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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857-

No. 16,063 +IDATAKO BATALEM BONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 111H, 1911.

INTIMATIONS

NEW

PIANOS

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS.

AL ABC, Western Union, and Engineering Codes need, Builders and Repairers of Ships, Enginan and Bollers, and Electrical Engineer Manufacturers of Contrado Condenser, Stons's. Manganone Bronze, and Parsons Steam Turbines, etc., etc., etc.

ON HIRE AT NAGASARI-Telegraphio Addres: DOCK NAGASAKI

AT

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Length on Koel-Blocks.

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Lifting Power

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Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.-

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CANTON, MACAO AND Hongkong, 10th July, 1911,

WEST

RIVER

STEAMERS.

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excepted).

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GRACA & CO. PEDDER ST. (Hongkong Hotel Building),

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Hongkong, 8th September, 1911.

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