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ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.

Pratic Seno01 RATTALION,

THE

THE ADMIRALTY have given official permienion for raining a Heltulien of Tyt00 men, which will be sirietly limited to Public School or University on and who will nervo iogether an Unit.

Training is now going forward. A

Applicants desiring to enrol slicula

apply since to

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,

6, 7 and 8, Old Pond Street, W.

OCD SAVE THE KING,

No. 17,712,

THE HOME MAILS.

TO DEPART.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1957.

Beglstered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office is the United Kingdom.

二拜禮 號六十月二年國國民中 KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

百七千七萬一第 日三初月正年卯乙 HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1915.

Fob. 17th Shanghai, North China, Japan, via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada,

MITSU

BISHI

DOCKYARD

MOTOR

CYCLES:

& SIDE CARS

LOW PRICES.

Call, write or Phone to-

ALEX ROSS & Co., Tel. 97.

4. Des Voeux Road,

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

United States, South America

vid San Francisco, and United

Kingdom vid Canada, et soon, -persis. MoxsOLIA,

Feb. 17th Europe vid Siheria, at noon,

per s.s. MONGOLIA

Feb. 18th-Europe vid Siberis, at 3 p.m.,

por ... YINGBOW

Feb. 22nd-Europe, vid Siberia, at 1 p.m.,

per 2.5. SEATTLE MARU:

Feb. 23rd-Shanghai, North China, Japan vi Nagasaki, Honolulu, United States, South America and Canada vid San Francisco and United Kingdom via Canada, ab 11 am,, per s.s. SHINYO Maru, 23rd-Europe vid Siberia, at 11 a.m.;

per 8.8. SHINYO. MĀRU, 24th-Shanghai, North China, Japan ti Moji, United States and South Americà via Victoria, B.C., and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11 a.m., per 5.5 MONTRAOLE,

Fob.

Fob.

Feb 24th-Europe vid Siberis, at 11 a.m.. per 8.8. MONTEAGLE.

Feb. 26th.--Straits, Burmah, · Ceylon, Ado- laide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 a.m., per 8.8. MALTA.

N.B.For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Ports, Manils, Siam, oto., see the Post Office Notice on the last page of this issue.

INTIMATIONS

[REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

PORTLAND

CEMENT.

In Casks 875 lbs. not.

In Bags 250 lbs, not.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managera, m

Hongkong, 9th December, 1914,

AND ENGINE WORKS. A1., A.B.C, WESTERN UNION, ENGIkeering and BenTLET CODES USED,"

Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contratto Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronte Castinge, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternators, &o. &c.

NAGASAKI,

TELEGRAPHIC: ADDRESS :—" DOCK," NAGASAKI, GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.

Length on Keol Blocks

Width of Entrance on bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

24

Dook No. 1. Dock No. 2 Dock No. 3. 510 feet -350 feet 114 feet,

77 » 26,

88

34,

PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross, The Salvage Stenmor "OURA MARU," 716 fons and 12 knots. ** Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons eaoli, berider 150 tons Giant Crane..

KOBE.

TELEORAPHIO Anoszes:-* WADADOCK," "KOBE.

Lifting Power....

FLOATING DOOKS.

Mix. Length of Ship taken in Max. Broadth of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken in

No. 1. 7,000 tons. No. 3.

460 feet,

12,000 tons.

580 feet.

66

22

26

The Salrage Steamer #ARIMA MARU,” Famping capacity per hour 3,000 tons.

HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI.

Length on Keel Blocks

GRAVING DOCK.

Breadth at Entrance on bottom

Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.

868. feet 0 inch. .50

THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS

are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt execution of work and to suit the convenience of castomers.

Ang Onless will be promptly attended to and Estimates sent on application.

HE KAILAN

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[ITSU. HISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.

M

(MITSU BISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT.

A SOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA,

OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW; ...AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOR SAKITO AND OYUBARI: Conis.

HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES NAGASAKT, MOJI KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE. KOBE OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, TOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSUBUGA,

| SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW,

PEKING.

Cable Address for above: "IWASAKI."

·Codes AÏ, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.

ÁGENCLES

CHINKIANG-Messrs. GELRING & CO. MANILA-Mours, MACONDRAY & Co, BINGAPORE-Messrs. BORNEO Co., LTD. GLASGOW-Meszre. A. X.

MOFARLANE & Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to

Κ. ΚΑΤΟ

Manager,

BROWN,

No. 2 Fedder Strest, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th April, 1914.

SIEN TING.

