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YOUR COOK

can't bake the equal of

SWALLOW &

ARIELL'S

CANTERBURY

CAKES

STOCKED BY ALL

LEADING STORES.

Hongkong Daily Press.

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

ON BALE.

THE DIRECTORY

AND CHRONICLE

FOs 1914.

Complete Edition ... 10.00 Smaller

6.00

Order now direst, or from the Agents.

Agents in all the Foreign

Settlements throughout the Far East,

ESTABL18BED 1587

No. 17,558.

號入十五百五千七萬一第

5日五十二月六年寅甲

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 17m. 1914.

一拜箱:

號七十月八年三國民華中

INTIMATIONS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND

CEMENT.

In Chaks 376 Nis, not

In Bags 250 lbs. net.

Hongkong, 9th Jane, 1914.

WEISMANN'S

FOR QUANTITY.

WEISMANN'S

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

NEW BOOKS

Quar Wilde: A Memoir, by Auns, Comtesse de Bremont

$.80

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.

FOR PURITY.

Bolivia Its Feople. Its Resources, Railways and Eubber Forests, by Paul Walls 9.00

In Defence of What Might Be, by E. G. A. Holmes

€4.00

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As Unsocial Bocialist, by Bernard Show...

.80

The America's in the Philippinon, by J. A. Le Roy, 2. Vols.

30,00

PRICE, S3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

HOTEL

AND

WEISMANN'S

The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls

3.10

Joseph Chamberlain: His Life and Work, by Viscount Milner; &e.

.80

FOR QUALITY.

Pot Luck or the British Home Cookery Book, by May Bryon, over 1,000 Recipes The Britannic Review, July..

GRILL ROOM.

2.25

.80

The Montessori Manual for Mothers and Teachers Saturday With My Camera: A Practical Guide:

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·3.10

22)

Baedeker's Guide to Rassia, 40 Maps and 78 Plans

15.00

Imperial America, by J. M. Kennedy

The Cure for Poverty, by J, Calvin Brown

Good Whist and How to Phy 14 ...

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More Literature, by Woodrow Wilson

4.50

The Conduct of Life and other Essays, by Viscount Haldsne

2.95

Meditations and Devotions, by Cardinal Newman (new edition)

5.10

Community of the Resurrection-English Church Ways, by W. H. Frere

2.95

Alds to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, by W. Murrell

2.26

COLONIAL NOVELS AT $1.75 EACH.

Au

The Rise and Glory of the Westell-Browns, by Pani Newman,

The Quick and the Dead, by Edwin Pagh.

The Meroy of the Lord, by Flors Annie Steel,

The Price of Love, by Arnold Benret.

A ITSE

BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

OOAL DEPARTMENT.

HOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASINA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOR

SAKITO AND OYUBARI Coals. HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, MAKODATE, OTARU, MURORAN,

KOBE, OSAKA KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING.

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

AGENCIES:

CHINKIANG-Mesers. GHARING & Co. MANILA-Messrs. MACONDEAY & CO. SINGAPORE-Mesars, BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Messrs. A. R.

SOUTH

MANCHURIA

RAILWAY.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST

AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.

TIME TABLE

(Effective from May 1st, 1914, to April 30th, 1915).

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining, Bad First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairan-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the us. SAKAKI MARU 2nd KOBE MARU (sich Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows

NORTH BOUND,

Connecting at Marbla with 2

SOUTH BOUND,

Bulan Sites

Biyena Yer $1. For

Moscow Sakaki Kobu

Wapen

Comeeting at Harvin irita

BLA

Koscew: Fit°x» ?Mascar

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14 01:26 FazUS

*4-50 )-13.

#40.00

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Enob... Berilo Tommodzi Batrez

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1.53

BROWN,

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15.50

¥40,00

X 15

Churchy IRAL!

Shangha

A Fartoon! Kor. Mon.)

Koso

*

Manager.

MCFARLANE & Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to-

K. KATO,

No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th April, 1914.

SIEN TING.

URGEON DENTIST,

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No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET TEEMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free.

