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ROYAL NAVAY, DIVISION. PUBLIC SCHOOL BATTALION, THE ADMIRALTY have given effcist permission for mining A Battalion of 1,000 men, which will be riricily Haited to, Pabie School.or University Men and who will gorvo

Trining is now going foresed.

Applicants desiring to enrol should

ergly at once toge

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,

5, 7 and 8, Old Food Street, W.

GOD SAVE THE KING,/

Hongkong Daily Press.

Rogistored as a Newspaper 15 the Genoral Post Office in the United Kingdom.

FORD CARS $1,500 parchares the latest model

Easter Ford Toaring

Car and include driving

Call, er Phone 27.

ALEX ROSS & Co.,

4, Den Vaux Road, Solo Agents,

TETADLISHED 1867.

No. 17,730.

號,三百七千七萬一第一

日四廿月正年卯乙

THE HOME MAILS.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 9ra, 1915.

PUBLIC AUCTION

二拜禮

號九月三年四國民華中

TO ARRIVE.

Mar. 12th

The English Mail, per, B..

UBIA

MITSU

BISHI

OF

PRION, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

THE

TO DEPART.

Mar 9th-Shanghai, North China, Japan,

sid Nagas Ei Honolulu, United DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

States, South America, and Canada vif San Francisco, and United Kingdom vid Canada, at noon, per as OZA

Hi During in their at nuông

per s.a. Amza.

Mar 9th-Philippine Islands, Japan vid

Nagasaki, Victoria, R.C., Tacoma and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 1 pm, per s.8. MICO MARU,

Mar. 10th

Europe vid Siberia, at 9 a.m., poi s.. POLYNESIEŃ

Mar. 11th.

Mar. 11th

Straite, Ceylon, Sooz, Port Baid, Marseilles and London, st 11· a.m, per s.. MistMA MARU. Europe vid Siberia, at 3 p.m., per ss. Lronow.

Mar. 12th.Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade Inide Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 4. per ss, SARDINIA

N.B. For further returns and for. Mails to and from the Canst Ports, Manila, Siam, ets, see the Post Office Notice -on the last page of this isaus.

INTIMATIONS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 976 lbs. net.

In Bags 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 9th Desember, 1914.

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M ITBU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSUBISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA, OOHI, MUTABE, TOSHINOTANI

· NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW

"AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOR: BAKITO AND OYUBARU Coals.

MEAD OFFICE—MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI MOJI. KARATSU-WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, TOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW, PEKING.

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

AGENCIES

CHINKIANG--Mesara, GĦARING & Co. MANILA-Messrs. MacondBay & Co. FINGAPORE Messrs. BORNEO CO., LTD, GLASGOW-Messrs: A R. BROWN,

HOFABLANK & Co., LTD. For Partionises, apply to--

K. KATO,

Manager, No. 2, Pedder Street, He Bangkong, 24th April, 1914.

SIEN

TING.

URGEON DENTIST.

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

Consultation Fres:

Hongkong, 21st September, 1914,

192

PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY.

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

1,00 am to 8.00 am....Every 15 minuten.

13.45 p.m. to 1.15

8.00 10.00 11.30

to 10.00

10

to 11:00

18

15.

to 12.15 p.m...

15

Jal

LIB to 145

15

10

16

to 5,00

15: u

....00

to B10

L.15 to 215 *

NIGHT CARS,

8.50 p.m. and 9.00 pm, 9.30 to 11.00 p.m. Every Half-Hour.

1:00 pm to 11:45) p.m..

Evory Quarter-Hour,

... SUNDAYS,

7.46 am to 10.30 am.......... Every 15 minutos,

10 15

10.30 to 11.00

119 to 12,00 nova

12.00 moon to 1.00 pm.

· 100p.zi, to 5,00

>

5.00 to 6.00

10.

$7.00

4.00 to 7,00

to 8.10

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days, SATURDAYS

Extra Car at 12 Midnight,

SPECIAL CARS by rangement at £is Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings,

Des Vosur Road Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON. Ben General Managem,

Hongkong 29th May, 1914,

195

A.1., A,B,C., WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODES Uezd,

Builders and Repairers of Ships Engines and Ballers, and Electrical Engineers, von Manufacturers of Elontrafo, Concessers Stone & Manganese, Bronse : Castings,

PATSON SE Turbines and Turbo Alternator, &o, ko.

