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ROYAL NAVAT. DIVISION.

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PUBLIC SCHOOL BATTALISS THE ADMIRALTY have giren official rommission fee raising a Baltation of 1,00 men, which will be strictly limited to Tablic, Babool or Univerzity Men and who will serve together as a BS, KURSE GRAIN DEA Thulaing is now going forward. Applicants desiring to enrol shoul

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sely at once to qAL

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION;

6, and B. Old Bond Street, W.

No.

THE KING;

Hongkong Daily Press.

17,781 號一廿百七千七萬一第三

THE HOME MAILS..

TO ARRIVE.

Feb. 28th-The English Mail,

SARDINIA.

TO DEFANT.

Feb. 20 h.-traits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ado- laide, Western Australia, India,

Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 am., per so. bazta,

Feb. 27th-Saigon, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Australia,

Feb. 27th

Fob. 23th.

India, Adon, Egypt and Europe,

at 4 p.m., por s.9, VILLE DE LA Cigr

Europo vid Siberia, at 4 p.m., por 8.8. YINGCHOW.

Europe vid Biberia, at 9 am

። per 6.3. HARDINJA.

Mar. 3rd-Japan Viá Móji, Victoria, BC.,

and Seattle and United King- dom via Canada, at 11.

6.8. AWA MARU.m., per

4th-Shanghai, North China, Japan

vid Moji, Vistoria, B.O., and Seattle, and United Kingdom, vid Canada, at 11 am., per s.3. SHIDZVOKA MARU,

Mar. 4th Europe vid Siberia, at 11a.m.,"

per s.s. Butozooka Maru,

N.B.For further returns and for 'Mails to and from the Coast Porta, Manila, Siam, etc., see the Post Office Notics on the last page of this issue.

INTIMATIONS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks $75 lbs. met,

In Baga" 250 lbs, net,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.

Hangtong, 9th December, 1914,

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ITBU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.

(MITSU BISHI 00.)" OOAL DEPARTMENT

SOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAKAZUTA, BAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOR: BAXITO AND OYUBARI Conls

'HEAD OFFICE MARUNOUCHI,

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BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, M031, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, UTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE, OSAKA KURE, TOKYO, TOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA WHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING

Oslo Address for above: "IWASAKI” 1- Codes | A1. A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.

AGENCIES

MITSU

18TABLISHED 1857.

日三十月正卑卯乙 HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 1915. 正拜體

BISHI

DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS. A1 A.B.O, WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING ANY BENTLEY CODES USED, Builders and Repairers of Ekips, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrato Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronze Castings, Parson's Steam Turines and Turbo-Alternators, &c., Bo..

NAGASAKI..

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

Dock No. 1. Dock No. 2. Doox No. 3. 610. feet t 350 feet 714 feet,

Length on Keel Blacks:

Width of Entrance on bottom

Water on Blacks at Spring Tide

2624

PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons grOSE. The Balvage Steamer "OUBA MARU," 718 tons and 12 knots.

Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 160 tons Giant Crane,

Lifting Power

KOBE.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS WADA DOCK," KOBE.

FLOATING DOCKS.

Max. Length of Ship taken in Max. Breadth of Bbip takon In. Max. Draft of Ship taken in-

. Nọ. I. 7,000 tons No. 2, 18,000 tons.

460 feet,

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egistered as = Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom,

FORD CARS

$1,500 purchases the latest medol 8 Seater Fold Touring Car and Includes -driving lessons.

Call, or Phone 27. ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

4, Des Voeux Road, Sola Agents.

BAFA-40 PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,

LIMITED.

Tolsgraphia Address :-* DOCK,” Yokohama.

NO. 1 DOCE Decking Length 515 14.-

NO. 2 DOOK. Docking Length 878 ft.

Codes prodB,C, dih and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Booit's, A.I. and Walkin's.] DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT Telephone Nos, 376, 605, 681, 2050, 3470,

NO. 3 DOCK. Docking Length 491, 74 Every description of repair work undertaken. A large insorimers of material including tall shafts are kept in stook, Two powerful to bosis, dealing derrick to If 45 Tons, pneumatio, electric, hydralio plante, etc, Manufacturers of engines, bollers, Ings, lighters, constructional steel work, sto. Tenders on short notice by letter or cable,

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :-

99 buildings, principally of brick and sisel, containing privato bonded warehouses and engar consumption tax covered warehouses. Floor area 67.917.square yards, or 14 noren..

Every description of warehousing, Custom-henso brokerage and insurance under laken. Bates moderate.

Mooring Bain, 600 feet by 180 feet by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses,

(112

580 feet.

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BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD.

The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MALU," Pumping capacity per hour 3,000 tons,

HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS :-" DOCK" SHIMONOSEKI.

A GRAVING DOCK. ⠀

Length on Keel Blocks...

Breadth at Entranco on bottom

Depth of Water oa Blocks at Spring Tide

Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.

368 feet 0 inch.)

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THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS

Are closely connected with each other, enstling them to co-operate in the prompt execution of work and to sait the convenience of customers,

Any Orders will be promptly siteaded to and Estimates sent on application,

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THE KAILAN

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL:

Now well-known throughout the East for STEAM RAISING, VORGING, STEEL- MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

KAIPING COK E:

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

GRADE

FIREBRICKS FIRECLAY.

STOOK ALWAYS ON HAND.

OFFION: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, TEL, ADD: MAISHAN, HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE No. 1030.

DODWELL &

Hongkong, 1st October, 1914.

AGENTS.

CO., LTD.,

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SOUTH

MANCHURIA

OHINKIANG-Mesere. GRARING & CO. MANCHURIA

MANILA-Mogara, MadɔNDEAT & CO.

