BOYAL NAVAL Division. Ale Postia SCHNUL BATTALION.
THE ADMIRALTY have given
Offstal permianion for ralking a Hastation of 1,600 new, which wut be iosi itmited to Pablia Schoot or University Men sad who will soro
· together as a Unit
Training is now going forward.
"Appiloanta desiring to carni storia apply at once to *
ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION,
07 and 8, Old Bond Street, W,
GOD SAVE THE KING,
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLIL BRD TIENE
No. 17,979__號九十七百九千七萬一弟_日九十月一十年期乙 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25mm, 1915.
THE HOME MAILS.
TO ARRIVE.
Daet 26th -- Europo (vid Sikeris), per sá
SINETANG.
TO DEPART
·Doo 28th-Europe viá Siberia, at 3 p.m., Dor s.. ANDE:"",
Deo. 22th-Shanghai. North China, Japan vid Nagasaki, United States, South America and Canada vii San Francisco and United King- dom vid Caunda, nt 13 a.m., per 9.8, SHINYO Ming.
Dee. 30th. Straits, Ceylon Port Said, Marseilles and London, at 11 a.m. per s.. KASA MARU,
Dec. 30th. Straits Burmah, Ceylon, Ady laide, Western Australia, India,
Aden, Egypt and Europe, at 2
o, per 9.9. NANEIN.
Doe. 30th Europe v4 Sibering at 5 p.m., per A.S. SINGHYANG.
H.B. For further returns and for Mails to and from the Coast Porta, Manila, Siam, etc., seo the Post Office Notice na the last page of this issue. *
INTIMATIONS
|BEEN INLAND CEMENT COMPANY
G
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Cuaks 875 Iku, nét,
In Bags 250 lbs, mat,
SHEWAN, TOMER & Co., Gerseral Managers..:) flongkong, 9th Desember, 1914.
[7.24.
PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
- Walk DATI.
1.00 am, to 8.00 a.m....Every 18 minute,
0.00
10.00
to 10,00
11.00
11.30 1 to 12.45 p.m.#
4146 pm, to 1,15
to 1.45
LILE 1.45 m to 2.15
OF WAX
6,00 a $5
4,00
10
NIGHT CARS.
4.53 pm, and 9,00 pm) 9.30 to 11,00 1,
Every Hall-Hout,
100 p.m. to 11.45 pm
Every Quarior Hour.
BUNDAYS,
1,45 nm to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 19.30
to 11.00
11.30 to 12.00 noon
10
16
71.00 noon to 100p.m.
13
1
****
1.00p.m. to 6.00
4.00 to 6.00
6.00
1.00
to 7,00
to 8.10
NIGHT CARS ****
CARS is on Week Days,
SATURDAYS,
·Brira Car så 19 Midnight,
SPECIAL CARS by arrangement et the Company's Offlies, Alexandre Buildings,
De Your Band Central,
Bossen and paroh tokets available for all
m not already fall running at the time
MITSUBISHI
DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.
Ad A.B.C., WESTHE UNION, ENGINEERING AND BENTLEY CODE USHEL Frilders and Bepairers of Ships, Engines and Bollers, and Mlectrical Enginese,
Maanfacturer of Contratto Condensers, Blone's Manganese, Parson's Steam Turbines and Turbo-Alternator, do, dc.
Brone Casings,>
NAGASAKI TELEGRAPHIC Adoxess:—“DOCK,” NAGASAKI GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.
Door No. 1 Docx No. 1 Do No. 2.
510 foot 850
-714 Bank. 77 . 86
Lengin on Keel B Widia of Entrance au bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
100
34
PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 ton grows. The Salvage Steamer "QUEA MARU," 716 tons and 19 known. Two Floating Cranes of 10 and 20 tons each, besides 150 faze Giant Grane.
Lifting Power
KOBE.
