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| ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.

PUBLIC SCHOOL BATTALION,

THE ADMIRALTY have Firab oficial permission for raising a Battalion of 100 men, which will be striotly Kimited to Public Bchoel or University Men and who will corro, Logother an a Unit,

Training is now going forward,

Applicante Poeiring to aurol should

apply at once to

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,

6,7 and 8, ON Rend Street, W.

GOD FAVE THE KING.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 18372

Registered as a Newspaper at the Gezeral Post Office in the United Kingdom

No. 17,755.

號五十五百七千七萬一第二日四十二月二年乙 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1915.

四拜禮

號八月四年四國民華中

BISHI

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

FOR SUMMER WEAR. LUSTRES

Cream Colour $12.00 and $14.00 per piece of 20 yards, ALBO VARIOUS QUALITIES

KHAKI

DRILL. ALRY. ROSS & Co.,

4, Dia Vconx Road, Central.

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

THE

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HONGKONG

HOTEL

AND

THE HOME MAILS.

TO ARRIVE.

April 9th-The English Mail (við Sucz),

por 8.8. ALTA.

April 9th-Europe vid Siberia, por 4.4.

ORIENTAL.

TO DEPART,

April 8th-Europa via Siberia, at 3 p.m., per as YINGUKOW.

April 9th.--Straits, Coylen, Fort

Said, Marseilles and London, at noon, per 3.8. BANDA.

Apr. 10th.-Europe vid Siberíu, at 4 p.m.,"

por sa CHENAN.

April 10th.Straits, Barmah, Coylon, Ade Inide, Western Australie, India,

Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 1a.m., per 8.8. ORIENTAL.

Apr. 13th.Europe vid Siberia, at 11 a.m.,

pers.4. TENTO Manu.

MITSU

DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS. A.1, A.B.C., WESTBEN UNION, ENGINEELING AND BENTLEY CODES USED. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrado Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronse Coatings, Farson's Stam Tarbines and Turbo-Altornators, áo, do

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Door No. 1. Docx No. 2.

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PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. The Balvage Steamer "OURA MARU," 716 tons and 12 knots. Two Floating Crazes of Go and 30 tons each, besides 160 tons Giant Crane,

Outlines of Modern History, By J. D Rogers, With 16 Illustrations and

Door No. 3.

Length on Keel Blocka

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714 fost

Outlines of Buropean History, By M. 0. Davis, With 18 Illustrations 13 Mars Outlines of Greek and Roman History, By M.A. Hamilton, With 6 Illustrations and a Dept. *** With the French Eastern Army, W. E.

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How to Win at Royal Auction Bridge,

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9.00

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8.50

76)

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Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

.17.

34 11

NELSON'S HISTORY OF THE

WAR, Vol. 1.

.60 Tho Tofuence of King Edward and

Other E-gays, Viscount Ester

J. H. TAGGART, Maxinger.

and

Why the Nations are at War; Morris and

Dawson

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Illustrated By G. A. Stevens

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Eldorado, Baroness Orezy My Varied Life, F. C. Philips The Romance of Fraud, Tighe Hopkins 5 30 The Romance of Australian History, W.

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My First Years as a Frenchwoman;

Mary Waddington ...

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AB. C. Guide to the War, D'Auvergnə

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368 feet 0 inal

Apr. 13th. Shongbai, North Chino, Japan, vid Nagasaki, Honolulu, United States, South America, Canada vit San Francisce, and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 11 am., per s.6. Tesro Manp. 15th-Europe vid Siberia, at 11 a.m.,

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Apr.

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May 1st-Saigon, Straits, Burma, Cey- lon, Adelaide, Western Austra- lia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 11 a.m., per $.8. ERNEST SIMONS.

N.B. For further returns and for Maila to and from the Coast Porte, Manila, Siam, etc., ses the Post Office Noties on the last page of this issue.

INTIMATIONS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casku 975 lbs. not.

In Bags 250 lbe, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managerz

Hongkong, 9th December, 1914.

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TITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.