SINGAPORossra. BORNEO CO., LTD.) #LASOOW--Mosira, AR.

MOSAELANE & CO LTD.

For Partiounes, apply to

K. KATO,

Manager.

BROWN,

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

SIEN TING.

URGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, AGUILAR STREET TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free, Hongkong, 21st September, 1914. 192 PRAK

AK TRAMWAY COMPANY.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

7.00 am, to 6.00 8.10.Every 15 minuter.

11.30 to 12.45 p...

€8.00

to 10,00

10

10.000

to 11:00 pm # 15.

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15

10.

#

10

15

13.45 p.m. to 1.15,

1.16 to 1.45

to

2.15

1.45 C 2.15 to 5.00

1.00

to 8.10

K

NIGHT CAES.

6.60 p.m, and 9.00 p.m., 8.30 to 11.00 pm;

Every Half-Hour.

L00 pm to 11.45 p.m.

7,45 b.m2 to 10.30

Hvory Quarter-Hour,

SUNDAYS.

m to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes.

11.00 11.90 to 12.00 noon. 1200 soon to 1:00 p.m.....

10pm to 6.00

6,00 to 6.00

6,00 F

to 7.00

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$9.00 to 8.10 · man y

NIGHT CARS as on Wook Days,

MENU SATURDAYS,

Extra Car et 12 Midnight."

BPECIAL CA

CAES by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Badings, Den Vid Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong 20th May, 1914,

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, comporsi af excellently equipped Dining, and Fires and Second Clear Sleeping Gas, is spursted bebreen. Dabelprod Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen Shanghai Direct Mail Stemmer Service by the 5. SAKAKI MÁRU and KOBE MARU (ench Equipped with Wireless Telegraph) as follo NORTH BOUND.

TILM

30 1,00

SE SALES

Kobs.ED.

Wed.

ind.

X 1186

17 16,36

ARKA TV YA I DI

SOUTH BOUND,

10. 10 Jet.

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1.க

Neos. Et,

áz, Minnesoon) Myn,・ Mow

Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the 8.M.R. Time, The above fares do not inbludo the Express Train Berth Fee. With regard to the above Tune-Table, the Four Express Trains per week connecting two each way with the Burian State Expresses are temporarily suspended, owing to the partial zuspension of the Trans-Siberian Passenger Tradile on account of the European War.

The Two Weekly Express Traina connecting one each way with the Wagon-Lita

Expresses, all Ordinary Trains, Bud the Two Dairen-Shanghai Direct

Direct Mail Steamers will

remain in operation as above.

To the daily train leaving Dairer at 8 r.. for Changshan and that leaving Chang, chub at 11.20 A.M. for Dairen & Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Clace Passengers can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Yon 2.

RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. Yamato"). At Dairen, Port Arthur, Makdon, Changchun, and Hoshigaura (tho flussi sen-side resort in North China), all under the Company's management, m

TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Rallway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable

si all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co. Messrs. THOS, Coox & BON; REISEBURBAU DER Hamburg-AMERIKA LINIE be NOBDISE BEBEBUREAU; and the NIPPON Yusen Kaisha, Shanghai; from each c whom all information, time tables, pictorial guide books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN.

Codes: A.BO. 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 Dairon, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tientale Depols and also at Chefoc, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang.

MINING DEPARTMENT,

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 PARTICULARS FROM

WM. STEWART & CO.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.

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Hongkong, 1st December, 1914.

WM. STEWART & CO.

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

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

Flanks

Toak and Hardwood applied Machine Hawn to say Dimensions. Floorings Sizes to Onter

Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 Feet,

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

Prices and Bamples on application,

Telegrama---Rosewood,

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914

Telephone No. 1413.

P.O. Box No. 699

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APPLICATIONS FOR AGENCIES IN

CHINA AND JAPAN.

Should be sent to our Agent

MB. T.

RUDDIMAN JOHNSTON,

13. Mikawadai-machi, Araba-ku, Tokyo, Japan;

HOTELS

THE

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HONGKONG

HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMELS.:

Telophone No. 273,

VICTORIA

Tel. Addrasa: "A

FRANK L. COOKE,

Manager.

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GRAND HOTEL.

QUEEN'S BOLD CENTRAL,

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, most Central Location, within the vicinity of all the Principal Banks.

Noted for 126 lest Ford, Idulnat Acetmmodation bad Chazlintas. Cuisite uzdo European Supervision. A First-Clas String Orchestra renders elections from 55 P.M to 11.30 P.M.

Special monthly terms for presidents and for Shipping people.

For further particularsoply

MANAGER.

Telephone 197,

Telegraphic address: **COMFORT.

PEAK HOTEL. 1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

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FIRST CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HO1 EL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every Room, prompt scan.crion maintained. by six buss to Central. Men d

Fifteen Minu es from Principal Landing Stage Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, Europen Kanner meets Breathers,

P. O. PLUSTER, Manager,

THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.

THIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL now OPENED ander NEW

is

SHACKELL, EDWARDS & CO., LTD. MANAGEMENT. The piece has been re-

MAKERS OF

PRINTING INKS

FOR OVER 120 YEARS.

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

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OREGON PINE.

THE CHINA

IMPORT

AND

EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN,

Hongkong, 27th June, 1914).

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novated throughout and entirely refurnished Situated on the Praia Grande facing the sea, Book breeze in enjoyed all the year ronid, LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING BOOM... facing the 558 Cuisine anaar experienced supervision. Terms moderate. For further particulars, apply to me

THE MANAGER

Tel. Add "Phonir." Macau.

Eat February, 1915,

VICTORIA ROTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

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

Hotel electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision, GUIDAI AND CHAIRE PROVIDED." Every lutormation and pecial Attention given to Tonists.

REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER,