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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED

1857.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom,

No. 17,344號四十四百三千七萬一第

日入初月一十年

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 1913. 五拜體

骏五月二十年二民舉中

INTIMATIONS

|REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND

CEMENT.

In Caska 275 lbs. net

In Bags 250 lb. net.

General Managers,

WEISMANN'S

FOR BREAD.

WEISMANN'S

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

FOR CAKES.

Hongkong, 6th June, 1915.

(781

WEISMANN'S

FOR CHOCOLATES.

139

ITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

MIT

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

OAL DEPARTMENT

SOLE PROPRIETORS

OCHI, MUTABE,

OF TAKASIMA,

SOUTH

RAILWAY.

YOSHINDANI, MANCHURIA

KIOHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries. AGENTS FOR SAKITO AND OYUBARI Coals. HEAD OFFICE:--MARUNOUCHI,

TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES: NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTAKU. MTRORAN, KOBE, OSAKA, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW.

Cable Address for above: "WASAKL.” Codes: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union, AGENCIES*

CHINKIANG-Messrs. Gribing & Co. MANILA-Mesara, MADONDEAT & Co. SINGAPORE Mossra. BORNEO Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to---

E. KATO,

Maneger,

No. 2, Fedder Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th April, 1913.'

SIEN TING.

URGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AQUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free.

Hongkong, 22nd September, 1913. [1101

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Y popular English. Manufacturers In

all Bores and Sizes.

B'

SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLED

SHOT. From No. 10 to BSSG. at. 88, 67

and $7.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUIS ITÉS and AIRY GUNS in Veristy.

Inspection Invited.

W. SCHMIDT & Co.

· Hongkong, 18th October, 1913. (1218

BINGON & CO.

ESTABLISHED A.D.. 1880,

EON, Steel, Metal and Hardware Mer. chants, Wholesale and Retail Iron- mongera, Pig Iron aze Foundry Coke Importers. General Storekeepers and Ship- abandlers. Nos. 35 and 87, HING LODNO BLAERT (2nd St. West of Central Market).

Telephone No. 515.

PEAK TRAMWAY

LIMITED.

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COMPANY,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

7.00 am to 8.00 a.m....Every 15 minutes,

8.00

40.00 11.00

10.00

10

11.00

15 15

12.45 p.m.

18

"

1.15

10

D

1.45

15

"2

1.45

2.15

10

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#.25

0.00

16

}

#.00

8.10

10

NIGHT CARS.

4:40 p.m. and 9.00 p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.

Every Half-Bour.

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m.

Every Quarter-Hour

SUNDAYS.

́ ́ 8,00 s.m. 'to-10:30 am. Every 15 minutes,

· 10.30 ·

1.45

1100 noon, 1.00 p.m.

12.00 noon

100 p.m

» 11:00

♫

>>

10 16

10

15

10

16

5.00 6.00

1+ "

15

"

SATURDAYO

5.00 $6.00 7.00 NIGHT CARS as on Week Days."

Extra Car at 12 Alidnight.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Compay's Office, Alexandra Buildings, De Voeux Road Centrai,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,

General Managers. Lengkong, 1st October, 1913. [1152

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTEBETWEEN THE FAR EAST

AND EUROPE. VIA DAIREN.

TIME TABLE TO APRIL 30, 1914.

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped

and and

Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express, Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai

ENGLISH-MADE-HIGHEST GRADE

PAINTS MIXED READY FOR

THE BRUSH

7 LB. TINS AND I CWT, IRON DRUMS.

MANUFACTURED BY

WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LD..

(INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KIngrox).

HONGKONG OFFICE, ALEXANDRA BUILDING..

STOCKED IN HONGKONG :

(PRICES AND TINT CARDS CAN BE OBTAINED ON APPLICATION).

FRENCH GIZT.

LISBON GREY.

DABK CRUEN,

SIGNAL RED.

PEA GREEN.

BLACK

LIGHT DEAR. ENGINE GREEN.

LIGHT AZURE BLvz.: DARK ROYAL BLUE.

“CYGNITE”

PALE PURPLE-BROWN, LIGHT STONE COLOUR. SANDSTONE COLOUR, IVORY WHITE. LEAD CCLDUE.

WHITE PAINT IN 7 LE. TINS.

ALUMINIUM PAINT

687:1]

Direct Mail Steamer Service by the 28. KOBE MARU and SAKAKI MAKU (each Equippa CHINESE

with Wireless Talegraph) as follows:

NORTH BOUND.

SOUTH BOUND.

Connecting at Herbiit with

Tayers in · Eapren Romfor Tor Et Murto Moscow' Pet's

Jat Can Bars

$40.

#plangbusrSteamery (Ja-Forenam

Mun. We, Wed. Fri

Y 14,50

...Trato atm Mob

BA1.'

