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Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Oec in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 18,57.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1913.

一拜醴賊九十二月二十年二國民華中

IN PREPARATION.

THE DIRECTORY

AND CHRONICLE

FOR 1914.

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A Consultation Free. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1913 (1101

NEW CARTRIDGES.

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Extra Car at 12.Midnight.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, De Vaux Road Centrai.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Geseral Managers. Lengkong, 1st October, 1913.

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RAILWAY.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST

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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 Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Borvies by the ss. KOBE MARÛ and SAKAKI MARU (each Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows-

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MUKDEN ANTUNG LINE-MANCHURIA CHOSEN THROUGH SERVICE Thrice. Weekly Express Service between Changchun and Fusan without change; establishing direct link between the Trans-Siberien Express Service and the Imperial Japaness Govern ment Ferry and Railway Bervice, redwing the journey between Manchuria and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the sea voyage to a few hours; also connecting Peking and Tokyo

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92 bailings, principally of brick and steel, 310 entrances. 57 buildings are private. bonded warehouses. Floor area 63,248 square yards, or 14.1 sores.

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WEISMANN'S

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FOR BREAD.

FOR CAKES.

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LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.

HONGKONG DEPOT, ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

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Length on Keel-Blocks.

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

Floating Books,

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