TELEGRAPHIC Andzess --"! DOCK," KOBE. FLOATING DOCKS,
Max. Length of Bhip taken la Max Bradth of Bhfp taken in Mar. Draft of Ship taken in-
No. 1. 7,000 sōn. Wo. 2. 12,000 Sona.
100 fock.
#
66 18
H
The Salvage Steamer "ARIMA MARU." Pumping capacity per hour 3,000 tons.
HIKOSHIMA (Near Khimononuc),
AHANGRAPHIC ADDRESS DOOK" SHIMONOSEEM GRAVING DOCK.
Length on Keel Block...
Breadth at Entrance on bottom
Depth of Water on Blocks at 8prh.g. Tide
bar
Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.
Registered as a Normaper at the Ganseni Pos Dos in the United Kingdom.
CAILLE
♪ Senzo PozzLAME
MOTORS.
Magneto and Battery
Ignition Combined.
The very latest in Portable Motore
ALEX. ROS9 & Co., Machinery Offon,
4. Der Your Boyd Central
ANACHORA IP PRIOK, $8 PAR MONTH,
FRENCH
STORE,
13. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Entrance next to ASTOR HOUSE.
NOTICE.
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG
HOTEL
AND
We regret to inform our Customers and the Public of Hongkong GRILL ROOM, that, owing to a series of unfortunate accidents, we have not yet received our usual shipment of Xmas Goods, Sweets Toys, etc,
We have, however, just received from "COTY," the latest PARIS CREATIONS IN PERFUMES. These perfumers are encased in fancy boxes, nicely decorated and are highly suitable for Christmas Presents.
The following is a list of Perfumes received-
L'ORIGAN, OEILLETTE FRANCE. IDYLLE
Essence
LA ROSE JACQUEMINOT, JASMIN DE CORSE. CHYPRE
LILAS BLANC. *VIOLETTE,
868 Lost Gi
Briliantine Crystallised..
Hongkong, 21 Desember, 1916.
THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt essentiaz of work and to suit the convenience of customers
Any Orders will be promptly attended to and Estimases sent on application.
THE
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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 “Ooken on FOUNDRY. SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PORPOSES. HIGHEST
FIREBRICKS
FIRECLAY.
STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.
GRADE
L'ORIGAN. JASMIN DE CORSE.
(1263
16
J. H. TAGGART,
Manger.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LODATION,
ELMOTRIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING. TELLPHONE ON ELOH FLOOR, HOTEL LAUNCH MESTS ALL STEAMERS,
Telephone: No. 378,3g
Tel. Address: "VICTORIA,"
J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
“HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PUBLICATIONS.
GRAND HOTEL.
Queen's Road CENTRAL, FIRST-CLASS
AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, most Central Leontion within the Tiersity of all the Principal Banks
Noted for the best Foun, Betreekmani Accommodation and Cleanliness. Cuisine undar $1.25 European Supervision, A First-Class String Orchestra random selections from 5,30 PM to 11.30 PM.
Epsetal monthly terms for resident and to Shipping people.
For further parélezlars applyTM
Directory and Chronicle of the Far East $10.00,
Do.
Smaller Edition Do
Children of Far Cathay, a Social and Polition Novel, by C, J. H. Halcombe The Jubilee of Hongkong, being an Historical Sketch, to which is added ‚an Account of the Celebrations in1891- The Hongkong Typhoon, Sept. 18th, 1906,
Illustrated Account
Do.
6.00
8,50
Missionary Directory, cloth cover...
-paper cover. Dog and Gun in Naw Territory
0.80 1.00
From Hongkong to Canton, by the Fearl
River—“A Book for the Globetrotter, " by Capt C. V. Lloyd; with Maps and Flas
1.75
1.60
Hongkong Weekly Press,
half yearly
7,50
0.50
ty Years Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Sixty
1834 to 1923
2.00
141
Temporary Mining Regulations in Chins Regulations for Railway Consaction in
China
MANAGER.
