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Hongkong Daily Press

Registered as a Nowspaper at the General Post Olec in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No: 17,350.

號十五百三千七萬一第

日五十月一十年丑癸

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1913.

五拜禮𫘝二十月二十年二阆民華中

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.

INTIMATIONS

BUEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND

CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lbs.

In Bags 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES, & CO.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, sth December, 1013. [1407-

MITSU BISEL GOSHI KWAISHA M

(MITSU BISHI CÔ.). OOAL DEPARTMENT

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMAY OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, : KIOHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA,“ NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Colliers.

AGENTS Jo

SAKITO AND OYUBARI Coals,

HEAD OFFICE:-MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANOR OFFICES:-NAGASAKI, MOJI. KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, KOBE, OSAKA, TOKYO YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW. Dable Address for above: ".WASAKI” Codes: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union, AGENCIES:-

UHINKIANG--Messrs. GEADING & MANILA-Messrs. MADONDRAY & Co. BINGAPORE Messrs. Bono Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to

K. KATO,

Mauzger,

No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th April, 1913.

SIEN TING.

URGEON DENTIST,

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No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Froo Hongkong, 2nd September, 1913. [1101]

NEW CARTRIDGES.

BY popular English Manufacturers. In

all Bores and Sizes.

SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLED

SHOT. From No. 10 to SSSG, at 36, $7 and 87.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUIS ITES and AIRY GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

W. SCHMIDT & Co. Hongkong, 18th October, 1913.

SINGON & 00.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880.

[1918

RON, Steel, Metal and Hardware Mer- choats, Wholesale and Retail Iran- mongers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers. General Storekeepers and Ship- shandlers. Nos. 35 and 37, His Loona Brenez (2nd St. West of Central Market). ... (68 Telophone No. 516:

PEAK TRAMWAY

LIMITED.

TIMR TABLE

LIMITED.

Telegraphio Address - DOCK," Tokohama.

Codce usedA.B.C. 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Scott's, Al, and Watkin's, DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT-Telephoon Noa 976, 500, cu 693.

No Docking Length 251 ft.

NO. 3 DOCK Docking Length 376 fi

NO. 1 DOCK. Dooking Length 516

516 ft.

Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material including tail shafts ure kept in stock. Two powerful tow boata, foating dorriek to lift 45 tons, pusamatio, electric, bydmalis plants, etc. Manufacturers of engines, boilers, ings, lighters, constructional steel work, ste. Tenders or short notice by letter or cable.

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT:-

92 buildings, principally of brick and steel, 310 entrances. 57 baildings are private Custom-house brokerage and insurance nudertaken, Rates moderate.

- bonded warehouses. Floor area 68,248 square yards, or 14.1 acres,

Mooring Basin, 000 feet by 300 feet by 25 fest deen, adjoining the docks and warehouse,

WEISMANN'S

712

FOR BREAD.

WEISMANN'S -

FOR CAKES.

WEISMANN'S -

FOR CHOCOLATES.

THOS. COOK & SON. TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS,

BANKERS, &00

Head Office for the Far East: 16 DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foocnow ROAD TOKOHAMA: 32, WATER STREET MANILA MANILA HOTEL

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAYE NE BOA

TOURS aged to ALL PARTS, of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES 18SUED and CASHED, FOREIGN MONIES Exchanged.

CHIEF OFFICE-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C

Hongkong, 21st May, 1913,

SOUTH

(G94

MANCHURIA

D

RAILWAY. LW

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

41, AB.C., Western Union, Engineering and Bentley's Complete Pliraso Codes used. Bailders and Repairers of Ehips, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers. Maunfacturers of Contrado Auxiliary Machinery, Weir's Auxiliary Machinery, Stone'a Manganeso Bronze, Pulsomoter and Engineering Co.'s Refrigerating Plants and Parsons Steam Turbines, etc., etc.

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

Length on

Breadth at Entrance

Kesl Blocks

on Bottom

510 ft.

77 ft.

Dopfh of Water.. on Keel. Blocks.

126 EL

830 ft.

53 ft.

714 £1

68 +

34 ft.

(No. 1. 3 Dry Docks No. 2. No. 3 1Patent Slip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons.

The Salvage Steamer "OURA MARU" 716 tons and 12 knots speed, is always ready at short notice.

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

Give her Bovril

Boca the Body.Building Power of Hortil has been proved to be frum 10 to 20 imes, the amount, fakesk

117-10

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

HONGKONG

HOTEL.