SURGEON DENTIST

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

Consultation Free,

Hongkong, 21st September, 1914.

d

192

PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DATS.

7.00 am, to 8.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 8.00 12.

to 10.00 10.00

to 11.00 ...

11.30 to 12,45 p.m...

12.45 p.m. to 1.15

1.15 to 1.48

1,45

to 2.15

3.16.

to 6:00

00

to 8.10

"NIGHT CAES.

15

30

15

10

8.50 p.m. and 9.00 pm., 9.30 to 11.00 p.io.

Every Half Hour.

100 p.m. to 11,46 p.m. Every Quarter-Hour,

SUNDAYS.

7.48 am to 10.30 am....Every 15 miantes,

10.30 to 11.00, 20,

10

i

21.39 to 12.00 noon

15

13.00 noon to 100 p... is 10

1,63 pm, to 6.00 ...

18

6,00 to 8.00

$,00

to 7.00

15.

7.00

to 8.10

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS,

Extra Car at 12 Midnight,

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at

the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings,

De Your Road Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, and General Managers, Hongkong 29th May, 1914,

195

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MINING

ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL:

Nowwell-known throughout the East for STEAM RAISING, FÖRGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS? BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

KAIPING COKE:

or

Competes with the best quality English Cokes FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST

GRADE

FIREBRICKS FIRECLAY.

STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.

OFFIOR: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG. TEL ADD: MAIBHAN, HONGKONG, TELEPHONE No. 1030,

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Hongkong, lat Ostober, 1914.-

AGENTS.

SOUTH

MANCHURIA

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RAILWAY. ILW

VERBES IRREGULIERS FRAN-

CAIS SANS ABREVIATION, Mus. Blanche Jaques Beuvín.

Baff's Turf Guide Winter Edition

The Orchard Pavilioz, A. C. Bənsən

From the Bottom Up, A Life Story,

Alex, Irvine

2.75

THE

$5.50

The Trail of the Sandbill Blag, E. T.

Seton.

Motor Cycles, Side Cars and Cycle Cars,

Pego

Warships at a Glance, Silhouetter of the

World's Fighting Ships, F. T. Jane 2.00 THE HONGKONG RACE BOOK

4.80

HEART'S RIGHT THERE. Florence L. Barclay

2.00

The Master of the World, Jules Verno ... 9.75

MT

200 HONGKONG

HOTEL

AND

.80

GRILL ROOM.

163

Words and Places, or Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology and Geoginphy, Taylor and Palmer A Manual for Narzes, Sydney Welham

CURTIS YORKE'S NOVELS,

2.40

50 CENTS EACH.

The Girl in Grey.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING.

A LARGE SELECTION OF COLONIAL

· LIBRARY (SLIGHTLY SHOPWORN) OFFERED AT 60 CENTS EACH, OR TEM FOR

$5.00.

PUBLIC

Irresponsible Kitty. Only Betty.

The Other Sara. Mollie Dereril.

Rcasian Literature, Baring Elisabethen Literature, Robertson .. Wars between England and America,

Smith

.60

80

.80

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

The Church of England, Canor Watson

*80

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HOTEL LAUNCH MENTS ALL STEAMERS.

AUCTION.

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF

ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS

(Just arrived from the North, being the property of the well-known collector, Mr. LA VEN KER).

HE Undersigned has received instructions to Sell by Public Auction, THE

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,

ON

Telephone: No. 373.

Tel. Addres8: VICTORIA."

FRANK L. COOKE,

Manager.

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GRAND HOTEL.

-QUEST'E - BOAD Central.

THE 19TH AND 20TH FEBRUARY, 1915, COMMENCING EACH DAY A FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE

AT 2.30 P.M.,. AT HIS SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS FROM SUNG TO MING DYNASTIES AND KANOHI TO TOWKWONG PERIODS.

COMPRISING

5-COLOURED, 8-COLOURED AND BLUE AND WHITE VASES, PLATES, BOWLS, CUPS AND FIGURES, ETC,

SANG-DE-DOEUF VASES, WHITE GODDESS OF MEROY," MING. OLD GOLD INLAID BRONZES, MING.

FINE CRYSTAL VASES AND SNUFF BOTTLES. PORCELAIN AND AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES: GIEEN AND RED JADE ORNAMENTS. ***

OLD LACQUERED SCREENS WITH 5-COLOURED DECORATION AND BLACK- WOOD SCREENS WITH BLUE AND WHITE AND 5 COLOUR KANGHI AND KIENLUNG PORCELAIN PLACQUES, PORCELAIN PICTURES INLAID IN Woon, Ero., Ero..

