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ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.

PUBLIC SCHOOL HAITTALION,

THE ADMIRALTY hava giren

offois permission for raising a Battalion of 1,000 man, which will be strictly limited to Publin Bahool er. Uzivarsity Men and who will' zervo together as a Unit, Dan M

• Training is new going forward,

Applicants desiring to enrol should

apply at cree to

my M

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,

6.7 and 8, Old Pond Sirent, W.

Gen SAVE THE KING.

Hongkong Daily Press.

PHTABLISHED 185.7.

No. 17,716.

號六上百七千七萬一第一 一日七初月正年乙 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20гπ, 1915.

THE HOME MAILS.

TO ARRIVE.

Feb. 20th. The English Mail (vid Siberia),

por s.8. CHIYUEN.

Feb. 21st-Tho English Mail (vid Siberia),

per s.8. SuozEOKA MARU.

TO DEPART.

Feb. 20th.Europe vid Siberia, at 11 am

4 pers.. TITAN.

Feb. 21st-Europo vid Siberia, at 9 am,

per 8.8. LIANGONOW

Feb. 22nd.-Europe, viá Biberia, at 1. p.m.,

por я.B. SEATTLE. MINUN E

Feb. 23rd. Shanghai, North China, Japan vid Nagasaki, Honolulu, United States, South America. and Canada vid San Francisco and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11 a.m., per s.5. SHINYO MAR¤.

Feb. 23rd.-Europa via Siberia, at 11 a.m.,

pera. SHINTO MARU,

Feb 24th-Shanghai, North China, Japan vid Moji, United States and South America tiá Victoria, B.C., and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11 am, per as MONTEAGLEJANDRO Feb 24th-Europa við Siberis, at 11 am., por 8.8. MONTEAGEE.

Feb. 26th.Straits, Burmah, Coylon, Ade- laido, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Rurope, ab 11 a.m., por a.s. MALTA.

Feb. 27th. Saigon, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Australia, India, Adon, Egypt and Europe,

at 4pm, per 8. VILLE DE LA

GIUTAT

NB. For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coat Porte, Manila, Biam, etc., see the Post Office Notice

n the last page of this isans.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caske 375 Iba, ast

In Bags 250 lbs, net.

MITSU

BISHI

DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

Al A.B.C., WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODES USED, Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contratto Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronze Castings, Person's Stoom Tarbes and Turbo-Alterastors, &c. &o,

_ NAGASAKI. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS ~~** DOCK,” NAGASAKI, GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.

Dook No. 1. Door No. 2. Dock No. 3. 510 feet 350 feet 714 foot

Length on Keel Bloke

Width of Entrance on bottom) Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

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·33 24

PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross, The Sairage. Steamer "OUBA MARU,” 716 tons and 12 kuola.

Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Ginat Crane,

Lifting Power

KOBE,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS :--“ WADADOCK,” KOBE.

FLOATING DOCKS.

Max. Length of Bhip taken in Max. Breadth of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken ink

No. 1. 7,000 tons. No. 9. 12,000 tons.

460 feet.

380 feet. 56

66

The Salvage Steamer “ARIMA MARU, Pumping capacity per hour 8,000 tons,

HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS DOCK," SHIMONOSEKI.

Length on Keel Blocks

GRAVING DOCK.

Breadth at Entrance on bottom st

Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

Floating Crane capable of lifting 10. tona weight,

368 feet 0 inch.

58

THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS

Are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt erecation

of work and to suit the convenience of customers, an

Any Orders will be prompily attended to and Estimates sent on application.

197

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. THE

General Manngarn.

Hongkong, 9th December, 1914,

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TITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA,

(MITSU BISHI

HT 00.)

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL:

Norwell known throughout the Fast for

STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

GOAL DEPARTMENT KAIPING COKE

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, -NAMAZUTA, BATO, SHINNEW

AND KANIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOR

SAKITO "AND OYUBARI Cost READ OFFICE MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJE KARATSU,

WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MUBORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, BHANGHAI, HONGKONG,

FARMSPEKING;

HANKOW,

Cable Address for above: "TWASAKI.”

Compete with the best quality English Cokes or FOUNDRY SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST

FIREBRICKS

GRADE FIRECLAY.

STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.

OFFICE: QUEEN'S BUILDINGE, HONGKONG, TEL ADD.. MAISHAN, HONGKONG,

· TELEPHONE - No. 1030,

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Hongkong, 1st October, 1914.

AGENTS.

SOUTH

dedes: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union MANCHURIA

AGENCIES:

CHINKTANG-Messrs. GHARING & Co.

MANILA-Messrs, MACONDBAY & Co.

SINGAPORE-Messrs. BoUNES CO., LTD. GLASGOW --Messrs & R. Brown,

KOFARLANE & Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to-

K. KATOE

M Manager,

No. 2, Podder Street, Hongkong

Hongkong, 24th April, 1914.

SIEN

TING.

SURGEON DENTIGUILAR STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Free.

Hongkong, 21st September, 1914.

192

PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WECK DATE.

7,00 m, to 8.00 sm....Every 15 minutes.

8.00

10.00

to 10.00

to 11.00

"

11.30 to 19.40 p.m.

12.45 p.m. to 1.15, M.

to 1.45

1.16

1.45

to 2.15

4.15

to 1.00

4,00 g bọ 8.10 - ...

NIGHT CARD,

10.

9.80 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. 2.50 to 11.00 p.m.

Every Half Hour.

100 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. Every Quartor-Hour.

SUNDAYE.

7.45 sm to 10.30 .... Every 15 minutos. 10.30

to 11.00***

to 12.00 zoon

· 13.00 noon to 1:00 pm on

1.00pm to 6.00 10 $.00 to 6.00 S

6.00

to 17.00

11.00

to 8:10 on Week

NIGHT CARS as

Daya

SATURDAYS. Extra Car at 19 Midnight,

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, De Torax Bond Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Manager.

193 Hongkong, 29th May, 1914,

144

RAILY

RAILWAY.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST

AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN,

TH

TIME TABLEW

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

HRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, compos) of excellently equipped Dining, and First and Bocord Class Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the 6.8. SAKAKI MARU and HOBE MABU (enal Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) se follows.com

NORTH BOUND...:

Causing at Barbin with -

-Mamaian. Stair

Lột:

T-LLK

11.30

Changc

TEAM

Marble

21.30

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

拜禮 R 號十二月二年四國華中

PUBLIC AUCTION.

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF

ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS

(Just arrived from the North, being the property of the well-known collector, Mr. Lan Vir Kex)

Undersigned has received instructions to Bell by Public Auction,

TO-DAY (SATURDAY),

THE 20TH FEBRUARY, 1915, COMMENCING AT 2.30 F.M., AT HIS SALES Rooms, DuDDELL STREET,

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

COMPRISING

5-COLOURED, 3-Coloured and Blue and WHITE VASES, PLATES, BOWLS, CUPS AND FIGURES, Bro

SANG-DE-BOEUF VÄSES, WHITE "Goddess of Mency," MING,

OLD GOED INLAID BRONZES, MING.

FINE CRYSTAL VASES AND SNUFF BOTTLES. PORCELAIN AND AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES,

GREEN AND RED JADE ORNAMENTS.

OLD LACQUERED SCREENS WITH 5-COLOURED DECORATION AND BLACK- WOOD SCREENS WITH BLUE AND WEFTE AND S-Colour KANGHI AND KIENLUNG PORCELAIN PLACQUES, PORCELAIN PICTURES INLAID IN Woou, ETC., ETC,

ALSO

A FEW PIECES OF FINELY-CARVED SOOCHOW REDWOOD.

NB-The Undersigned will give a 2-weska' guarantee as to the genuineness of the articles offered,

Catalogues will be issued..

On View from WEDNESDAT, the 17th February, 1915. TERMS-Cash on delivery,

Hongkong, 11th February, 1915.

WEISMANN'S

FOR BREAD.

WEISMANN'S

FOR CAKES.

WEISMANN'S

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

AUCTIONTZE.

(276

FOR CHOCOLATES.

539.

BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD.

MARI

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 PARTICULAR: [FROM=

WM. STEWART & CO..

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.

SOUTH BOUND.

