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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 16944, +BTATAR- TALE‡‡ HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 1912. R

INTIMATIONS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Casks 375 lbs, not

In Bags 250 lbs. not

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Masagers.

Mengkong, 29th April, 1908.

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MITSU BISHI GOSHI, KWAISHA,

(MITSU BISHI CO.) OO AL DEPARTMENT

BOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKAFIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, TOSHINOTANI, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOR

KISHIDAKE, SAKITO AND OYUBARI

Cools

HEAD OFFICE —MARUNOUGHI,

TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES :-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU. WAKAMATHU OTARU, MURORAN, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW.

Cable addresses for abony, “IWASAKI.” Codes: A1, ABC 5th Ed., Western Unic

AGENCIES:-

YOKOHAMA : M. ABADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Mesars, GEARING & Co. MANILA: Moses. MACONDRAY & Co. SINGAPORE. Messrs. Bonzo Co., ITE.

For Particalare, spply to...

Y. SHIBUYA,

S.M.R.

SOUTH MANCHURIA )

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE

BETWEEN

THE FAB EAST AND EUROPE, Vĩa Dairen.

SUMMER SCHEDULE. (EFFECTIVE FROM MAT 18, 1912.)

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining, and First Class Carn, le operated between Dairen and Changobon ia connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Steamer Service by the B.9. "Kou MARU" and "SAIKIO MARU" (2,877 tone each, and' equipped with wireless telegraph) as followe:---

NORTH BOUND.

1.12.

Connecting at Harbin with

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State Express Wagon Express for Lits for for St. Moscow Moscow Pat'g.

1st Class Fares

$40

Y 14,95

Y 11.50

R 9.60

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Mukden

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...LV.

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Wed.

.. Ar.

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Fri.

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| P, 13.

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SOUTH BOUND.

Mon.

Thurs

Bat.

# 6.00 #

1.45 p.m.

10.10. 10.25

4.50 1.14.

State

ON SALE. THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1912,

Complete Edition

Emailer

富

$10,00 6.00

Order now direct, or from the ¡Agents.

Agente in nil the Foreign Bettlements throughout the Far East.

METSÄÄKSTELT-AB PRICE, $8 PER MONTU,

TO BOOK

BUYERS.

A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY-

TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW STOCK WE HAVE SET ASIDE A NUMBER OF

COLONIAL NOVELS

WHICH WE WILL SUPPLY IN

CLOTH BINDING

for $1.00 each.

You THUS GET A 6/- NOVEL

FOR

$1.00.

This Price includes your initials, or any lettering on the back.

'This Offer stands for a short time only.

BREWER & CO., LTD.,

Next to HONGKONG HOTEL, PEDDER ST. TELEPHONE No. 696.

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HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

Recently Rofurnished and Redecorstod Large Airy Public Rooms. Electric Lighting. Lifts and Fans. Buites de Luxo

Bedrooms with European Bath and Lavatory atirobed. Perfoot Banitation: "

A LA CARTE GRILL BOOM. 28] J. H. TAGGART, Manager: ~

KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.

Central Position for Tram and Ferry..

Electric Lifts.

Electric Fans.

H, HAYNES

Connecting at Harbin with

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MITSUBISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS.

A1 A.B.C., Western Union, and Engineering Codes need. Builders and Bepairers of Shire, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrato Condeneer; Etore's Manganeso Bronzo, and Persona" Steam Turbines, ate, eta, ato..

AT NAGASAKI

Manager,

No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong Hongkong, 2nd August, 1912.

R 9,60

(616

Y 11.50

Y 14.95

Harbin Changchun

Makden

Dairex

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BURGEON DENTIST.

No. 10, D'AGUILAB STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Fres. Hangkong, 21st September, 1905.

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NEW CARTRIDGES.

BY popular English Manufacturom. In all

Bares and Bizen,

SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLER

SHOTS. From No. 10 to 8890. at 26, $7

and $7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES

⚫nd AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited,

WM. SCHMIDT & 06.

[575 Hongkong, 26th October, 1906,

SINGON & CO.

ESTABLISHED A.D), 1880.

RON,Bise), Metal and Hardware Merchants

Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Piz Tren and Foundry Coke Importers. General torekeepers and Shipebandlars, Nos. 35 & 37, BIG LONG STERS (2nd Bt, want of Contral Market). Telephone No. 515

PEAK

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEE DAYS,

154

COMPANY

*7,000.00. 8.00 am to 10.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 10.00 mm. to 11.00 am.... Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 pm....Every 15 minnter, 12.45 pm. to 1.15 pm. Every 10 minuter. 115pm to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 2.15pm to 6.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 00pm to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes

8.00 am... Every 15 minutes.

NIGHT CARS,

45 p.m. sud 9.00 pm., 9.45 to 11.30 p.m. every 15 mianter.

SUNDAYS.

7,30 8.00- 3.00am to10.30 am....Every 15 minutes, 10,30 am, to 11.00a.m.... Every 10 minutes. 31.45 am. to 12.00Noon...Every 15 minutes, 12.00 Noon to 1.00p.m....Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00p.m....Every 15 minutes. 5,00 pai. to 6.00 b.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Evry 15 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.10pm...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. BATUBLAYS,

Extra Car st.11.45pm. SPECIAL CARB by arrangement at the *mpany's Office, Alexandrs Buddings, Des Tux Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON General Managera.

527 Wukong 16th June 1913

• Russina Train Time is 23 minutes faster than 8.M.B. Time. The above fares do not include the Sleeping Car Supplement and Express Extra Fee. MUKDEN-ANTUNG LINE-Thrice Weekly Express Service between Changchun and Booal, changing only at Makden, establishing direct link between the Trans-Siberian Express Service and the Chosen (Korean) Express Service, reducing the journey between Manchuria and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the seR-TOTOKS. to a few hours; also connecting Peking and Tokio by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fusan and Bhimonoseki,

RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. "Yamato ")

at Dairen, Fort Arthur, Mukden, Changchun and Hoshigazm (the finest seaside resort in North China), all under the Company's management, and run on modern European lines.

TICKET AGENCIES — The Company's railway and steamer tickets are. obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car and Express Trains Co.; Mesars. Thos. Cook & Son; and Reisebureau der Hamburg-Amerika Links: the Nor-disk Resebaresa; and the Nippon Yusen Kairbo, Shanghai, from whom all information, time- ables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from

NIPPON YUBEN KAIBHA, Agents.

For Passage, apply to-FACINE, ACKERMANN & Co., Booking Agents, Shanghai.

FUSHUN

COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST,

Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairan, Newchwang, Port Arthur, and Tientsin Depots, and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

Telegraphic Address: "DOCK" WAGASAKI

Length on Keel-Blocks.

Breadth at Entrance

on Bottem.

510 The

350 EL.

55 ft.

714 ft.

88. ft.

Depth of Wator

ob Keel-Blocks..

26 ft. 24 It. 34 ft.

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

AT KOBE :--Telegraphic Address: “WADADOCK" KOBE.

Max. Length of Ship taken in

Lifting Power

Breadth

Draft

No. 2, 12,000 Tons,

580 Fest,

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

460 Feet

56 22

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26. #

The Balvage Steamer "ARIMA-HARU." pumping capacity per bour 2,000 tons. The Floating Sheerlege, ospable of lifting 40 ton weight.

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

TRADE

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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., Agents: MIISUI & Co., Shanghai.

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THE WHISKY OF TWO

HEMISPHERES. MACGREGOR'S V. O. S.

As Supplier to the House of Lords and House of Commons, London, and to the Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

The GOLD MEDAL for Quality in the Franco-British Exhibition was awarded to

Speci

WHITE HORSE”

WHISKY.