ALSO

A FEW PIECES OF FINELY-CARVED SOOCHOW REDWOOD. NB-The Undersigned will give a 2-weeks' guarantee as to the genuinences of the articles offered..

Catalogner will be issued.

On View from WEDNESDAY, the 17th February, 1015. TERMS: Cash on delivery.

Hongkong, 11th February, 1915.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

AUCTIONEER.

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HOTEL, most Central Location within the vicinity of all the Principal Banks,

Noted for elest Food, Kehelment Accommodation and Cleanliness. Llitheade European Supervision, A First-Cla. String Orchestra renders selections from 5.30 PM. to 11.30 P.M.

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping people.

For further particulare opply

Telephone 197.

MANAGER

Tolegraphic address: "ConronT.”

PEAK HOTEL. 1,400 FEET AROVE SEA LEVEL.

NIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIALA and YOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every Roum, prompt conniciíum maitained

Fifteen Minu er from Principal Landing Stage Moderato Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Eoms, European Runner meets Steamers.

P. O, PEUSTER, Manager,

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST KOUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD. by Biz hes to Central

AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.

TIME TABLE

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

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, compose I of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Second Class Sleeping Cams, is operated between Dairen and Changchun is connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairon-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamar Berrice by the s.8. SAKAKI MĀRU and KÖBE MARU (each Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follows:-

NORTH BOUND, ALONG.

Conting tube with

LÄTA

レデ

1 CFS

844.00

[Daires

11

Changchan

2 24

SOUTH BOUND.

Colstongan Harkin with

from from 34.4. W Moscow Tuʻx. 15tosnow 18.10 am) Tei.

0.1522

Noch

Tube Fally

Bebe 116

Won. Wed

Aan

(11.30-inten

!14.95

" H, "

Av. 1.00 am.

£32.00

• Rumen Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the 8.M.R. Time, The above fares do not include the Express Train Barth Fee.

* With regard to the above Time Table, the Four Express Trains per week connecting two each

Way with the Burian State Expresses are temporarily anspended, owing to the partial. suspension of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Traffle on account of the European War,

The Two Weekly Express Trains connecting one each way with the Wagon-Lite Expresses, all Ordinary Trains, and the Two Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamers will remain in operation as above.

on

To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8.2.3. for Changchun and that leaving Chang- chun at 11.20 AM. for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attached, which First-Class Passengers can stanze sleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 2

RAILWAY HOTELS, YAMATO HOTEL (Tel Add.. Yamato'). At Dairen, Port Arthur, Makden, Changchan, and Hoshigaurs (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 INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS Trains Co.; Moss, Thos. Cook & BON REISEDVEZAU DER HAMBURG-AMERIKA TANIN; the NORDISK RESEBULEAU; and the NIFFON YUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from each of whom all information, sime-tables, pistorial guide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIKEN.

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

Tel. Add. "MANTI780.”

FUSHUN COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fronh stocks always on hand si Dairon, Port Arthur, Nowokwang, and Tiazizin Depots) and also at Chefbo," Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Fonang,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

NASK,

CLYDESDALE PAINT AND OIL WORKS,

GLASGOW.

MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE LEAD, PAINTS. COLOURS. VARNISHES. OIL REFINERS. ETC. ETC.

CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES, ETC.

PRICES AND PARTICULADO (PROH==

WM. STEWART & CO., ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, 1st December, 1914.

SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.

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I & CO.

WM. STEWART

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

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

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

Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengthy up to 60 fent.

The attention of Architecte, Civil Engines and Contractors in directed to the

■plandid range of Philippine Hardwoods enisable for constructional párposes,

Prices and Samples on application,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIBEN.

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Telegrams-Rosewood, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914

Telephone No. 1453,

P.O. Box No, 639

51

THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.

THIS OPENED under NEW NHIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL MANAGEMENT The place has been 18-

novated throughout and entirely refusaithed

Situated on the Praia Grance facing the sex, a cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round, LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the zen. Cuisine ander experienced supervision, Torms moderate,

For further particulars, apply to

THE MANAGER,

Масад, Tel. Add. "Phoenix," Maonu.

1st February, 1915.

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VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON. Telegraphic Add.: "VICTORIA, SHAMEEN." SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

Hotel electrically lighted, and under enjerienced European Supervisica. GUIDE AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Luturation and Special Attention Igiven to Tourista,

REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER

Proprietor