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FOR 1912.

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INTIMATIONS

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NEW

VICTOR-

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PRICE $60.

PERFECT MUSICAL

INSTRUMENT.

INSPECTION INVITED.

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LIMITED,

SOLE DISTRIBUTERS..

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[REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

G

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks 375 lbs, not

In Bags 250 Ths, net

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.

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NEW CARTRIDGES.

BY popular English Manufacturers, In all

Bore and Sizes.

SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLET SHOTS From No. 10 to 888G, at $5, $? and $7.50 per 100, 8PORTING REQUISITES and ATE GUNS in Varlety.

Inspection Invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & C

Hongkong, 26th October, 1906.

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DR. M. H. CHAUN, DENTAL SURGEON,

33, Quran's ROAD CENTRAL.

ST FLOOR, ROOMS 2 and 3 From the

1 University of Pennsylvania, U.E.A.

Telephone 126.

Hongkong, 27th January, 1910.

NIEN TING

1103

8.UB.GEON DENTIST.

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Free. Berkong, 21st September, 1905.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

WESK DAYS.

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COMPANY

4,00a.m. 8.00a.m....Every 15 minutes. 8.00 am to 10.00 am....Every 10 minutes.. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 am.... Every 15 minutes. 11.30 mm. to 13.45pm...Every 15 minutes, 1245 pm to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes.. 1.15pm to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 pm.... Every 10 minutes. 2.16 p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minutes. 5,00p.m. to 8.10pm....Every 10 minutes.

AIGHT CARS,

45 p.m. sud 9.00 pm., 9.45 to 11.30 p.m.

... every 15 minutes.

SUNDAYS.

7.30am 8.00 to10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am, to 11.00am....Every 10 minutes. 11.45 a.m. to 12,00Noon,, Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 100p.m....Every 10 minutes. 100p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minutes, 5.00pm to 6.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 600p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 16 minutes. 7,00 pm to 8.10 p.m. Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days SATURDAYO

Extra Car at 11.45 pm

SPECIAL CABS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alennum Buildings, Des Vex Road Contralate

JOEN D. HUMPHREYS & SON General Managers. wengkons 15th June 1911

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No. 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

MANUFACTURERS OF

HIGH-CLASS

Co.,

SWATOW DRAWN WORK.

LATEST FASHIONS OF

CANTON EMBROIDERIES, SILK LACES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF DE

SILK AND LINEN GOODS, GRASS-CLOTH, ETC., ETC.

PRICES REASONABLE. INSPECTION SOLICITED. Hongkong, 12th April 1911,

P.

& O.

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Steam Navigation Co.

THI

HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1912.

8.S. "INDIA." (8,000 Tons,)

CAPTAIN G. W. GORDON, B.N.B.

THIS THROUGH MAIL STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON MARCH 16TH, 1912 DIRECT, WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON

CALLING AT STRAITS, COLOMBO, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES AND GIBRALTAR, AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT ---

MARSEILLES LONDON

APRIL 13TH.

APRIL 20TH.

Vessel is at the

The Accommodation in this entire disposal of Passengers from the Far East.

FARES TO LONDON.

1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE; £106.14 RETURN.

£48.8 2ND

For Further Partionlar, apply to

1085)

DOW'S

£ 72.19

*

E. A. HEWETT, SUPERINTENDENT

PORTS.

BY ROYAL WARRANT.

TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE

SOLE IMPORTERS

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

HOTELS

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK HONGKONG HOTEL

CO. LTD.

Telegraphic Address:--"DOCK," Yokohama.

Codes usedA.B.O. 4th, 5th Edition, Lieber's, Scott's, A. 1, and Watkin's.

FINEST HOTEL IN TAM FAR East.

Recently Refurnished and Redecorated, Large Airy Public Rooms, Electric Lighting, Lifts and Fans Buites de Luxe Bedrooms with European Bath and Lavstory attached," Perfect Sanitation.

DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT :-Telephone Nos, 376, 506, or 581.

No. 8 DOCK. No. 1 DOCK. Docking Length 515 ft. Docking Length 876 ft. Docking Length 481 ft. The new Lounge will Shortly be Complete

No. 2 BOOK.

Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material including tail shafts are kept in stook. Two powerful tow boats, floating derrick to lift 43 tons, pneumatic, electric, hydraulio plante, eta, Manufacturore of engines, boilers, tag, Highters, constructional steel work, etc. Tenders on short notice by letter or cable. WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :—

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

Custom-bones brokerage and Insurance undertaken. Rates moderate. Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 feet by 25 feet deep, adjoining the dooks and warehouses,

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SOUTH MANCHURIA RY.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE

BETWEEN

THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN. WINTER SCHEDULE.

(EFFECTIVE PROM OCTOBER 28TH, 1911.) THRICE. WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining, and 1st Class Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Biberien Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Steemer Service by the 8.8. "KORR MABU" and "SAIKIO MARU" (sach 2,877 tons) sa follows:--

NORTH BOUND,

1st Class Fares

$40

Y 14.95

Y 11.50

B 9.60

Shanghai (Steemer} Dairon

Marden

Chang Harbin

....LV..

9.M.R. Train)...Lr.

Thurs,

Ar.

)...Ar. ...Lv.

8.00a.m. 3.50 p.m.

Sun. Sat. Tuse, Wed. Sun,

Fri.

H

4.05

13

Ar. 10.30.

fan Train)...Lv. | #12.30 a.m.

Ar. 8.10

Mon.

This

Bat.

Connecting at Harbin with

Etata Express Wagon

State Express

for Lits for for St. M800W Manoow

Pot'g.

SOUTH BOUND,

State Siste Wagon

Connecting st Harbin with

Express Express

Lite

from St. frem SL

from

Pet'g, Moscow MoжDow

R 9,60

Y 11.50

Harbin Changchun Makden

19

Y 14.98

126

I 40.

Dairen Shanghai

(Steamer)...

(RussianTrain)...Lv. J. Ar. (S.M.E. Train).. LY. .. Ar ).. Lv. ... Ar. ...L. ).... ..AT.

12.00 .. 8.40 p.m.

Mon.

Wed.

Fri.

10,00

5.00 am.

· 19

Tues.

Thurs.

Bat.

5.15

11

1.20 p.m.

Noon.

19

Wed. Fri.

Bun. Tues,

WEISMANN, LT D.

BAKERS.

CONFECTIONERS.

CATERERS.

RESTAURATEURS.

14, DES Vaux BOAD, CENTRAL.

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

Al, A.B.C., Western Union, and Engineering Codes red.

Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bellers, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers of Contrado Condenser, Stone's Manganese Bronze, and Parsons Steam Turbines, etc, etc., etc.

AT NAGASAKI --Telegraphic Addres: “DOCK” NAGASAKI

3. Dry Docks No. 2

Length on Keel-Blocks

510 ft.

350 ft.

Breadth at Entrance

on Bottom.

77 ft.

53 fi

B8 ft.

Depth of Water on Keel-Blooks.

26 th 24 ft 34 th

(No. 1

714 ft No: 3 1 Patent Slip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons The Salvage Steamer "OURA-MARU, 716 tons and 12 knots spood, is always ready at short notice.

AT KOBE-Telegraphio Address: "WADADOCK-" KOBE.

Lifting Power

Max. Length of Ship taken in

Breadth

460 Feet

Floating Docks,

No. 2 No. 1.

12,000 Tons. 7,000 Tons,

580 Fest:

56

Draft

22

The Salvage Steamer “ARIMA MARU," pumping capacity per hour 2,000 boom.

The Floating Sheerlags, capable of lifting 40 ton weight

ANY DEDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIKATES SENT ON APPLICATION

• Russian Train Tize is 23 minutes faster than 8.M.R. Time. For instance, 6 P.M.

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 traffic on 3rd November, 1911.

TICKET AGENCIES The Company's railway and steamer tiekote are obtainable st all the Agenoles of the International Sleeping Car and Express Trains Co.; the Nippon Yusen Kanba, Shanghat, Messrs. Thes; Cook & Bon; and Reisebaresu der Hamburg Amerika Linie.