NAGASAKI.

TELLGRAPHIC ADDRESS →→ DOCK," NAGASAKI, GRAVING - DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.

Dock No. 1. Doer No. 2. 610 feet 1370 feet 1.7763

23 ja

Length on Keel Blocks

Width of Entrance on bottom

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide...

11

Dock No. 3. 714 feet.

28TM

PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons grces. The Salvage Steamer "QUEA MARU,”: 710 tons and 12 kmeta, Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Crane,

Lifting Power

KOBE.

TELEGRAPHIC · Address ——** WADADOCK”. KOBE.

FLOATING DOCKS, RE

Max. Length of Ship taken in Max, Breadth of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken in

No. 1: 7,000 tons. No. 2. 12,000 tons.

460 feet.

66.

580 feet.

86

28

The Salvage Steamer “ARIMA MARU,” Famping capacity per hour 3,000 tons.

HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki),

TELEGRAPHIC ADDZEGs ——* DOCK” SHIMONOSEKI, GRAVING DOCK,

Length on Keel Blocks...

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.

56

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 convesilence of customers.

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

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THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL:

Now well-known throughout the Best for

STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPË BUNKERS AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES,

KAIPING COKE:

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

FIREBRICKS

GRADE FIRECLAY.

STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.

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

TELEPHONE No. 1030.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 1st October, 1914.

AGENTS.

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SOUTH

RAILWAY.

MANCHURIA

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST

AND EUROPE. VIA DAIREN.

TEMPORARY TIME TABLE (Effective from February 18th, to April 30th, 1915).

Owing to the War the THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE has been temporary suspended, and a CNE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining and First and Second Clars Bleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Fervice by the 8.8. “BAKAKI MARU” nod “KOBE MARU” (fach equipped with wireless telegraph) as followe

NOETH BOUND. OMR

- Connecting Mt. Hasbid with the Team-Siria presa Fowice to Petrograd.

| Basebal{1, ..

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(5.M+2, Tračn) 39.15 pm

Zo

Charte

AT. TO

NASTE

Ž AJ

A LARGE AND VALUABLE COLLEC- HONGKONG

TION OF ANTIQUE CHINA

AND CURIOS.

dealers,

HE Undersigned Пья received instructions from the well-known

Messrs. VUN YUEN TRAR, of Shanghal, to sell by Pablie A sction on

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THE 16TH, 17TH AND 18TH MARCH, 1915, CommeNCING EACH DAY AT 2.30 F.M, AT HIS SALES ROOMS, DEDDELL STREET,

AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LOT OF ANTIQUE CHINA AND CURIOS FROM SUNG TO TOWKWONG PERIODS.

COMPRISING

VERY FINE KANGHI 5:COLOURED VASES WITH DECORation in Relief, RED LACQUERED SEAL BOXES, VASES AND BOWLS, JADE SCREENS, ORNAMENTS AND ENUFF BOTTLES, AGATE AND PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, CEYSTAL ORNAMENTS.

KANGHI 5-COLOURed and Blue and WHITE VASES, BOWLS, PLATES

AND JARS, DANN KIENLUNG FAMILLE ROSE AND BLUE AND WHITE VASES, BOWLS,

PLATES AND PLACQUES.

̈VERY FINE BANG-DE-BOEUF VASE.

VERY FINE KIENLUNG IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE VASE. VERY FINE HANGEI WHITE SOFT PASTE VASE.

VERY FINE KIENLUNG IMPERIAL YELLOW FAMILLE ROSE VASE. SOOCHOW REDWOOD SCREENS INLAID WITH FAMILLE ROSE AND BLUE AND WHITE PLACQUES (KIENLUNG, YUNGCHING), * ANA TOWKWONG FAMILLE ROSE PLACQUES, VASES, PLATES AND BOWLS,

OLD BRONZE VASES, INCENSE BURNERS AND FIGURES (MING AND SUNG).

ALBO

SOOCHOW REDWOOD CABINETS, TABLES AND FLOWER STANDS. NB. The Undemigned will give a 2-weeks guarantee as to the genuineness of the articles offered.

