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ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.

Bizio Baroor BAÉTALION, VE ADMIRALTY bawo giv

official pertriazioni for raising a Esttalion of 1,000 men, which will be sizielly limited to Pabilo School or University Men and who will servo. together as a Unit.

Training is now going forward.

Applicants desiring to a shonal

apply at once to

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,

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

GOD SAVE THE KINO.

Hongkong Daily Press.

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

ESTABLISHED

1857.

No. 17,761.

號一十六百七千七萬一第

日二初月三年卯乙

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1915, 四痒體

號五十月四年四國華中

TO ARRIVE.

Apr. 16th-Europe vid Siberia, per s.s.

BISHI

THE HOME MAILS.

FOR SUMMER WEAR. LUSTRES

Cram Colour $12.00 and $14.00 per piece of 30 yards. ALSO VARIOUS QUALITIES KHAKI

DRILL.

ALEX, ROSS & Co.,

4. Des Voeur Réad, Centist.

(80

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

Luchow.

TO DEPART.

Apr. 16th.Europe vid Siberia, at 21 a.m.,

YOKOHAMA Manu

Apr. 15th-Shanghai, North China and

Japan vid Moji, Victoria, B.C., Seattle and United Kingdora via Canada, at 11a.m., per s.8. YORGIESMA MARU..

Apr 15th-Europe via Siberia, at 3 pm, per 8 ANGELÓW,

Apr 10th

Apr.

Apr

Ruchile, Japin- cíá Kobe;" Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma, Van- couver and United Kingdom

rit Canada, at 11 am, per 9.8. TALTRYUJUN

171h-Europe vid Siberia, at 'po

por s KANCnow,

20th.Europe vid Siberia, at 3 p.m.,

per 8.8. crow.

Apr. 22nd Straits, Ceylon, Marseilles and

Uited Kingdom, at 11am. per 8.5. YASAKA MARE.

Apr. 23rd Straite, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade laide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 71 a.m., per s.8. MALTA.

Apr. 23

Europe vi Siberia, at 1 p.m., per 8.8. TACOMA MARU. Apr. 29rd.-Shanghai, North Chinn, Japan vid Nagasaki, Victoria, BC, and Trema, and United King dow via Canada, at Ipim g por 6.8. 3'scoMA MARY.

Apr. 24th-Philippine

Jan Japan vid Nagasaki, Honolulu, United. States, South America, and Canada via San Francisco, and United Kingdom vid Canada, at 0a.m., por 5.5. NIPPON MARU.

N.B. For further returns and for Mail to and from the Coast Ports, Manila, Blam, eto,, sao the Part Office Notion on the last pago of this issue.

INTIMATIONS

KEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

GEEN

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 875 lbs. not.

In Bage 280 lba, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers,

· Mengkong, 9th December, 1914.

MIT

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ITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.

(MITSU BISHI CO.) OOAL DEPARTMENT

FOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCEL, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collleries.

AGENTS FOR

BAKITO AND OYUBARI Coal. HEAD OFFICE MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.

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

Cable Address for above: "IWASAKI.” Order: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union. AGENCIES:-

CHINKIANG--Messrs GBARING & Co. MANILA-Mesra MACONDRAY & Co, --- BINGAPORE Messrs. BORNEO CO., LTD. GLASGOW-Meters. A. I BROWN,

MCFARLANE & Co., LTD. For Particulars, apply tom

K. KATO,

Manager

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

PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WORK DAYS.

1.00am to 8.00 am....Every 15 minuten,

8.00 D

610.00

10,00 to 11.00"...

H

71.30 to 13.45p...

18.45pm. to 1.15

to 1.45

10

15

1.15

₪

15

1.45

to 2.15

1) A

710

1.15

15

1.00

#

to 8.10...

10

to 6,00

NIGHT CALS.

1.50 p.m. and 9.00 p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.

Every Half-Hour.

1.00 p.m. to 11.45 p..

Every Quarter-Hour,

BUNDAYS..

7.48 . to 10.30 am....Every 15 minakos.

10 11.00

11

to 12:00 noon

***

10.30

11.90

12,00 2000 to 1.00pm...