RAILWAY

HOTELS YAMATO HOTEL.

(Tol. Add.: "Yamato")

at Dairan, Fort Arthur, Mukden and Changshun, all under the Company's management SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., Tel. Add.'"MANTETSU? Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's.

FUSHUN

OAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST,

--

DAIREN.

Fresh stocks always on hard et Dairen, Newchwang and Tientsin Depots, and also at Chefco, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., Tel. Add: "MANTETSU." Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's

DAIREN. [257

BREWER & CO., LTD.,

NEW BOOKS, including

TELEPHONE No. 695.

PEDDER ST., Next to HONGKONG HOTEL.

"ROMANCE OF AERONAUTICS," by C. C. Turner "Magican in Many Lands," by Chas, Bertram

$4.00 600

"A Kipling Dictionary" by W. A. Young

6.50

"Our Magio," by Maskelyn and Devant

6.00

Harper's Camping and Scouting"

"Tee Shota and Others": A Book of Golf, Golfers, Lia

and Advios

Anecdotes

5.00

2.75

NEW NOVELS, including :---

Ship's Company," by W. W. Jacobs,

"Sanders of the Biver," by Edgar Wallace, "Reason Why," by Elinor Glyn.

"Case of Richard Meynell," by Mrs. Humphrey Ward.

WHITAKER'S ALMANACK,

Als Carte Restaurant and Grill Room

*281

Open 1st December.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager

"KING EDWARD. HOTEL.

TELEPHONE No. 373.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" VICTORIA."

Under Entirely New Management. Thoroughly Renovated.

Terms Moderato,

Excellent Cuisine.

E. HAYNES,

Manager. [157

Hongkong, 4th January, 1912.

GRAND HOTEL

QUEEN'S ROAD Central.

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. KNTIRELY UNDER EUROPPÄN MANAGEMENT

“THIS HOTEL has recently been thoroughly

Trenovated, extensively enlarged, and is now Inxuriously furnished and up-to-date in every respect situated in the most central position Large and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Electric Light Throughout and Fras, Large and Comfortable Lounge, Private and Pahlia Hara and Billiard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY

UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Banitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Rates for Tifin and Dienst. Special Rates for married families en Application to

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

Proprietor

nate Manager of J. H. LYONS (Trocadero leading Caterers in London, and GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL, Colombo). TetaPHONE No. 197,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "COMFORT.

Hongkong, Hongkong, 1st Yaptemter, 1910.

"BRAESIDE.”

PRIVATE HOTEL.

TANDING in its own grounds with Tenni

and Croquet Lawas, Large Airy, mà Well Furnished Rooms, every homs comfort Fins View of the Harbour,

Telephone, No. 690,

Apply to

MES. F. W. WATTS, **Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road, Hongkong, 4th December, 19074 VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

Telegraphis address-" VICTORIA, SHAMREN, " SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION

MACAO HOTEL

MACAO

Telegraphic address→ FARERE, Macao.” SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRATA GRANDE Both Hotels electrically lighted, and under.... experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAINS PROVIDED. Every information and Special attention given to Tourists. REASONABLE RATES.

13857

ROYAL

WH. FARMER

Proprietor,

NOTICE.

GEORGE

HOTEL.

H. BUTTONJEE begs to informa. Me Pablo that no increase wherever is

made upon the rates advertise for accommoda tion at the HOTAL GEORGE HOTEL, Kowloon Be is obliged to make this announcement as his ability to cater at auch low prices has been ques- tioned. For public information he begs to state- direct that he is enabled to do so se, he is a importer of Wines and Provisions, owner of the Hotel property.and has the services of a Manager of nine years experience in the Palate Hotel,. Shanghai. Nothing more need be id,

HRUTTONJEE,- Proprietor,

M.J. NATHAN,

Manager.

Kowlcon, 8th February, 1912.

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A LING & CO..

19. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS. STORE.

HAZELL'S ANNUAL,

Photographic Goods of every Description. ia Stock.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALMANAO.

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Developing and Printing Umtorisken Hingkong, 31st July, 1907.