Redently Refurnished and Rede prated. Large Airy Public Rooms

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Electric Lighting, Lifts na? Fans, Suites de Luxe.

Bedrooms with European-Bath and Lavatory- attached.

Perfect Sanitation. LA CARTE GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

KING EDWARD

All

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

Entrance.

Electric Trams Pass Gas Minuto's Walk from Ferry. Telephones on All Floors.

Electric Lifts, Fans and Lightina.

European Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System Throughout. Best of Food and Service.

Hotel Launch Meets All Steamore.

Floating Docks,

No. 1.

No. 2.

Lifting Power

7,000 Tons,

12,000 Tons.

Max. Length of Ship taken in

460 Feet

380 Fest,

Max. Breadth

·66

Mox, Draft

26

53)

The Salvage Steamer" ARIMA MARU," pumping capacity per hour 2,000 tons. Floating Shoorlegs, capable of lifting 40 tons waight, ANT ORDEES WILL BE FROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIMATES SENT ON AFFIICATION.

28th May, 1913,

STOCKED

IN HONGKONG.

"FALCONITE"

WHITE ENAMEL.

[720

Telophone No. 373.

Tel: Acoress: Te Victoria."

R. H. NORTE,

Blanagor,

GRAND HOTEL.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALA

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL.

A FIRST-CLASS STRINGED ORCHESTRA Rendera Selections during TrPPIN and DINK daily, and at 11.15 am, and 5.46 p.m.

ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

THIS

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

SUPERFINE QUALITY-for HIGH-CLASS DECORATION in HOUSES, is now luxurios y furnished and up-to-date

SHIPS, &

Flows easily, dries with HARD SURFACE and is VERY DURABLE

UNDERCOATING -

$9.00 PER IMP. GAL FINISHING (GLOSSY SURFACE) $10.00 FINISHING (FLAT SURFACE)

$10,00

ABSOLUTELY PURE COLOURS IN TUBES

for tinting FALCONITE to artistic shades can be procured from the makers:

WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK. LD..

887-21

INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,

LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.

HONGKONG OFFICE, ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

BREWER & CO.,

PEDDER STREET-(Adjoining Hongkong Hotel Main Entrance) TELEPHONE No. 090.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE-BETWEEN THE FAR FAST Black Silence, by Marlo C. Leighton

AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.

TIME TABLE TO APRIL 30TH, 1914.

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Daiman and Changchan in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the ss. KOBE MARU and SAKAKI MARU (each Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:-

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12.45 p.

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NICHT CARD.

1.50 p.. and 9.00 pitn., 0.80 to 11.00-p.m.

Every Half-Hour.

*

11.00 pm to 11.45 p.m.

Every Quarter-Hour.

SUNDAYS.

6.00 am to 10.30 am. Every 15 minutes.

11.00

12.00 necn

1.00 p.to.

10.50 11:45

19.00 noon

1.00 pm-1

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MIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATVEDAYS Extra Car at 12 Midnight.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandro Buildings, Des Voeur Road Central:

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Lengkong, 1st October, 1913.

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* 18.31,J. Tmin) LT. 321 pm. 390,

Y 11,50

Chachun

7.60

Ar*1:00 5 12

Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.M.K. Time The above faros do.not include the Express Train Borth Foe.

THE "SAKAKI MARU,This veszel, which leaves Shanghai every Monday and connects with the Wagon Lits service on the Trans-Siberian Railway, is a new Turbine Steamer of 3,450 tons spcially built for the Shanghai-Dairen Line, She has a speed of

19 knots per hour, and is fitted with evory up-to-date comfort safety, and con

164

FOTORE

from

cabins and 3 family cabins), venience. Accommodation: 63-First-Class (including 4

This-Class. First 20 Second-Class, and

Shanghai, August 18th. MUKDEN-ANTUNG LIND-MANCHURIA CHOSEN THROUGH SERVICE. Thrice- Weekly Express Service between Changchun and Fusan without change, establishing direct link between the Trans-Siberian Express Service and the Imperial Japanese Govern- ment Ferry and Railway Service, redoing the journey between Manchuria and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the sea voyage to a four hours; also connecting Peking and Tokyo by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fisan and Shimonoseki. London to Tokyo in 133 days: Peking to Tokyo in 43 days.

At (Tel. Adā.

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

$1.75 Shipmaster's Handbook to the Merchant

Youth Will Be Served, by Dolf Wyllardo 1.75 The Passionate Friends, by H, G. Walk 1.75 The Romance of a Few Days, by Putnam,

Weale...