Hongkong 20th March, 1914.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

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BY popular English Manufacturore. In

all Bores and Bizes,

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8880, at $6, 37 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUIS- ITES and AIR GUNS in Varisly,

Inspection Invited

WM-SCHMIDT & Co.

Hongkong 16th April 1914.

A

1559

LING & CO..

19 UKEN' ROAD CENTRAL~~~

MURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODE

STORE.

FURNITUR

Photographic Goods of Every Description

in Stock.

Developing, Printing and Ealarging, Canten Marbles in Various Sbades.

TELEPHONE 1219.

Hongkong, 18th April, 1914,

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*Russian Train Time is 29 minutes faster than the S.M.R. Time. The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fee THROUGH REGISTRATION OF BAGGAGE. By the "International Through Facebger Trine via Biberia, through tickets are issued from Shanghai (and the principal stations ris Sibarin) to London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, and ce teren, and holders of these tickets are also entitled to through registration of their baggage, Travellers mast, however, ask specially for the Internatiom Through Passenger Tramo via Siberia tickets in order to scoure this facility, which is not obtainable by the ordinary booking.

MUKDEN-ANTUNG LINE-MANCHURIA-CHOSEN THROUGH SEE TUE. Thrice-Weekly Express Service between Changchan and Fasan without change, establishing dirent link between the Trans-Siberian Express Service and the Imperial Japanese Govern- ment Ferry and Railway Service, reducing the journey between Manchuris and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the sea-voyage to a few hours; also connecting Paking and Tokyo by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fussn and Shimonoseki. London to Tokyo in 19 days; Péking to Tokyo in 4 days...

RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (TL Add. Yamato"). A Dairen, Port Arthur, Makden, Changchun, and Hoshigaurs (the finest sea-side resort in North Chins), all under the Company's management,

TICKET AGENCIES.-The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL BLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS CO.

BEBEBUREAU DER HAMBURG-AMERIKA · LINIE Z Messes. Tuos, Cook & Sox; the NORDISK RESEBUREAU; and the NIPPON YUSEN KATSHA, Ebanghai; from each of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's.

Tel. Add.: *MANTETSU." ·

FUSHUN

COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairea, Port Arthur, Newshyang, and Tientsin Depots. and also at Chofpe, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang.

MINING DEPARTMENT...

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIREN.

The Black Peril, by . W. Hardy.

Tale of Two Countries, by Maxim Gorky,

WM. STEWART & CO.

J. H. FAGGART, Madinger.

KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

Electric Trams Pass

Entrance

One Minute's Walk from Ferry.. Telephones on All Floors.

Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings.

Hot and Cold Water System Throughout. Best of Food and Service.

Hotel Launch Moots All Steamers.

Telephone No. 373.

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TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

IMPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon. Pine and Japanese Oak in Logs and

Planks.

Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to say Dimensions. Floorings-Sizes to Order,

Phillipine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 feef.

The attention of Arahitecte, Civil Engineers and Contractors is diesoted to the splendid range of Phillipine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes.

Prices and Samples on application.

Telegrams-Rosewood,

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914.

Telephone No. 1463,

P. O. Box No. 639,

-[689-

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND

ENGINE WORKS.

A1, A.B.C., Western Union, Engineering and Bentley's Complete Phrase Codes used. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers of Contraflo Auxiliary Machinery, Weir's Auxiliary Machinery, Stone's Manganese Bronze, Fulsometer and Engineering Co.'s Refrigerating Plants and Parsons" Steam Tarbines, etc., ato

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

Length on

Breadth at Entrance

(661

Keel Blocks,

on Bottom,

Dry Docks No. 2

No. 1

(No. 3

510 ft

97.St.

53 ft.

Depth of Water. on Keel-Blocka,

26 £6. 24, it.

88.11.

OREGON PINE.

PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY, THE

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

7.00 am. to 8.00 s.....Every 15 minutes.

"

8,00 to 10.00

#3

10.00 to 11.00

**

11.30 to 12.45 p.m....

12.45 p.m. to 1.15

1.15 to: 1.46

" 37

1.45

to 2.15

k

9.1

to 5,00

5.00

to 8.10

NIGHT CARE.

8.50 p.m. and 9.00 p.m., 9.30 to 11:00p.m.