0.50
Bates of Exchangest Hongkong, English
Telephone 197
*
Mail days 1874
0.50
104
Bombay Rates of Exchangeat Hongkong,
English Mail Days, 1893...
Taigraphia address !! Coxcrona'
1:00
Hongkong Hansard Reports of the Meetings of the Legislative Cornell, Published annually
Called Out: or the Chang Wang's
..:
5.00
***
2.00
1.00
Sabsequent Use with the Ladysmith Relief Column Merchant Navy, Warlike Exploits of the
by J. E. Featherstonbaugh Political Obstacles to Missionary Scopes
in Chins
1.00
· 1,00
0.75
0.75
1:00
0.75
0.25
OFFICE QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, TEL. ADD. MAISHAR, HONGKONG Mountings of Naval Gans and their
THE PHONE No. 1080.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Hongkong, Ind Ontober, 1914:
AGENTS.
SOUTH
ented in the Company's time table, but MANCHURIA
not for special cars, can be obtained on
application at the Company's Ofice, No Besson ticket will be istted until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Chege or Compradore erter represent- Eng Bank Notod
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS &160W,'”
General Managers į Hongkong 1sik June, 1915, 11042
FRENCH
LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,!
15,7MOERISON HILL ROAD,
FOR SALE:
[1230
CORONATION POSTAGE
STAMPE OF JAPAN,
at $1 per Complete Set, GRACA & CO.,
No. 4, WYNDHAM STREET, Hongkong, 15th December, 1916. (1018
SAVOY HOTEL.
21, BROADWAY, SHANGHAI, CHINA.
THE BEST MEDIUM-PRICED HOTEL in the City. Neer to everywhere, a
providing all modern conveniences,
American or European Plan.
Bates $4 and 5 per pay
special terms a monthly guests.
Cahlo address SAYOY
Telephone No. 2,510. C ̃A BIDDLE, Manager]
Trade Mark Regulations in Chine...
RAILWAY. ON
AILW
TRAVERSING THE NEWEST AND MOST INTERESTING COUNTSY →
OPENED TO THE TOURIST AND HOLIDAY-MAKER.
THE SHORTEST, QUICKEST, AND CHEAPEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE
·FAR EAST AND EUROPE IS STILL VIA THE SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY.
Time-Table from May 1st, 1915, anill Further. Notion.
Owing to the War the THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN BERVICE hai bay temporarily suspended, and a ONCE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed. of excellently equipped Dining and First and Second Class Sleeping Cars,fix operated between Tairen and Changchun in compaction with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Beitou (Tsingtao) Shanghai Mail Steamer Service by the SB, BAKAKI MABU". and KOBE HARU" (ench equipped with wireless telegraph) as follows:
1st Class Fire!
11.30
NORTH BOUND.
Connecting
Sérvias to Petrograd.
TALENTZIAK:Vir-)A/C. Tormosa | Taca.
w
X16M
A 7.30 MA
1
་-
SOUTH BOUND.
• » • Russian Train Time is 28 minutes faster than the 8.M.E, Tima, E
The above fares do not inslade the Express Train Berth Fee.
..
To the daily brain leaving Dairen at 8 pm. For Changchun and that leeving Change shun si 11.90 AM, for Dairen a Compartment Car has been sitached, on which First-Class Powengers can secure sleeping socommodation on payment of You XAMENE
RAILWAY HOTELS.-YAMATO HOTEL (T3l, Add. "Yamato”. Af Dalzan, Fort Arthur, Kukden, Changshar, and Hoshigames (the fandt sen-dée zmork In North China), all under the Company's management,
TICKET AGENCIES.—The Company's Hallway wad Steamer Tickets are ot-mizable at all the Agencies of the ISTHEN AZKOWAL SEEPING. Claz & Expanses Taku Co
THOS. Coor & Bon; tha KORDIER EMISNBUZKAT; and the NIPPON TORUN KATHA, Shanghai, from whom all information, kima-tables, platorial guide-books, ebs., man be obtained fros, or Brock from this
SOUTH MANCHUBIA BAILWAY CO., DATERE),
-Codes :- A.B.0, 56% EL, A1, and Litbor's-
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR FAST,
· Frank słoaku alway on hand si Dairen, Port Arthur, Nowakwang, and Tienlain Depol
and alss at Antang, Chefoo, Kianghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, and Penang.