1.00 pm to 5,00

IF

JJ

$20 to 6.00

20

1,00 to 7.00

7.00

to 8.10

10

15

*

19

NIGHT CARS za on Week Dağ

SATURDAYS. Extra Car at 12 'Midnight,

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandrs Buildings, Dia Vax Road Canti

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong 29th May, 1914- [467

MITSU

DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

A... A.B.C. WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODES USET. Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrato Cordensers, Stone's Manganese, Bronze Castings, Parson's Steam Tarbines and Turbo-Alternatora, &o,

NAGASAKIZ

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

Doux No. 1... Dook No. 2. Docx No. 3. 110 feet 350 feet 714 foot.

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KOBE.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

JUST PUBLISHED:

..

THE EVOLUTION OF GERMANY, BY COMMANDER A. SUSMANN, R.Ni with a Preface by Major General F. H. Kelly, C.B. Price 60 Cents.

Adversaria Sies, by Herbert A. Gites. Completo in 1 Volume, with

... $20.00

War Probleme, Balfour Browne

War and Religious Iden's, Drawbridge Kaisor, Krupp, and Kultur

..80

.60

Quick Rifle Training, Stone Life in a Crack Bogiment

THE

HONGKONG

HOTEL

AND

KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION,

.80

GRILL ROOM.

.80

Paris Waits, Clarke

**

4.03

16)

Length on Keel Blocks

Width of Entrance on bottom

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

77

20

B8

Illustrations

America's Arraignments of Germany

H. TAGGART,

Manager.

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Stories of the Kaiser, Jarrold...

1.60

PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons The Salvage Steamer "OURA MARU" 716 tons and 12 knote Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 20 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Crans.

gross.

Kabir, Tagore

-350

The War Institable, Alan H. Burgoyne 4.50

Modern Philosophers, Hoffding

--4.00

Gentia Calfured German, Bocth.

.....1.00

The Heptameron

1.20

The Writing on the Wall

.80

FLOATING-DOCKS.—

The Decameron...

·1.20

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

Max. Length of Ship-taken in

Bdern Motor Creto...

Tho Conquering Jew, Fraser

2,75

.30

480 feet.

580 foot.

60

66

M

#

22

20

The Poultry Aanaal...

Shipping World Year Book 6.00 Modern Horse Managemen

ELMOTRIO LIFTS AND LIGETING.

8.00

10.00

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

Popular Card Games, Ings: Kompo's Engineers' Year Book Keeper of the Door, Dell..

.40

Card Reading, Murielts...

.80

The Rire of the American Peoplo

4.80

12.00 Structural Design of Warships

16.50

1.75

(14

369 feet 0 inch,

06 26

0 #

Lifting Power

TELEGRAPHIC Annarss" WADADOCK," KOBE,

Max Breadth of Ship taken in Max Draft of Ship taken in

The Balvage Steamer ARIMA MARU, Fumping espacity per hour 3,000 tons.

HIROSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).

ELEGEAPHIC ADDELERDOCK," SHIMONOSEKI,

Length on Keel Blocks

GRAVING DOOK.

Rreadth at Entrance on batter

Floating Crane capable of Kfting 20 tons weight,

Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

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

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

work-and to suit the convenience of castomers

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

THE

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MINING

ADMINISTRATION.

Now well-known throughout the East for

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

KAIPING COKE:

OF

Competes with the best quality English Cokos FOUNDRY. SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. HIGHEST FIREBRICKS GRADE

FIRECLAY.

STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.

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

TELEPHONE No. 1030."

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Hongkong, 1st October, 1914.

AGENTS.

TRADE

HARK

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.

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETа ALL STEAMEDE.

Telephone: No. 37a

Tol. Address: "VICTORIA."

FRANK L...COOKE,

Manager,

GRAND

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HOTEL. QUEEN' BOD CANYRAS,

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, mert Central Location withia the vicinity of all the Principal Banks,

Cirakokay smal

Noted for the beat Food, Eefreehmorts Acommodation and Cleans. European Supervision. A First-Class String Orchestra renders selectione frem 5.56 PM to 11.30 T.M.

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping poople.

For further particulars apply~!

MANAGER.

Telographic address: "Coarronz,"

PRICES AND FANTICULARS PROM---

WM.

STEWART & CO.. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Telephone 197.

SOLE REPRESENTATIVES.

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Hongkong, 1st December, 1914.

SOUTH

RAILWA

VAY.

