a1364

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7.00a.m.

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

: COMPANY

TIME TABLE.

VEEK DATS.

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THIS

S.S.

“MARMORĂ.” (10,500 Tons.)

CAPTAIN G. H. C. WESTON, R.N.R.

AIS THROUGH MAIL STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND, LONDON VIA BOMBAY WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 18TH, 1911, STAYING AT BOMBAY 24 HOURS ONLY AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT:-

MARSEILLES

LONDON

FAEES TO LONDON :—

3001

APRIL 15TH.

APRIL 22ND.

18T SALOON £71.10 SINGLE; £106 14 RETURN. 2ND

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£48.8

For Further Particulars, apply to

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"1

E. A. HEWETT, SUPERINTENDENT

CANTON, MACAO AND

WEST

RIVER

STEAMERS.

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Sundays at 7.30 AM. and 5:P.M. MAÇÃO TO CANTON-Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, about 9P.M. CANTON TO MACAO-Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30pm. CANTON TO WUCHOW-Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, et 8 A.M. WUCHOW TO CANTON-Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8.30 A...

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