Page
ALEX. ROSS & Co.
COCOA.
For delicious natural flavour, delicato aroma, abeolate purity, the most important requisites. in the of Best Cocon, it Standard.
Ask your Compradors for it
and refuse substitutes.
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857.
Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.
ON BALE
THE DIRECTORY
AND CHRONICLE
OR 1914.
Complete Edition Smaller
810,00. 6.00
Onter Dew direct, or from the Agenta,
Agents all the Forder Settlements through
the
No. 17,572. 魏二十七百五千七萬一第 日三十月七年寅甲
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1914.
三拜禮:
號二月九年三謁華中
INTIMATIONS
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Caaks 975 lbs, net.
In Bags 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1914.
M"
[805
ITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries. AGENTS FOR.
BAKITO AND OYUBARI Cole,
HEAD OFFICE MARUNOUCHI,
BRANCH MOJI,
TOKYO...:
OFFICES-NAGASAKI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, TOKYO, KOBE, OSAKA, KURE, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA SHANGHAL, HONGKONG, HANKOW,
PEKING, ENGE
Cable Address for abote: "TWASAKI." Codes: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed,, Western Union.
-AGENCIES :-m
CHINKIANG-Mer GEARING & Co. MANILA-Mars, MACONDBAY & CO. BINGAPORE-Mours. BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Messrs. A. R. Brown,
MCFARLANE &. Co., LTD.,
For Particulars, apply to
I. KATO,
Managez,
No. 2, Pedder Stroot, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 24th April, 1914.
BIEN TING.
URGEON DENTIST,
ST
(614
OREGON PINE.
THE
AND
CHINA IMPORT
EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 27th June, 1914.
1728
THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,
LIMITED.
Telegraphia Address-DOCK," Yokohama.
Coten used-A B.Ç.” 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Boott's, Al, and Watkin's,' DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT:-Telephone Nos. 378, 506, 691, 2050, 3470. NO. 2 DOCK.
NO. 3 DOCK. NO. 1 DOCK.
Docking Leg Dong Longit. 6 | Dowling Length
Every description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material including tail shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, floating derriek to Bf 45 tons, pneumatic, electric, hydraulic plants, etc. Manufacturers of engines, boiler,
cable. tags, lighters, constructional steel work, ete, Tender on short notice by letter
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT ---
99 buildings, principally of brick and steel, containing private bonded warehouses and sugar consumption tax covered warehouse. Floor ares 67.917 square yards, or 14 sores. Every description of warehousing. Custom-house brokerage and fasurance under taken. Hates moderate,
Mooring Basin, 600 feet by 180 fost by 25 feet deep, vdjoining the docks and warehouses.
LIFE INSURANCE.
MREP. HENDERSON, hate of the Indian Civil Service, 42 Leinster Gardens, London, W., who has been consulted over 17,000 times, and has placed Annually LIFE POLICIES exceeding three quarters of a million sterling in amount, offers his advice absolutely FREE OF CHARGE on all matters of Life Insurance, on his conditions, a copy of which can be had on application to the Manager of this Newspaper.get
HOLDERS OF DOUBLE ENDOWMENT, DEFERRED (ur. TONTINE) BONUS POLICIES in Bay Office, BRITISH or AMERICAN, should at once communicate with ME. HENDERSON, who can show them how to strengthen their position under these Policles,
SPECIAL SCHEMES of ALL OFFICES compared and criticised.
SPECIAL TERMS FOR TREATY PORTS,
HOME RATES JUST ARRANGED FOR HONGKONG.
If you wish to
(1) MAKE AN EDUCATIONAL PROVISION,
(2) IMPROVE TOUR INCOME after RETIREMENT,
(8) MAKE a good INVESTMENT by INSURANCE, AUS
(4) SECURE your SAVINGS by ■ SINGLE PREMIUM POLICY, write for
MZ. HENDERSON's confidential PAMPHLET dealing with these subjects.
ONLY BONA FIDE APPLICANTS SUPPLIED. Please state your Profession.
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
NEW AND IMPORTANT·· BOOKS.
Le Nu Au Salon 1014. Unpublished Letters of Lady Bulver
Lytton, by A. E. Challen Sharps, Flat, Gamblers and Racehorses. | by Dick Luckmanj
My Spanish Year, by Mrs. Bernand
Whishaw
British Shipping: Its History, Organisa-
tion and Importance....
The Collectivist State in the Making, by
Emil Davis........
[985
Ali
COLONIAL NOVELS AT $1,75 EACH.