Mukden

F1100

TIL

Crtale! State Coming in with from St

2r. Boscow Mo

{[3] arkátaí Finnalan Tinki)ire" 10 m) Manj Trig Fr

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Lits

Y 11,40

Ar-20

R 20

Oban

*

Than Train: IP65.00 Tax

A1.200

Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.3.R. Time, The above fores do not incinde the Express Train Berth. Fee. THE "SAKAKI MARU.”—This vessel, which leaves Shanghai every Monday and connects with the Wagon Lits service on the Trans-Siberian Railway, is a new Turbines Steamer of 3,450 tons specially built for the Shanghai-Dairen Line. She has a speed of 19 knots per hour, and is fitted with every up-to-date appliance for comfort safety, and con- resience. Accommodation: 63 First Class (including 4 special cabins and S family

Second-Class, and 164 Third-Class. First voyage from Shanghai, August cabine)

20

MUKDEN-ANTUNG LINE MANCHURIA CHOSEN THROUGH SERVICE Thrice Weekly Express Service between Changchan and Fusan without change, establishing direct link between the Trius-Siberian Express Service and the Imperial Japanese Govern- ment Ferry and Railway Service, reducing the journey between Manchuria and Japan by noarly two days and diminishing the sea voyage to a few hours; also connecting Feking and Tokyo by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fasan and Shimonoseki. London to Tokyo In 134 days; Peking to Tokyo in 45 days.

Tamale"). At

RAILWAY HOTELS. YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Changchun, and Hoshigara (the finest sea-side resort in North China), all under the Company's management.

TICKETAGENCIES. The Company'al

& Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtaimble at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co Messrs. Thos. Cook & Box REISEBUREAU DER HAMBURG-ANERIKA LINIE; the NORDISE RESEBUREAU; and the NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai, from whom all information, timo-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIKEN.

Codes: ABC. 5th Ed., Al, and Lister'

Tel. Add.

MANTETRU."

For Passage, apply to.

Give them Bovril

Because the Body Building Power of Borii has been proved to be from 10 to 20 timos the amount taken.

117-3

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

HONGKONG

HOTEL

Recently Refurnished and Redecorated. Largo Airy Public Rooms. Clectrio Lighting, Lifts and Fane Suites do Luxs,

Bedrostus with Europeiz Bath and Lavatory attached. Perfect Sanitation. ALA CARTE GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

KING EDWARD

All

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

Electric Trams. Pass Entrance. One Minute's Walk from Ferry, Telephones on All Floors.

Electric Lifts, Faus and Lightinn. European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water Syston Thronghout. Best of Food and Service.

Hotel Launch Meets All Steamere,

"IN I PINT. TINS.

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GOVERNMENT

RAILWAYS,

TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE.

NOTIFICATION NO. 218.

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the NEW SCHEDULE for our Express Service I will come into force on and after the 1ar DECEMBER, 1913, correcting with the Trains

of PELING-MUKDEN LINE, SCHANTUNG EISENBAHN AND STANGHAL-NANKING LINE BR follows

Tientsin-East

do. Tientsin-Central

do Teinantu

dor

Pukow Nanking: Shanghai

Shanghai Nonking.... Pakow Teinanfu

do.

DOWN TRAIN.

Peking-Mukden Trais de Luxe from Mukden arr. 10:35 am. Sat. Tientsin-Pukor Express

Peking-Mukden Mail Train from Peking

Tientsin-Pukow Espress

Belantung Eisenbahn Express from Taing Tientsi-Pnkow Express

Tientsin Fakow Express

Shanghul Nanking Express to Shan Shanghai-Nanking Express

UP TRAIN.

Shanghai Nanking Express

Shanghai-Nanking Express

Tientsin-Pukow Express

leave 11.00

arr: 11.25

leave 11.48

arr3.59-pe

Jaro 8.12

arr 13 Si

Ion vs 2:35

Brr. 8.200

*

leave 7.10 nm. Mon. Arr. 19.30 p.m. leave 1.45

"

"

Tientsia Fukow Express

Sehuntung-Eisenbahn Express to Tsingtan

leave 6.40 am. Tues, leave 8.00

Ticutsin-Central Tientsin-Erst

Tientsin-Pukow Express

arr.

2.33 pm

Tientsin Pukow Express

de.

Peking-Mukden-Mull Train to Peking

....arc, 2.53 leave 3.45

do.

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Peking Makden Train de Luze to Mukdeu ...Icare 1.25 am. Wid. ND-Intending through passengers from Peking on Saturdays are requested to change, Train at the Tientsin-Central Station, not the Tientsin-East Station.

BY ORDER.

Tientsin, 20th November. 1913.

RACINE, ACKERMANN & Co., Booking Agents, Shanghai, THOMAS COOK & SON, Booking Agents, Shangbei, ; NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Agents, Shanghai."

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MITSU

AND

THOS. COOK. & SON.

TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS.

BANKERS, &c.

Head Office for the Far East: 16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, FoodHow ROAD. YOKOHAMA: 32, WATER STREET

MANILA-MANILA HOTEL

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD.

BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED. FOREIGN MONIES Exchanged.

CHIEF OFFICE-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, "E.C

Hongkong, 21st May, 1913.

694

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK

CO.,

LIMITED.