Wapa) Busima. Stara

from from M; Fra Moscow¦ Fer's.

com

Tri.

20

Mom

Hongkong, 1st December, 1914.

WM.

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STEWART & CO.

Dairen

I BADO

ศ

*+

พ

MOR

Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the S.M.R. Time, The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fee, *With regard to the above Time Table, the Four Express Trains per week connecting two each way with the Russian State Expresses are temporarily suspended, owing to the partial Buspension of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Trafic on secount of the European War.

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

To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8 P.M. for Changchun and that leaving Chang- chun at 11.20 AM for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping Accommodation on payment of Yen s

* RAILWAY HOTELS, YAMATO HOTEL (Tel Add Yamsto). At Dairen, Port Arthur, Makdas, Changchin, and Hoshigaurs (the finest side resort in North

China), all under the Company's management.

P TICKET AGENCIES.- The Company's Raiya Sekony me

and Steamer Tickets sro obtainable

at all the Agencies of the INTENTIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co.; Messrs. Tuos Cook & 80 BEISEBUREAU DRE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE; the NOEDIK EesnṇUREAU; and the NIPPON YUSEN KAIBHA, Shanghai, from esali of whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, eto, can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY CO., DATEEN.

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

Tel, Adð,5" MARTIZHU,"

FUSHUN COAL.

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh stocks shayn on hand ai Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tiesiain Depote, and also at Chefoo, Bhanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

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

MPORTERS of Tosk, Bardwoods, Oregon Fina and Jayanese Oak in Loge and

Planks,

Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sewn to any Dimensions. Floorings-Sizes to Order,

Philippine Hardwood Wharf Pilse in langths up to 60 fost.

The attention of Architects, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the uplendid range of Philippine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes.

Prises and Samples on application.

Talagrams Hosewood, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914

Telephone No. 1469,

APPLICATIONS FOR AGENCIES IN

P. O. Box No, 639

(51

CHINA AND JAPAN.

Should be sent to cur Agont

Mr. T.

RUDDIMAN JOHNSTON,

13, Mikawadai-machi, Arabo-ku, TOKYO, JAPAN.

SHACKELL, EDWARDS & CO., LTD.

MAKERS OF

PRINTING

INKS

FOR OVER 120 YEARS.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIREN.

RED LION PASSAGE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.

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108

FORD CARS

81.500 purchasen the Inteef: model 5 Benter Ford Touring Car and includes driving

·learona...

Call or Phong £7, ALEX ROSE & Co.,

4, De Vair Road, Sole Agents.

PRICE $3 PES MONTH.

HOTELS

THE

100

HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

167

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUNCH MATS ALL STEAMERS.

Telephone No: 372.

Tol, Address; VICTORIA".

FRANK L. COOKE,

Manager

GRAND HOTEL.

QUEEN'I BOLD CENTRAL.

FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, most Cential Location within the vicinity of all the Principal Banker

Noted for the last kod, honelai Accommodation and Cleanliness. Lakine uzde European Supervision. A First-Ch. String Orchestra renders selections from 5.30 P.M to 11.30 P..

Special monthly terms for residents and for Bhipping people.

For farther particulars

Telephone 197.

MANAGER

Telegraphic addresa; " Comfort,"

PEAK HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL."

IRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL

ала

FTOURIST HOT Unrivalled for

Comfort, Hoalil and Lonvenience, Telephones

in Every Room, prompt connection maintained Ly sir lines to Contralate

Fifteen Minu as from Principal Landing Staga Mederate Tarif and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social tour, Europein junner moots Wienmerk

P. O. PLUSTER, Maunger.

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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.

HIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL now OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT. The phce has been re- Komted throughout and entirely refurnished. bituated on the Praia Grance facing the

cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE LINING LOOM facing these Cuisine ander experienced supervision. Terms moderate,

For further particulars, apply to

THE MANAGER,

Mica Tol, Add, **Phoni," Macan.

1st February, 1916.

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VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN CANTON, Telegraphic Add. "VICTORIA, SBAKEEN.” SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

Hotel electrically lighted, and under enjerienced European Supervision. GUIDE AND ORALES PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention given to Tourists.

REASONABLE RATES.

WM FARMER

Proprietar