MACKIE & CO. DISTILLERS LTD. LAGAVULIN DISTILLERY, ISLAT,

ÜBTAINABLE. AT ALL STORES OF FROM THE

LANE

SOLE AGENTS:

Estab. 1742.

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TO HIS MAJESTY

CRAWFORD & CO.

THE KINO. By Royal Appointment.

Quality the Scoret of Success.

NOTE-Any persons proved guilty of re-filling our empty bottles with inferior Whisky will be refused supplies.

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KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

NEW BOOKS.

Hot and Coll, Water, Latest Improvements.

Reasonable Bates,

TELEPHONE No. 373.

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1912.

Manager, [3157

GRAND HOTEL

Quinn's Roan ÜENTRAL.

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL ENTIRELY Undre EurophaN MANAGHMENT.

T

| VHIS HOTEL has recently been thoroughly

renovated, extensively enlarged, and is no Inxuriously tarnished sad up-to-date in every respect, tasted in the most sentral position Large and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Faths, Electric Light Throughout and

Fana and Comfortable Lounge, Printe

Large and

Pablle Barr and Billiard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN FUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Bates for Tian and Dinner. Spacial Rates for married familias ro syplation to

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

Proprietor

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

TELEGRAPHIC Address: "Comporz, * Hongkong.

Hongkong, 1st September, 1910.

*

BRAESIDE.”

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PRIVATE HOTEL.

STANDING In its own grounds with Teanfr and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Hoon, every home somfort Fina Vlow of the Harbour, Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to MEB. F. W. WATTB,

"Brasside," 20, Macdonnell Rosd.. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907.) [037

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMFEN-CANTON,

Telegraphie address...“ VICTORIA, SWAMBWE, BITUATED ON The Bruner CONCESSION

MACAO HOTEL

MACAO

Talographis address=“Farmae, Macao," SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRAYA GRANDM Both Hobele sloetrically lighted, and under sxperienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED, Every Information and Special attention giver to Tourists. REASONABLE RATES.

Big Game Hunting in Central Africa,

Donbar-Brunten...

The Art of Golf, by Joshus Taylor Forty Yours of Parisian Bocisty, Arthur

Meyar

$2.25

5.50

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Thomson

... 12.00 Prospectuses: How to read and understand

them, Tovey

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5.50

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A Chronicle of Friendships, Luther

sunday

FRENCH,

5.00

+1

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK

CO., LTD.

Telegraphic Address:“ DOCK," Yokohama

Codes and—A.B.C. 4th, 5th Edition, Lieber', Sootta, A. 1, and Watkin's.

DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT -Telephone Nos. 376, 506, or £81.

No. 1 DOCK.

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

No. 2 DOCK.

The Command of the Son, A. Hurd 250 L'Entretenu, Beschal Also and Perhaps, Sir Frank Swettenham 4.50 Le Paifs du Maure, D'Ivoi Loudon Stories, Vol. II.

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Beesly

$2.00

2.00

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Proprietor,

GEORGE

HOTEL.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON,

RESIDENTS' BAR has been specially ütted up for the use of residents in Costemers who

200 order to meet the wishen

2,00 prefer the quietness and comfort which such a

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Both the Residents and Public Bar are 2.00 stocked with the best of Wines and Liquors, 200 directly imported for our excluzive ure, and this : 2.00 enables us to supply at the Cheapest Rates. M. JNATHAN,

4.50 Dame Fortune, Hirsch

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175

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Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large sportment of material including tail shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, floating derrick to lift 45 tons, pneumatic, electris, hydraulic plants, eto, Manufacturers of engines, boilers, tags, lighters, constructional steel work, eto. Tenders on short notice by letior or cable.

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :---

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

Custom-house brokerage and insurance undertaken. Estes modemte... Mooring Basin, 600 test by 180 foot by 25 foot deep, adjoining the docks and warehouse,

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