$3.15 THE GREATER LAW, by Vietoria Cr.su
Tanay, by T. Edwardes, 9.00 The Ulstermen, by Frankfort Moore. 30.60 The Belfry, by M. Baillie Saunders.-
His Own Law, by Frank Barroth.
9.00 In & Canty Asylum, by Richard Dale (cloth),
THE WEDDING DAY, by C. N. and A.
Williamson (cloth),
5.25
The Financial System of
[822
of the United Kingdom, by Henry Higgs... Congressional Government, by Woodrow
Wilson
4.50
5,25
4.50
The Myths of the North American
Indians, by Lewis Spence Bibliography of Oscar Wilde, by Stuart
Mason Sp
World's End, by Amelie Rivors.
The Double House, by Everett-Green. The Crime Doctor, by EW, Horang. ANTHONY THE ABSOLUTE, by S. Merwin
(A Noval of China).
A Knight on Whools, by Ian Hay. 50 The Mystery of Dark Hollow, by
G.
Dr. Ashford and His Neighbours, by F. Warre
Cornish.
The Story of Fifine, by Bernard Caper.
WEISMANN'S
20.00
FOR QUANTITY.
Oscar Wilde and Myself, by Lord Alfred
Dongin
⠀
uco
WEISMANN'S
Prominentengulists of Today, by J. G
B. Lynch o
Peneud, by Booth Tarkington, Seeds of Pine, by Janey Launek.
2.25
FOR PURITY.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens, Completed in 1914, by W.EC.
-1.75
$2.00.
(442
Blast: A new illustrated quarterly
WEISMANN'S
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free,
Hongkong 20th March, 1914.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
Ball Posts and Sises.
Y popular English Manufacturers. In
SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8890. at $6, 87 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUIS. ITES and AIR GUNS in Variety,
Inspection Invited
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
Hongkong 16th April 1914.
A LING &
1559
CO...
19 EN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
HURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
FURNITUR
STORE.
Photographis Goods of Every Description
in Stook.
Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
Canton Marbles in Various Sbades,
TELEPHONE 1219.
Hongkong, 18th April, 1914,
SOUTH
MANCHURIA
FOR QUALITY.
129
RAILWAY.
ILLW
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN. THE FAR EAST
AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.
TIME TABLE
(Effective from May lat, 1914, to April 30th, 1915).
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Thairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the BS, SAKAKI MARU and KOEF MARU (esch Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:
NORTH BOUND,
Connecting at Harkin with?
Buigan Brates
Lite
(585
Dabres
7148
T11.49
2,50.
DEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,
PEA
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE,
WEEK DAYS,
7.00 am to 8:00 am....Every 15 minutes.
8.00 10.00
11.30
12.45 p.m. to 1.15
to 10.00
10
to 11.00
15.
to 12,45 paroog)
15
+
1.15
31.
to 1.45
1:48
to 216
"
10
2.15
17
to 5.00,
15
5.00
to 830
10
NIGHT CARD
او
8.60 p.m. and 9.00 p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.
Every Half-Henr,
11.00 p.m. to 1145 pm.
Every Quarter-Hour. SUNDATE
7.45 s.m. to 10.30 6.m... Every
10.30
#
to 11.00
11.30
to 12.00 посв 18.00 noon to 3.00p.m....
1.00p.m. to 5.00
5.00
to 6.00
6.00
to 7.00
7.00
to 8.10
15 minuter.
10
13
ต่า
10
17
15
[
15
10.
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS,
Extra Car at 12 Midnight.
SPECIAL CARE by arrangement at the Company's Offics, Alexandrs Buildings, Las 736x Read Central.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Genoal Managers. Tengkorg, 29th May, 1914.
1502
SOUTH BOUND.
Cevaneting at Harkin with
Moon Pat. [Morev= 710.10mats| „Ful
Kobe & SLEE
Wed. DL
THE NAUTICAL ALMANACE 1810,
WM. STEWART & CO.
(20
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS.
5, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGE,
MPORTERS of Tonk, Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and Japanese Oak in Logs and
I Planks
Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions. Floorings Sizes to Order,
an
Phillipine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 foot.
The attention of Architects, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the splendid range of Phillipine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes..
Prices and Samples on application.
Telegrama-Rosewood,
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1814.
