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IS NOTHING

ISKIMMED ABOUT

TRADE

MELJEMRAID

BRAND,

No. 16841,

-KABE

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1867,

ON SALE. TEE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1912.

Complete Edition

Ema

$10.00

·6.00

Order now direct, or from the Agente

Agents in all the Foreign Bettlements throughout the Far Esst.

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INTIMATIONS

NEW

THE

VICTOR-

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PRICE $60.

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BEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Canks 375 lbe, nat

In Bags. 250 lbs, net-

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

Lengkong, 29th April, 1908.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

$53

BT popular English Manufacturers. In al'

Beras and Bizes.

SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLET

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and ATE GUNB in Variety.

Inspection Invited:

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Hongkong, 26th October, 1906. [575

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S.M.R.

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THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIBEN.

SHANGHAI

LONDON

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IN 15

DAYS.

The 8.MR. Mail Steamers (equipped with wireless telegraph and carrying a qualified surgeon on board) leave the S.M.R. Whampoo Wharf, Shanghai, 'overy Sunday and Thursday, connecting with the 8M.R. Express Train Service leaving Dairen every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, in conjunction with the Trans-Siberian Express Service at Changchun.

Steamer Farm: Single $40'; return (available for 3 months), $64.

Express Train Fares-Dairen- Chengchin, T29.45 (including Express Extra Fes). Tickets and information at all the Offices of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR * EXPRESS TRAINS Co. and Messrs. Tнos. Cook & Bon; the NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA, Shanghai; and Reisebureau der Hamburg Ameriva Linie, or direct from

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DAIREN.

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MINING DEPARTMENT,

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ase

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A Tramp Abroad, Mark Twain,

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SINGON & CO.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880, BON, Steel, Metal and Hardware Merchants Wholesale and Retail Ironmangers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers. General Starskorpers and Shipehandlers. No. 35 & 37 Hire Loone Brazzr (2nd St, west of Contes! Markot). Telephons No. 515

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SATURDAYD.

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SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the ''ompany's Office, Alexandra Building Des Varus Load Central aky

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON General Managere. Flokekong 16th June 1911

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La Danseuse de Pompei, Fartheroy

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THE YOKOHAMA DOCK

CO., LTD.

Telegraphic Address :” DOCK,” Yokohama.

Codes used:-A.B.C. 4th, 5th Edition, Leber's, Scott'e, A. 1, and Watkin's,

DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT —Telephone Nos. 376, 506, or 681.

No. 1. DOOK.

No. 3 DOCK:

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Docking Length 515 ft. Docking Length 876 ft. Docking Length 481 ft.

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A WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT; Copy

106 buildings, principally of brick and stool, 358 entrances. 13 buildinga ure private bonded warehouses. Floor ares 73,343 square yards, or 15.15 seres.

Custom-house brokerage and insurance undertaken. Bates moderate. Mooring Brein, 600 feet by 180 feet by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warshopsea.

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WEISMANN, LTD.

BAKERS.

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CATERERS.

RESTAURATEURS.

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UN

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1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe

1 Wall Cna Hack.

1 Wall Butt Rack.

1 Bet Billiard Rules, Framed.

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1 Set "Crystulate” or “Bonzoline” Bild. Balls,

1 Box Best Cue Tips, assorted.

1 Cue Tip Fastoner with Fils..

Bottle Cue Coment.

1 Box Silk Spots.

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Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiards can be had on application from the Offices of this paper.

DOWIS

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AL, ABC, Western Union, and Engineering Codes used. Builders and Repairers of Bhips Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers. Mannfastarers of Contrato Condenser, Stone's Manganese Bronze, and Parsons Steam Turbines, etoy eta, etc.

AT NAGASAKI:-Telegraphio Address: "DOCK” NAGASAKI

No, I'

3 Dry Docks No. 2

No. 3

Length en Keal-Blocks,

$10-ft.

$350 ft.

714 £t.

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TELEPHONE No. 373.

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A GOOD" OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE TIRED OF THEIR OWN -COOKS AND THEIR COOKING.

NHE ROYAL,

TH

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provides an easy way out for those who hays constant trouble with their cooke, bi placing within their resoh, full and rich Menus at the following extremely low rates:-

...

per Month.

per Month, FEH Mess. 840.00 Dinner alone...$20.00 Tifa and Dinner $35,00

Breakfast

Breadth at Entrance

on-Bottom.

77 16. 53 ft.

Depth of Water on Keel-Blocks.

26 ft. 24 tt.

Dinner

and

$28.00 Breakfast and

Tin

.......826.00

Tiffin alone...$18.00

88 ft.

·34 IL

Breakfast. ...$10.00

M. J NATHAN, Mausger.

1636

1 Patent Blip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons. The Falvage Steamer "OURAMABU," \716 tons and 12 knota spoed, in slways ready at short notice. AT KOBE:-

Lifting Power

mphio” Address: "WADADOCK" KOBE.

Max. Length of Ship-taken

#

Breadth

Draft

*Floating

No. 1.

$7,000 Tone.

460 Feet

12,000 Tons.

No. 2

530 Fest.

66

26.

The Salvage Steamer ARIMA MARU." pumping capacity per hour 2,000 tons The Mating Shanglegs, expable of litling 40 ton weight.

ANY OFDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDID TO AND ESTIMATES SINT ON APPLICATION.

1=761

Kowloon, 3rd April, 1912.

A LING & 00..

19. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE.

Photographic Goods of every Description in Stook.

Developing and Printing Undertaken

Hongkong, 31st July, 1907,

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