(MITSU BISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTI NI, NAMAZUTA, BATO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collieries.

AGENTS FOE SAKITO AZD OYUBARI Coals.

HEAD OFFICE:-MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

BEANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI MOJL, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTABU, MURORAN,

HAKODATE,

KOBE OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA,

KOBE..

TULEGRAPHIO ADDRESS" WADADOCK," KOBE. FLOATING DOCKS.

Lifting Power.

Moz. Length d Ship taken in Max, Breadth d Sbfp taken In Max. Draft of Ship taken in

The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MARU" Famping capacity you hour. 3,000 tons,

HIROSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki), TELEGEAPHIC ADDRESS" DOCK,” SHIMONOSEKI, GRAVING DOCK,

Longth on Ked Blocks...

Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide.

Breadth at Exinance on bottom

144

Floating Craze capable of lifting 20 tons weight...

THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS BLACKLOCK & MACARTHUR, LTD.

are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt execution.

of work and to all the nonvenience of customers

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

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THE KAILAN MINING

ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL: -

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

KAIPING COKE:

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

FIREOLAY.

STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.

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

TELEPHONE No. 1030.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Hongkong, lat October, 1914.

AGENTS.

SOUTH

SHANGHAL, HONGKONG, HANOW MANCHURIA

PEKING.

Cable Address for above: "IWASAKI,"

Cadas: Al, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.

AGENCIES:---

OHINKIANG-MEST. GEARING & Co. MANILA-Messrs. MACONDEAY & CO. SINGAPORE-Mears, BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Masera A. R.

MOFARLANE & Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to-

K. KATO,

Manager,

Baown,

No. 2, Peddler Street, Hongkong.

Bengkong, 24th April, 1914,

191*

PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYA.

140 mm, to 8.00 a.m... Every 15 minutes,

(

$.00 to 10.00

10.00

" to 11.00

1130

to 19.15 p.3....

15 D

45pm, to 1,15

1.15 to 1.45

1.45 to 2.15

1.16 to 5,(K)

*****

20 "

15 10

·4,00 11 to `8.10.

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150 pz, and 9.00 p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.

*1.45

10.30

Every Half-Hour,

100 p.m. to 11.45, p.m.

Every Quartor-por.

SUNDAYS.

.3 to 10.30 am... Every 15 minutes.

נו

Z3.50" 18.00.acon to 100p.m... #

MARK

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.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

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TELEPHONE ON BACK FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUKO MESTS ALL STRAMERS.

Telephono: No. 373.

Tal. Address:" VICTORIA."

FRANK L. COOKE,

Manager.

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GRAND HOTEL.

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

Noted for the best Food, Rofreshments

Accommodation and Cleanliness. Cuisine under Europan Supervision, A First-Claus String Orchestra renders selections from 5.30 PM to 11.30 P.M.

Special monthly forms for residents, and for Shipping people.

For further particulars apply-!

MANAGER.

Telegraphic addresa: "COMFORT."

PEICES AND PARTICULARS PROM→→

WM. STEWART & CO.. Alexandra BUILDINGS,

Telophone 197,

SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.

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Hongkong, ist December, 1914.

RAILWAY.

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN, TEMPORARY TIME TABLE Effective from February 18th, to April 30th, 1015)!

Owing to the War the THRICE-WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE has been temporary suspended, and a ONE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Dining and First and Second Class Sleeping Care, is operated between Dairen and Chang dun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the 8.8." YAKAKI MARU" and

KOBE MARU" (each equipped with wireless telegraph) as follows:

NORTH BOUND,

Conventie ht impla

Tri-Bihazları Ke press Service to Tetrend.

Thanchal¿BMB.. masca)

SOUTH BOUND.

Labe

Las Chess Fate

Cents the trustin with the Treni Biberian Ez press Friteten True.

BUTARY

间

30 {wington

Maks

bangebr

19.00 | | Jardin Rassion Train>Love (0,1FA.