Telephone No. 1463
P. O. Box No. 639,
[852
MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
Al, A.B.C., Western Union, Engineering and Bentley's Complete Phrase Codes need. Builders and Repairers of Haipe, Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrato Auxiliary Machinery, Weir's Auxiliary Maskinery, Stone's Manganese Bronze, Palameter and Engineering, Co's, Refrigerating Planty and Parsons' Steam Turbines, etc., eto,
Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the 8.M.R. Time. The above fares do not include the Express Train Borth Fee. THROUGH REGISTRATION OF BAGGAGE, By the Internationmi Through Fassenger Traffic via Siberis, through tickete are issued from Shanghai (and. the principal stations vis Siberia) to London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, and vice verta, and holders of these tickets are also entitled to through registration of their baggage. Travellers. must, however, ask specially for the "International Through Passenger Traffe via Siberis tickets in order to secure this facility, which is not obtainable by the ordinary booking.
MUKDEN-ANTUNG LINE MANCHURIA-CHOSEN THROUGH SERVICE Thrice-Weekly Express Service between Changchun and Fusan without change, establishing AT NAGASAKI —Telegraphic Address: "DOCK, NAGASAKI. direct link between the Trans-Siberian Express Berries and the Imperial Japanese Govern- ment Ferry and Railway Service, reducing the journey between Manchuria and Japan by nearly two days and diminishing the sea-verage to a few hours; also connecting Peking sud Tokyo by rail with the exception of the short passage between Fasan and Shimonoseki. London to Tokyo in 181 days; Fering to Tokyo in 4 daya,
RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. Yamato'). At Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Changchun, and Hoshigaars (the finest sea-side resort in North China), all under the Company's management.
TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable. at all the Agencies of the INTERN VTIONAL STREPING CAR & EXPRESS TEAINS. Co. Messrs. TROS. COOK & SON BEIBENDEEAU DES HAMBURG AMERIKA LININ the NonDISK RESEBUREAU; and the NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from each of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIBEN. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed., A1, and Lieber's.
Tel. Add.: "MÁNTEMU.”
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Fort Arthur, Newahwang, and Tientsin Depots, and also st Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang.
MINING DEPARTMENT.
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN.
[681
PRICE $3 PER MONTH.
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
J. H. TAGGART,
Maneger):
KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION
Electric Trams „Pasa
Entrance
One Minute's Walk from Ferry, Telephones on All Floors.. Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. Kuropeau Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System Throughout, Best of Food and Service. Hotel Launch Meets All Steamers.
Telephone No. 979.
44)
Tel. Address: ̈ ̈“ VICTORIA,
R. H. NORTH, daha gör.
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 11.16 2.0. and 5.4 p.m.
ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,
THIS HOTEL Las recently beer
thoroughly renovated, extensively enlarged, and is now luxuriously furnish ed and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most central position. Large and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Electric Light and Fans Large and Comfort
Lounge, Private and Public Bars and Billiard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS. STEAMERS.
ALL
Monthly Rates for Time and Dinner Special Rates for married families on application to
FREDERICK REICHMANN,
TELEPHONE No. 10.
31]
Proprietor.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "Comfort,"
Hongkong
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL
T. TOURIST HOTELE Unrivalled for IRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and 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 Execilent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Steamers.
P. O. FEUSTER,
•Managerly
E1492
THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.
THIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL OPENED under EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. The phoe has been renovated throughout and entirely refurnished. Situated on the Praia Grande. facing the sos, a cool breeze is enjoyed all the Fear round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the sea Cuisine auder experienced supervision. Terms moderate.
For further particulars, spply to
O. C. MOOSA; Messu
Length on
Breadth at Entrance
Depth of Water.
Tel. Add. "Phenix," Macar.
Kool Blocks.
on Bottom,
610 E.
·S50 ft. 714 f
on Keel-Blocks.
26 £1. 24. £1.
84 ft.
77 N.
53:f
88 ft.
[943
(No. 1 8 Dry Docks No. 2
No. 2.... 1 Patent Slip capable of Lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons. The Salvage Steamer "QULA MABU," 116 sons and 12 knots apaed, is always ready VICTORIA HOTEL
ai chori notioo.
AT KOBE-Telegraphic Address WADADOCK," KOBE.
Floating Docks,
Lifting Power
Max. Longth of Bhip taken in
No. 1. 7,000 Tons, 460 Feet
Max. Breadth
56 ガ
Max, Drati
22
No. 2 12,000 Tonu. 586 Peak,
26
The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MARU," pazaping capacity per koar 2,000 font.
Floating beerlegs, capable of Hfting 40 tons welg!..
ANY ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIMATES SENT ON APPLICATION
[805
SHAMEEN-CANTON
Telegraphia Address: "VITORIS, SHAMEEN,”! SITUATED ON THE BRITIBA CONCESSION.
Hotel electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. MY GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention given to Tourists. REASONABLE RATES.
WM. FARMER, Proprietor.
[1006
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.