Telegraphio Address: DOCK," Tokohama

Codes used-A.B.C. 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Secti's, ALL WH

DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT:Telephone Nos. 376, 206, or 681.

·NO. 1 DOCK. Docking Length 515 ft.

NO. 2 DOCK.

Locking Length 376 ft.

NO. 3 DOCK. Docking Length sl it. Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material including tail shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, Hoeting derriek to lift 45 tons, pneumatic, electric, hydraulio piante, ote. Manufacturers of engines, boilers, fugs, lighters, constructional steel work, etc. Tenders on short notice by letter or cable,

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :---

92 buildings, principally of brick and steel, 310 entrances. 37 buildings are privste bonded waren.ouse. Floor area 62,248 square yards, or 14.1 acres.

Castom-house brokerage and insurance undertaken. Rates moderate. Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 100 fest by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses

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BISHI DOCKYARD ENGINE WORKS.

A1, A.B.C., Western Union, Engineering and Bentley's Complete Phraso Codes used. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engintem. Manufacturers of Contrafo Auxiliary Machinery, Weir'e Auxiliary Machinery, Stone's, Manganese Bronze, Pulsometer and Engineering Co.'s Refrigerating Plants

and Parsons Steam Turbines, etc., etc.,

AT NAGASAKI:-Telegraphic Address: “DOCK,” NAGASAKI.

No. 1.

3 Dry Docks No. 2

No. 3

Telephone No. 873.,

Tel Agaruss: "VICTORIA."

R. H. NORTH,

Manager.

GRAND HOTEL.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

HOTEL.

A FIRST-CLASS STRINGED ORCHESTRA Renders Selections during TIFFIN sad. DINNER daily, and at 11.15 a.m. and 5.43 p.m.

ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

THIS HOTEL has recently been thoroughly Trenovated, extensively enlarged, and

is now luxuriony furnished and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most central position. Large and Airy Roonis, Bot, Co, and Shower Bathe, Electric Light Throughout and Fane. Large and Comfortable Loungs, Privato and Public Bars and Billiard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EURO.. PEAN SUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrange mests of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly later fur Tiffin and Dinner. Special Rates for arried families en application te

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

TELEPHONE No. 197.

Proprietor.

TELEGRAPHIO ADDRESS: "Courier," Hongkong

361

PEAK HOTEL.

1.400-FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. MIRST – OLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every Room, prompt connection maip- tained by six lines to Central...

Fifteen Minutes from Principal Landing Stags. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner moete SteamIRENG,

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P. O. PEUSTER,

Manager.

BRAESIDE.”

FRIVATE HOTEL.

TANDING in its own grounds, with Tennis and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour.

Apply to

Length on Keel-Blocks.

Breadth at Entrance

en Bottom,

Depth of Water.

on Keul-Blocks,

26 ft.

53 ft.

24 ft.

84]

88 ft.

34 ft..

510 ft.

350 ft.

714-ft

1 Patent Slip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons.

77.ft.

Mas. F. W. WATTS, "Broosido," 20, Macdonnel Road,

The Salvage Steamer "OURA MARU," 716 tone and 12 knote speed, is always ready VICTORIA HOTEL st short notice.

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

Floating Docks."

Lifting Power

Max. Length of Ship taken in

No. 1. 7,000 Tons. 460 Feet

No. 2. 12,000 Tous. 580 Feet.

Max. Breadth,

EB

Mar. Draft"

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

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

28th May, 1918.

BREWER

& CO.,

PEDDER STREET (Adjoining Hongkong Hotel Main Entrance)

TELEPHONE NO-696.

The War of Ambition, by Robert

Hitchens

$1.75

[720

CHILDREN'S ANNUALS.

Path Sides of the Road, by BA. Clarke 1.75 Clams, Boys Own Annual, Girk Own Annual, Emoke Bellew, by Juck London

Bo Peep, Father Tuck's Annual, Chatterbox,

etc., eto etc.

∙1.75-

Throngh Weal and Through Won, by E.

Adelaide Rowlands

·1.75

The Land of Veiled Women, by John

Foster Fraser.

80

80

Private Greeting-Christmas Cards.

Chinese Hand-Painted Rice Cards.

Handy" Desk Calendar for 1914.

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The Riding Master, by Dolf Wyllärde. The Forge in the Forest, by Charles G.

D. Roberts w

Her Soal and Her Body, by Louise

Closser Hale

SHAMEEN CANTON.

Telegraphic Address:" VioráRIA, SHAMERN." BITSATNO ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL

MACAO.

Telegraphic Address: “FARER, MADAO." SITUATED IN. THE CENTRE OF FRAYA GRANDE. Both Hotela electrically lighted, anu under

experienced European Supervizion GUIDES AND CLAIRE PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention

given to Tourigi REASONABLE RATES.

WES FANALER,

Proprietor

1025

A LING & CO..

18, Queen's ROAD CENTRAL.

URNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE.

Photographie Goods of Every Description Lu Stock

Developing, Printing and Enlarging

Canton Marbles in Various Shaden TELEPHONE 1219.

Hongkong, 16th April, 1913. 1684