7140

༈

YIT 5A

1.00

AVM 7,10 sh Barajas Tulay

Juet. Thursday

FAXLEN

DAS%

9,00+ Хрод

Taingian

{shamedal

Kassian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the 8.M.R. The. † The above fare do not include the Express Train Berth Fee.

To the daily thin leaving Dairen at 8 P.M. for Changchun and that leaving Chang chun at 11.80 a... te Dairon a Compartment Car has been attached, on which First-Class Passongera can seamsleeping accommodation on payment of Yen 2

KAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Ald. Yamato "). At Bairan, Port Arther, Mukden, Changahan, and Hoshigaars (ha Ruest sea-side resort in North China, all under the Company's management.

TICKET AGENCIES. The Company's Railway and Stemor Tickets are obirjumble at all the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPEC98 TELING CO. Meases. Tuos. Coor & Son; Rswerdetav DIE HAMBURG-AMERICA LINIS the NOLDISE EXUREAU; and the NIPPON YOEN Kanga. Shanghai: from whom all information, time-tables, pictorial guide-books, els, can be obtained free, or dizest from the

to 11.00

to 12.00 noon

1.00

to 5.00

6.00

to 6,00

19 1

6.00

to 7.00

Tel. Add.: "Manteron."

23 32

9.00

∙10

to 8.10

NIGHT CARS as on Weels Days SATURDAYS,

Extra Car at 19 Midnight.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Ofoe, Alexandra Buildings, Dis Vaux Bosd Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongbang 29th May, 1914.

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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIBEN, Codes: A.B.C, 5th Ed., AI, and Lieber's.

FUSHUN COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. Fresh stocks always on hand of Dairen, Port Arthur, Nowchwang, and Tientsia Depois, and also si Chefco, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Pensng.

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY 00., DAIBEN,

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WM. STEWART

& CO.

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

"MPORTERE of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and Japanese Onk in Erga and

Planks.

TMPOR

Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Saws to any Dimensions, Flooringe Bizes to Order, ·

Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in longthe up to 60 fast.

The mitontion of Architests, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the splendid range

of Philippine Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes. Priam sal Samples on application, Telegram-Rosewood.

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914

Telephone No. 1463,

P. O. Buz No. 639

(6)

PEAK HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL

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and TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convonfence, Telephones in Erery Room, prompt conneotien maintained by six lines to Control

Fifteen Minu'os from Prioripal Landing Blago. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Kunner mesta Steamers,

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THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.

TEKIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL tu W OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT,

The place has been 10. norated throughout and entirely refurnished. Situated on the Prais Grano facing the sva,

• cool breeze is enjoyed all the year round. LARGE AND COMPORTABLE DINING BOOM facing the sea. Cuisine na ler axvariatsed supervision. Torms moderate.

For father particulars. Apply to

THE MANAGER,

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., Tol: Adă, "Phonix." Maonu."

LIMITED.

Telegraphie Address:-"DOCK," Tokokams.

B.C. 4th and 5th Edition, Lieber's, Rooit's, Al, and Waiko's, DEPARTMENT:Talephone Nos. 876, 508, 681, -2050, 9470,

NO. 3 DOCK.

NO. 2 DOCK

| Docking Length 376 11 | Docking Bragi 351 21

Codes

DRY DOCK

NO. 1 DOCK, Dooking Lugia 515 ft.

Every description of repair work undertaken. A large assortment of materia! including tail shafta ara kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, floating derrick to Bft 45 fons, pneumatio, slectric, hydrantie plaats, etc. Manufacturers of engines, boilers, tags, lighters, constructional steel work, to. Teaders on shori notise by letter or mole,

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT -

99 bakidings, pelasipally of brisk and steel, containing private bonded werehomes And sagar avarumplion tax covered warehousse. Floor aren 67,917 square yards, or 14 acron Every decoristion of warehousing, Custom-house brokerage and insurazos under taken. Haten moderatel

Mooring Fasin, 600 feet by 180 food by 25 feet deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses.

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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 experienced European Supervision, GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every Information and Special Attention given to Tourists, REASONABLE RATES.

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