Every Half-Hour.

11.00 pm to 1:45 pm.

Every Quarter-Hour.

SUNDAYS.

7.46 am to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes, 10:30 to 11:00

11.30 to112.00 noon

12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m.....

1.00p.m. to 5.00

"J

5.00 to 6,00

6,00 to 7.00

7.00

to 8.10

-

-10

D

15

D

15

10

NIGHT CARS se ou Week Daye. SATURDAYS.

Extra Car at 12 Midnight.

SPECIAL CARS" by Bringemont at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Faux Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Gammal Managers. Hongko g. 29th May, 1914.

100%

AND

CHINA IMPORT

EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 27th June, 1914.

THE

1728

YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,

LIMITED.

Telegraphic Address :-" DOCK," Yokohama.

NO. 2 DOCK. Docking Length 876 ft.

Codes used:-ABC. 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Booti's, Al, and Watkin's. DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT: Telephone Nos. 376, 506, 681, 2050, 8470.

NO. 1 DOCK.

NO. 3 DOCK. Docking Length 515 ft.

Dooking Length 18) ft Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of materină inchaling tall shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boata, floating derrick to- lift 45 tons, pneumatic, electric, hydraulic plants, etc. Manufacturers of engines, boilers tugs, lighters, constructional steel work, etc. Tenders on short notice by letter or cable.

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :—

99 buildings, principally of brick and steel, containing private bonded warehouses and sugar consumption tax covered warehouses. Floor area 67.917 square yards, or 14 torus. Every description of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage and insurance under- taken. Rates moderate.

350 ft.

714 f

1 Patent Slip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons. The Balvage Beamer "OURA MARU," 716 sone and 12 kuote speed, is always ready withors nation,

AT KOBE:-Telegraphic Address

WADADOCK," KOBE.

Floating Docks.

Lifting Power

No 1. 7,000 Tons,

Max. Length of Ship taken in

Max. Breadth

460 Feet

56

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

66

Max. Draft *

·26

91

ม

The Balvage Stamer*ARINA MARU," pamping capacity per hoar 2,000 tons.

Floating Sheerlegs, capable of lifting 40 tone weight."

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

THOS. COOK & SON.

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TOURIST. STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS.

BANKERS, &c.

Head Office for the Far East- 16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG. SHANGRAI: 23, FOOCHON ROAD. YOKOHAMA: 32, Water Stemet

MANILA-MANILA Horm

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD.

BAGGAGE collested, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIBCULAR NOTES 188UED and CASHED, FOREIGN MONIES Exchange.

SUMMER EXCURSION TICKETS TO JAPAN BY ALL LINES

(822

CHEER OFFICE:-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1914.

J743

Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 feet by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warabruses

Tel. Address: "Vieronia."

R. H. NORTH. Manager,

GRAND HOTEL,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL.

A FIRST-CLASS STRINGED ORCH

ESTRA Renders Selections during TIFFIN and DINNER daily, and at 11.15 a.m. and 5.46 p.m.

ENTIUSLY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,

THIS

THIS HOTEL has recently been thoroughly renovated, extensively enlarged, and is now luxuriously furnish ed and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most central position. Largo and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Electric Light Throughout and Fans. Large and Comfortable Lounge, Private and Public Hors and Billiard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Rates for Tiffa and Dinner. Special Rates for married families on application to

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

Proprietor.

TELEPHONE No. 197.

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: COMPOET,"

Hongkong.

PEAK HOTEL,

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

IRST CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Tele- phones in Every Room, prompt: connec tion maintained by six lines to Central..

Fifteen Minutes from Principal Land- ing Stage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Steamers.

P. O. PEUSTER,

Manager.

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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.

HIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL is now OPENED under EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. The place has been renovated throughout and entirely refurnished. Bituated on the Praia Grande facing the sea, a cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the sea. Cuisine under experienced supervision, Terme moderate.

For further particulare, apply to

D. C. MOOSA, Macaul Tel. Add. "Phoenix," Macau.

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEENCANTON.

Telegraphio Address: "V1030x1A, SHAMERN? -SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

Hotel electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention given to Tourista: REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER, Proprietez.

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