1.75

Millionaire's Island, by Max Pemberton The Corgston Family, by Mrs. Humphrey

Ward

175

1.7

The Winda of God by Hamilton.

Drummood.e

The Mischof Maker, by E. Phillips

Oppenheim

"HONGKONG

Shipping Acts, by Sauford D. Cole $4.00 The Pharmaceutical Pocket Book, 1912-13 2.75 CHRISTMAS CARDS.

CALENDARS,

ANNUALS BOOKS FOR BOYS

AND GIRLS. 17 | CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. Graphic, Holly Leaves, London Nowe, J.75 Sphere, Pears, &e.

[926.

DAILY PRESS " PUBLICATIONS.

DIRECTORY AND OHRONICLE OF

$10.00 THE FAR EAST Da. Du. Smaller Edition 8.00 CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY,

Social and Political Novel, by C.

8.50 J. Halcombe

THE HONGKONG TYPHOON, Sept.

18th, 1900, Illustrated Account TEMPORARY MINING REGULA

TIONS IN CHINA

FOR RAILWAY REGULATIONS

CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA... 0.50 HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Pub listed Annially

TOS OF NA ZA

GUNS aud their Subsequent Use with the. Relief Column Lamith Re WAREKK EXPLOITS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, by J. E. Fatherstonbaugh

MISSIONARY DIRECTORY, on paper

cover $0.80 MISSIONARY DIRECTORY, on cloth

cover 1.00

DOG AND GUN in New Territory, FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON, BY THE PEARL NIVER—“ Á Book for the Globetrotter," by Capt. O. V: LLOYD: with Maps. and Illust

1,00

in every respect, litunted in the most central position. Large and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cor, and Shower Baths, Electric Light Throughout · and Fans. Large and Comfortable Lounge, igate and Publie Bars and Billiard Rooms, EURO. CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER PEAN SUPERVISION Sanitary Arrange meata of the latest, HOTED LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS Monthly Reter for Tiffin and Dinner. Special Rates for married families on application to

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

Proprietor..

TELECHIPUTO ADDIEBSCOMPORE,"

TELEPHONE NO. 197.

98].

Hongkong.

PEAK HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. TARST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL

and

TOURIST HOTEL Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Omvenience, Telephone ia Every Room, prompt connection malo- tained by six lines to Central.

Fifteen Minutes from Principal Landing Stage. Moderato Tarif and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooma, European Runner meets Steamers.

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.

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"BRAESIDE.”

PRIVATE 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

Mus. F. W. WATTS, 94] Braeside," 20, Macdonnel Road.

VICTORIA HOTEL

BHAMBEN CANTON: Telegraphio Address; " VICTORIA, SHAMREN,” SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL

MA CA O Telegraphie Address: "FARE, MACAU? SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRAYA GRANDE. Both Betels electrically lighted, any under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAINS PROVIDED. Every Information, and Special Attention given to Touris REASONABLE RATES

WH. FARMEN,

Proprietor.

(1025

A LING & CO.

THE JUBILEE OF HONGKONG, tolag an Historical Sketch, to which is added an Account of the Celebrations in 1891

1.00

0.60

0,50

B.00

1.00

SIXTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE

CALENDAR, 1834 to 1923-- RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONG. KONG, English all days 157 BOMBAY RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG, English Mail Days, 1893 CALLED OUT or the Chung Wang's

Daughter, an Anglo-Chinese Bo mant, by Chas. J, H. Halcombe... 2.00 PLAN OF THE WEST RIVER

1.75 HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, half-d

yourly vol., bound

7:00

-2.00

1.00

#3

For Passage, apply to-

1,00

VICTORIA KOWLOON

1:00

0.76

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

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POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO MIS-

SIONARY SUCCESS IN CHINA 0.25 TRADE MARK REGULATIONS IN

CHINA

PEAK

0.75

NEW TERRITORY

0.76 TELZITOSS 1213.

0.25)

·025

MAIL TABLES for 1913

0.30 $0.25

TICKET AGENCIES.The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS CO. Messrs. Turos. Cook & Sor ;; REISEBULEAU DEE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE; the NORDISK RESEBUREAU; and the NIFTON YUSER Katsua, Shanghai; from whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIREN.

Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Tdober's

Tol. Add." MANTEISE”-

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POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL URNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE

Photographic Goods of Every Description in Stock.

Developing, Printing and larg

Canton Marbles in Various Skades.

Hongkong, 10th April, 1913.

$584