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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 16787, 龇七十八百七千六萬一第日二初

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Agents in all the Fersign. Settlements throughout the Last.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1912. 一拜禮 號九十月二年二十百九千一英港香 PRIOR,$8 PER MONTH.

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8.8. INDIA" (8,000 Tons,)

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HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

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Bedrooms with European Bath and Lavatory attached, Perfect Sanitation.

86 The new Lounge will Shortly be Complete

A la Carte Bertaurant and Grill Room Open 1st Decembar,

J. H. TAGGART, Manager

KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

TELEPHONE No. 373.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" VICTORIA,"

Under Entirely New Management.

Thoroughly Renovated.

.80

FINEST HOTEL IN THE FAR EAST

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Hongkong, 4th January, 1912,

THIS THROUGH MAIL STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON DIRECT, WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 16ra, 1912 CALLING AT STRAITS, COLOMBO, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES AND GIBRALTAR, AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT –

APRIL 18TH. APRIL 20TH.

MARSEILLES LONDON

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The Accommodation in this Vessel is at the entire disposal of Passengers from the Far East. Dictionary of Banking, by Wai, Thomson

FARES TO LONDON-

1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE; £106.14 RETURN. 2ND

£48.8

"

For Further Particulars, apply to.

INSPECTION INVITED.

1085)

S. MOUTRIE & CO.,

LIMITED,

SOLE DISTRIBUTERE..

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Osaka 375 lbs. net

In Bags 250 lbs, net

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 29th April, 1908. [a1404

NEW CARTRIDGES.

BY popular English Manufacturers. In all

Bores and Sisen,

SMOKELESS POWDERSand CHILLER

SHOTS From No. 10 to 8890. at $6, $7

and $7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES

and AIR GUNS in Variety.

DR. M. H. CHAUN. DENTAL SURGEON, 33, QUEEN'S ROAD-CENTRAL..

Add

DOW'S

PORTS.

BY ROYAL WARRANT

TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V.

SOLE IMPORTERS

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

AL. A.B.C., Western Union, and Engineering Codes need. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Ecllers, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers of Contrado Condensor, Stone's Manganese Broase, and Parsons Steam Turbines, eto, etc., oto,

No.

610 FL

3 Dry Docks No. 21 No 3 1 Patent lip aspable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons. The Salvage Steamer “QURA-MARU," 716" tous and 12 knots speed, in always ready at short notice.

Manager

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THE YOKOHAMA DOCK GRAND HOTEL

CO., LTD.

Tolographic Address :--" DOCE" - Yokohama.

Codes used-A.3.0, 4th, 5th

DRY DOCK DEPARTMEN Lieber's, Scott's, A. 1, and Watkin's,

Telephone Nos. 376, 506, or 681,

No. 2 DOCK,

No. 3 DOCK. Docking Length 515 ft. Docking Length 376 ft. Docking Length 481 ft.

No. 1 DOCK.

Every description of repair work is undertaken. A largo nasortment of material Including tail shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow beats, floating derrick to Eft 45 fons, pneumatio, electric, hydraulio planta, eto. Manufacturers of engines, boilers, tags, lighters, constructional steel work, sto. Tenders on short notion by latter or cable.

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT

106 buildings, principally of brick and steel, 358 entrances. 13 buildings are private bonded warehouses. Floor ares 73,343 square yards, or 15.15 mezes.

Custom-house brokerage and insurance undertaken. Rates modemte, Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 feet by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses.

SOUTH

MANCH

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URIA RY.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE

BETWEEN

THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIKEN.

WINTER SCHEDULE. (EFFECTIV") FROM OCTOBER 28TH, 1911.) THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining, and lat Class Care, is operated between Dairen and Changohun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Traing and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Steamer Service by the 8.8. "Koen MARU" and "SAIKIO MARU" (each 2,877 tons) as follows:-

Inspection Invited."

WM, SCHMIDT & O

Hongkong, 26th Ontober, 1905.

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AT NAGASAKI :-Telegraphic Address: “DOCK" NAGASAKI

Breadth at Entranos

on Bottom.

77 it

Length on Keel Blocks.

380 ft.

53 ft

Depth of Water- on Keel-Blocks.

25 ft. 24 ft.

NORTH BOUND,

714 ft.

8B it,

34 Lt.

1st Class Force ".

$40

T 14,95

T 11:50.

E' 9.60

Shanghai (Steamer)......Lv. Dairen

Ar. S.K.B. Train)...Lv. Mukden

J...Ar. LF Changchunt

)...Ar.

10.30... (Bassian Train)...Lv. 12,30 am Harbin

Ar2.10-

8.00 a.m. Sun. 3.50 p.m. 4.05

Thurs. Sun. Saf. Tree, Woil.

Fri.

Mon.

Thurs

Sat.

Stato

Connecting at Harbin with

SOUTH BOUND.

1ST FLOOR, ROOMS 2 and 3 From the

University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Telephone 126.

Hongkong, 27th January, 1910,

SIEN TING

SURGEON DENTIST.

AT KOBE :—Telegraphio Address: “WADADOCK” KOBE.

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Lifting Power

Floating Dooks. No. 1. 7,000 Tons,

No. 2, 12,000 Tons,

#2

Max. Length of Bhip taken in

Breadth

460 Feet,

580 Fest

Draft.

56 22

66 26

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No. 10, D'AGUILAK STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Fres..