MINING DEPARTMENT,
SOUTH MANOHURIA RAILWAY CO., Dairis.
FOR SALE.
Daughter, an Anglo-Chinese Ho mance, by Chas, J. H. Halcombe Plan of the West River ..
♫
Victoria...
Kowloon
Pak
.1
New
Perritory 0.25 Power of Attorney Form... 0.25 Mail Tables for 1914, on card. 0.25
on paper
NE 1BHP. HORNSBY ACKROYD OIL ENGINE complete with - and conplad direk to one 8 KW. Continuous Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 60/70 volta with shant regulator,
ALSO ONE SWITCHBOARD for ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &o, complete with instruments for 100 Amps.
For further particulars apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildinge. Hongkong, 16th September, 1915. [905
M
ITSU BISHI GOSET KWAISHA.
(MITSUBISHI CO.). COAL DEPARTMENT.
BOLE PROPRIETORS or TAKASIMA, OCHI, · MUTABE, YOSHINOTANI, NAMAZUTA. BATO, SHINNEW AND KAMIYAMADA Collioriaa. AGENTS FOR SAKITO AND OYUBARI Conla
HEAD OFFICE MARINOVCHI,
TOKYO
BRANCH OFFICES:---NAGASAKI, MOJI
KARATSU KAWAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, LAKODATE, KOBE, OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW
A PERING.
· Cable Address for aboras:”TWAHAKI,” Codes: A1, A.B.C. 5th Ed., Western Union.
"OHINHIANG-Mena:: GHARING & Co. MANILA---Moses, MLooNDRAY & Co. SINGAPORE--Meners, Bozzmo Go, Ism, GLASGOW Monors AR HUBEɔWA; MASINA MOFARLANE & Co, LD
For Particulars, apply to
K. XATO,
No. & Feddar Birset, Hrarkeng. Hongkong 24th Apell, 1924, 1540
DRINK
ALLSOPP'S
PEAK HOTEL.
1,400 FEET Anova BxA LYRE,
#IRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and 0.30 TOURIST HOTEL, Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in Every Room, prompt connection maintained by six linen to Central.
BRITISH PILSENER
BEER.
SOLO AGENTS:
CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR&C.
WINE
SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
15 Quin? Soad Crmiral,
ON SALE,
TABLE OF THE
$16
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average
for 30 years,” FROM 1874 40-1909.-
PRICE
$2 CASE.
On Sale at the DAILY PEES Office or Local Booksellers.
Titteen Minuta from Principal Landing Stage. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Hostal Rooma, Europea Beaner)eeta Bisamera
P, O. PEUSTER, Manager
THE NEW MACAU HOTEL
THIS LARGE and ROOMY HOTEL DOW OPENED under NEW MANAGEMENT. The place has been ra novated throughout and entirely refurnished. Situated on the Praia Grande fasing the son, scool breeze is enjoyed all the year round, LARGE AND COMFORTABLE DINING BOOM facing the sea. Cuisine under experienced supervision. Terms moderate
For further partioalaus, apply to
THE MANAGER,
Tel, Ada. “Phoenix,* Macau, - 1st February, 1915,
THEI
VICTORIA HOTEL.
CANTON
Situated on the British Concession, Shameen,
The only European Hotel in
Canton,
Guides and Chairs provided, Every information and special attention given to Tourists. Reasonable Rates. ander the personal Management.
of Mr. and Mrs. Gro. E. BILES
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