MANCHURIA

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FÄR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN. TEMPORARY TIME TABLE

(Elective from February 15th, 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, comporet of excellently equipped Dining and First and Second Class Bleeping Care, is operated between Daires and Changchun in connection with the Trans Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Mail Steamer Service by the 8.8. SAKAKI MARU” "KOBE MARU" (each equipped with wireless talegraph) as follows:

and

int P

13

18x21

NORTH BOUND.

Vantu TILE

set

(8.3.Ë. TË

זין

„Coneer Lång.... - #aarhu with the froom Ex

„Sters Bernier 10 I errontad

Kebe

B

Bundy

44.2.10.

营

1.9725

SOUTH BOUND.

*Rusian Train Time is 23 minutes faster than the BMR, Time, The shove faree do not include the Express Trein Berth Fea.

Perecting Start with the Trans-Elbergan Zax puen Service Sem)

Saraday

4.303-100-

0.45 A

Wod.

Ar tarmee

#

To the daily train leaving Daizen at BP.M. for Changchun and that leaving Chang char at 11.20 AM. for Daires Compartment Car has been attached, or which First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping sccommodation on ysyment of Yen 2.

RAILWAY HOTELS. YAMATO BOTEL (Tel. Add. "Yamato"). At Dairen, Fort Arthur, Malaion, Changchun, and Heabigaurs (the finest sea-side retort iu North China), all under the Company's management.

TICKET AGENCIES. THeCompany's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable at all the Agencies of the INTREN ZIONAL BIRRPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS Co.; Mers, Taos. Coox & BON; REISEDUEREAU DES HANBURG-AMERIKA LINIE; the NOLLE EISEBYLRAU; and the NIFFON TUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from whom all information, time-tables, pictorial gaide-books, eto, can be obtained free, or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIREN. Codes: A.B.C. 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 Tientsin Depois, and also ni Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore, and Ponsng,

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY 00., Dairen.

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WM. STEWART & CO.

TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS. 5, ÅLEXANDRA BUILDINGS. IMPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and Japanese Oak in Logs and

Planks.

Tonk and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to say Dimensioni. Floorings-Bixes to „Order,

Philippine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 look,

The attention of Architects, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the splendid range of Philippine Hardwooda rullable for sonstructions! purpose,

Prices and Samples on spplication, Telegrama--Ecnswood,--

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914

Telephone No. 1463

P.O. Box No. 629

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THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,

LIMITED.

Taleges phis Address:" DOCK," Yokohama.

NO. 2 DOCK. Dooling Length 375 ft.

Vodes med-A.B.0, 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Scott's, Al, and Watkin's, DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT-Telephone No. 876, 506, 681, 2050, 3470,

NO. 1 DOCK.

NO. 3 DOCK. --Docking Length 515 ft.

Dooxing Length 151 f1. Every description of repair work undertakes A large assortment of material lastoding fail shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, Hosting denok » Lift $5 ans, prenatio, electric, hydraulic plants, es, Manataciarers of ongines, boilers, bugs, lighters, constructional sical work, ete. Tendeni on short notice by letter or onl

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT :--

99 balldings, principally of brick and steel, containing private bonded warehouses and sagas counmption tax covered warehouses. Floor ares 67317 square yards, or 14 sores Every description of warehousing. Custom-house brokerage and insurance under taken. Bates moïerais.

Mooring Barin, 90 feet by 180 feet by 25 fest deep, adjoining the docks and warehouses,

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PEAK HOTEL. 1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. L'IRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL ind TOURIST HOTBL. Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every Room, prompt connection maintained by six lines to Central

Fifteen Miau'es from Principal Lamling Btage. Moderste Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Recus, European Kunzer meets Steamers,

P. O. PEUSTER,-- Manager.

THE NEW MACAU HOTEL.

BIS LARGE and ROOMY HOT.

Dow OPENED cuder NEW MANAGEMENT, The place has been 10- novsted throughout and entirely refurbished, Situated on the Praia Grande freing the nou, aesol breese is enjoyed all the year round.. LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM facing the sea, Cuisine ander experiensed saparvision. Teras moderate.

For further particulars, apply to

THE MANAGER,

Масар

.....

Tel Add. "Phoenix." Macan.

1st February, 1915.

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VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON. Telegraphic Add.: "VICTORIA, SHAMBEN,2 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,

WY FARTEL

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