Hongkong, Slat September, 1905. [1171

PEAK TRAMWAYS

1.00 am

LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

COMPANY

WEEK DAYS. 8.00 a.m....Every 15 minutes. 8.00 am. to 10.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 10.00 s.m. to 11.00 a.m.... Every 15 minutes. 11.30 n.m. to 12.45 p.....Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.15 pm to 1.45 p.m.... Every 15 minutes. 1.45 pm to 215 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minutes, 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m....Every 10 minutes

NIGHT CARN. 845 p.m. ad 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.30 p.m. every 15 minutes.

BUNDAKE

7.30 BJ 8.00, to10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 11.45 am to 12.00Noon...Evary 15 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes, 5.00 p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 pm....Every 15 minutes. 7.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.....Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS as a Week Days.. SATURDATE,"

Extan Car at 11.45 pun

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Your Bond Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHRETO & SON General Managers. dongkong 16th June 1911

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4

The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA-MARU," pumping capacity per hour 2,000 tons. The Floating Shourlegs, capable of lifting 40 ton weight.

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

#761

WEISMANN, L T D.

BAKERS.

CONFECTIONERS.

CATERERS.

RESTAURATEURS.

14, Das Vœux ROAD, CENTRAL.

WO HING &

Co.,

No. 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

MANUFACTURERS OF

HIGH-CLASS

SWATOW DRAWN WORK.

LATEST FASHIONS OF

136

CANTON EMBROIDERIES, SILK LACES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF

SILK AND LINEN GOODE, GRASS CLOTH, ETO, ETC. INSPECTION SOLIUFTED. PRICES REASONABLE. Hongkong, 12th April, 1911.

Connecting at Karbin with

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QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT..

HIS HOTEL has recently been thoroughly renovated, extensively enlarged, and is now Inxuriously farnished and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most central position Large s and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Large and Comfortable Lounge, Private Baths, Electric Light Throughout and Fans, Pabllo Bars-and Billiard Rooms, CUIBINE and ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Rates for Tilo and Dianer. Special Rates for married families D application to

FREDERICK BEICHMANN,

Proprietor (late Manager of J. H. Lrors (Trocadero leading Caterers in London, and GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL, Colombo). TILIPFONT No. 197....

TELEGRAFKIC ADDRESS "COMFORT, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st September, 1910.

"BRAESIDE.”

PRIVATE HOTEL,

www.

TANDING in its own grounds with Tanni

and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Farrished Booms, every home comfort. Fina View of the Harbour. Telephone, No. 690,

Apply to MBB. F. W. WATTS,

"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road, Hongkong, 4th December, 1937. [27

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON. Telegraphis address" VICTORIA, ĒKAMKIN.

SITUATED ON. THE BRITISH CONCESSION

MACAO HOTEL

MACAO

Talagraphlo address--" FAZXEE, MAUAD," SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRATA GRAND: Both Hotel electrically lighted, and under arperienced European Supervision.

State MY GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED.

Express Wagon Express Every information Int Special attention give.

for'

Lits for for St.

to Tourists, Mascow Mascow Pot'g.

BEASONABLE RATES.

Btste State Wagon- Express Express Lite from St. from St.

Petg. Moscow Moscow

from

1385]

WM. FARMER

Proprietor.

NOTICE.

Mon. Wed. Fri ROYAL GEORGE

R 9,60

Y 11.50

Harbin Changchinin

Mukden

(RussianTrain), Lv. ] *12.00 am, Ar. 8.40 p.m. (S.M,R. Train). I. 10.00

U

Y 14.95

Dairea

Lv. A

T40

Shanghai (Steamer)

samer)....LY.

Ar

6.00a.m. 5.15 ∙1.20 p.m.

Noon. Wed.

Fri.

Tues

Thurs.

Bat

800. Таен,

• Russian Train Time le 23 minutes faster than S.MR. Time. For instance, 6 P..

by the former is 5.37 P.M. by the latter.

The above fares do not include the Sleeping Car Supplement and Express Extra Fee. ANTUNG-MUKDEN LINE Completely reconstructed into standard gange and open for trafe on 3rd November, 1911:

TICKET AGENCIES — The Company's railway and steamer tickets are obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Bleeping Car and Express Traina Co.; the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Shanghai, Messre, Thos. Cook & Sen and Reisebureau der Hamburg Amerika Linie.

RAILWAY HOTELS--YAMATO HOTEL. at Dairen, Port Arthur,

(Tol, Add. Yamato") Mukden and Changchun, all under the Company's management. SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., Tel. Add. MARTER," Codes: A.B.U, 6th Ed., A1, and Lieber's. ⠀

FUSHUN

COAL

DAIREN.

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR FAST Frech stocks always on hand at Daires, Newchwang, and Tientsin Dapots, and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., "MANTETAU.” Codes: AB.C, 5th Ed., A1, and Liober's

DAIREN [257

Fel, Azd.

591

HOTEL.

MEERUTTONJEE begs to inform

J. the Pnblic that no increase whorever ia made upon the rates advertised for nesommoda- tion at the RoTAL GEOBOR HOTEL, Kowloon, He is obliged to make this sopotnoement se his ability to cater at such low prices has been ques- tioned. For public information he begs to state that he is enabled to do so as he is a direct Importer of Wines and Provisions, owner of the Hotel property and has the services of a Managor of nive years' experience in the Falace Hotel Bhanghai, Nothing more need be said.........

H. BUTTONJEE, Proprietor. M. J. NATHAN, Manager.

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Kowloon, 8th February, 1912.

A

LING & CO..

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.

Photographie Goods of every Description

in Stock.

Developing and Printing Undertakan

Hongkong, 31st July, 1907

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