On Visw from WEDNESDAY, the 10th March, 1915. Catalogues now issued. TEEMeCash on delivery.

Hongkong, 5th March, 1915.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

AUCTIONEELS.

1362

HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

16]

J. H. TAGGART,

Maarges.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING.

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,

HOTEL LAUNCH MESTE ALL STEAMERS.

Telephone: No, $73.

Tel. Address:! VICTORIA."?

FRANK L. COOKE,

Manager.

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GRAND HOTEL. 3

Qume's Boan ÜENERAL,

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE

A HOTEL, moet Central Location within

the vicinity of all the Principal Banks,

Noted for the best Food, Refreshment Accommodation and Cleanliness Chislas ande

BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD. European Eupervision. A First-Cla: String

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.

PRICKS AND PARTICULARS FLOM-

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.

IMPORTERS of Tonk, Hardwoods, Oregon Pire and Japanme Oak in Logu and.

Planks.

SOUTH BOUND;

P

Consorting a Ewa ith the Teano Bibesium Fa prew Bevice from ketengrad.

sunday

1st Class Teres

Tack

Teuroder

Jr.Lay

9.00

150

IT 40

Titortuo

•Romish Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the B.M,R. Time. The above fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fes.

100

To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8 P.a. for Changchun and that leaving Chang. chun at 11.20 AM for Dairons Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 2.

BAILWAY HOTELS. YAMATO HOTEL (T1. A, Tamato"). As Dairen, Port Arthur, Makden, Changchun, and Hoshigaurs (the face sea-side resort în North Chins), all under the Company's management,

⠀⠀ TICKET AGENCIES-TheCompany's Railway and Beamer Tickets are obtainable at all the Agensies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXFERS TRAINA Co.; Mestis, THOR COOK & BON BETERULMAU DEE HAMBURG-AMREIKA LINIE; the NORDISI Exdeburmat and the NIPPON YUSEN KAI Shanghai:from whom all information, time-tables, pictorial gaide-books, etc., can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN. Coden ABC 5th Ed., Al, and Lánbár's..

"TOL Añât "Mann (180,"

FUSHUN

COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh shooks always on hand at Dairon, Port Arthar, Newchwang, and Tintin Depolz, and also as Chatoo, Bhanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHUBIA RAILWAY 00., DAIREN,

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Tank und Hardwood sampled Machina Hawn to any Dimensions. Flooringe-Sia to Order,

Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 fast.

The attention of Architoefs, Civil Engineers and Contractors in directed to the splendid range of Philippine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposen,

Prio and Samples on spplimtion.

Talograme - Louewood.

Hongkong. 2nd May, 1914

Telephone No. 14%,

℗ O. Box No. 639

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APPLICATIONS FOR AGENCIES IN

CHINA AND JAPAN.

Should be seat to our Agent:-

MR. T.

RUDDIMAN

JOHNSTON,

13, Mikawadai-mazhi, Azabu-ku, Torro, JAPAN.

SHACKELL, EDWARDS & CO., LTD.

MAKERS OF

PRINTING INKS

FOR OVER 120 YEARS.

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

103

Orchestra renders elections from 6.30 PM

- to 11:20 PM,

Special monthly terme for (residents and for Shipping people.

For further particulare apply--|

Telephone 197.

MANAGER.

Telegraphic address: "COMFORT."

PEAK HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

TÀIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telophones in Every Room, prompt connection maintained by six lines to Control

- Fifteen Minu es from Frincipal Landing Stage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Hous, European Kunner meets steamers, -

P.O. JEUSTER, kamlanger,

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THE NEW MACAU

HOTEL.

THIS LARGE HOOMY

LOW OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has been re porated throughout and entirely refurnished. Bitusted on the Ersis Grace facing the ses, whoool breeze is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND: COMFORTABLE LINING

Cuisine BOOM fasing the so

unior experienced supervision. Forme moderate,

For further particolare, apply to

TUB MANAGER,

Tal: Add. “Phonix.” Macau.

1st February, 1915,

13T

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

Telegraphic Add.; "VICTORIA, SHAMEEN,”

SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.,

Hotal electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision, GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention given to Toariste.

REASONABLE RATES,

WE FARMER