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NOW BEADY. DIRECTORY &

CHRONICLE.

For CHINA, JAPAN, ETC.

1917 Jitiy-Fifth Annual Irane,

PRICES

Large Caplon

Alickgod ana,

(1198

7.40.

Orders should be sent to the

Honakosa DAILY PRESS, ID

Hongkong Taily Press

ESTABL

No. 18,869. 號九十六百三千八萬一第

日九初月二閏年巴丁 HONGKONG SATURDA, MARCH 31ST,

INTIMATIONS

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

Im Chaka 275 15#, pel;

SHEWAN, TOMES & CA

In Baga 150-156, mud,

General Managernes

187

OTARD'S

BRANDY.

Nhipped by

OTARD, DUPUT & C

COGNAC

BOLE" AGENTS :

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&Co.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Telephone No. 25%

131

NEW CARTRIDGES.

BIn al Horce and Bison,

popular English Manufactursen.

SMOKELESS POWDER and DHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 16 888G, mi 38, 87 and 7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES and AR GUNS in Variety,

Inspection invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

100

A

MITSUBISHI

DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS.

1A., A.BO, WESTERN UNION, ENGINEERING AND RETENT Copus Ugno, Builders and Bessirers of Bhips, Engines and Ballers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Centrallo Condensors, Stone's Manganese, Bronze Castinga, Farson's Steam Turbines and Turbo- Alternators, dc, do.

NAGASAKI- TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS"—"DOCKTM NAGASAKI. GRAVING DOCKS AND FACENT BLIP.

Length on Keel Blocks

-Width of Entrance on bottom

Water on Blocksat Upring Tide Po

Dock No. 1 Dock No. 1. Door No. 3

610 Best

$360.

PATENT SLIP-Capable oflifting vosocis up to 1,000 tona gross. N

Two Floating Crazen of-60 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Cranes.

Lifting PoweĽ 104

KOBE.

TEINGRABHIO ADDRESS—" DOOK“ KOBE. FLOATING DOOKS.

Max. Length of Ship taken in Max. Breath of Ship taken in Mar. Draft of Ship taken in /

No. 17,000 tons. No. 411,000

460 foot

HIROSHIMA (Near Shimonowak-1).

TIZBORAPAIO ADDRESS DOCK,E SHIMONOSEKI

Learth on Keel Blocks

NGRAVING DOCK

Breadth at Entrance on bottom..

****

Depth of Water on Blooks at Spang Tide

Floating Crane capable of lithing 20 tons weight.

268 teer 0 Inch

THE NAGASAEL KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS

are closely connected with each other, enabling them by co-sperste in the prompt execu flon of work and to init the convenience of customers.

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

KAIPING CQAL

INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES

FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE

FIREBRICK AND

FIRECLAY,

** FOR ALL INFORMATION APPLY TO DODWELL & CO., LTD, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, OR

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTSRI, // NORTH CHINA.

NO

1017.

Beristered as a Newspaper at the General Pan Olies in the United Kingdom,

ELECTRIC

LIGHT with

NO TROUBLE

for small my donnifer knuses, &o, wroommand he wonderful

ROSE & Co.,

4. Des Your Road,

5M 1-19=4XLR + PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

CLARKE'S

VARIETY

SUCCESS!

HOTELS

THE

CIRQUE HONGKONG

SUCCESS!1

TODAY. (SATURDAY), MARCH 31ST, 1917,

SPECIAL MATINEE AT 5.30 PM.

GRAND MATINEE FOR CHILDREN.

TRUE PARADISE FOR THE

CHILDREN.

CONTINUAL LAUGHTER. NOW AND VARIED PROGRAMME! GRAD

FASHIONABLE PERFORMANCE

ᎪᎢ

815 PM

1408

PRICES AS USUAL Children Hall-Price BOOKINGS AT BOBINSON PIANO CO.

LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Established 1836, Incorporated in Great Britain. Total Assets exosed £14,000,000.

DIFE, "LIFE., MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PLATE GLASS, FIDELITY,

BENARANTEE AND LOSS PROFITS INSURANCE

HONGKONG BRANCH,

4. Des Your Bond Central,

Tel No. 200,

JOHN DE B. LANCASTER

Asting Local Manager.

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PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

D.S. MAIL LINE.

OPERATING___ THE NEW FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS BOUADOR"- « VENEZUELA! AND "COLOMBIA 14,000 tons each,

HONGKONG TU SAN

FRANCISCO,

VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU, THE SUNBRINE BELT.

SACOTOMBIA "

FROK HOMEROMON

BANG

144

· 26th April - 18th July. * 21st May - 15th Aug.

20th Juna.

The

8.8. VENEZUELA

ECUADOR"

Blenmeft have the race modern equipment, including Ala. LOWER BATHS large comfortable wisterioma (ull single and two berthi onlykt

The Safety and Comfort of a'amangue is our fire consideration,

Tickets are interchangeable with the Toro HW Kate and Abs CANADIAN PACIFIC DOBAN FRETIUBU, LTD,

For further information, rates, liu rature, schedulas, etc., apply

WWWainhhan:14)

COMPANT'S OFFICE in Alanandes Buildings, Chater Bond

PRESS"

Weekly Procehall 179

walt benzid

П.

0.80

1.00

3.50

From Hongking to Cantón, by the Pearl River"A Book for the Globetrotter, by Capt C. F. Lloyd; with lispe and Lila

Hongkong

half-yearly

7.50

100

Stats Tours Anglo-Chinese

1234 to 1923 ****

2.00

050

Pemporary Michig Regulations in Chies Ragalations for Railway Contraction

50

Bator of Exchangest Hongkong,

Mail days 1974

12

0.50

Bombay Rates of Exchange at Hong kong,

English Mail Days, 1833....

1.00

Hoogkow Hansard Reports of the Meetings of the Legisati Conrell, Pablisand Annually

Called Data or the Chang Wang

5.00

Daughter, an Anglo-Chiness Ro manre, 17 Chan J H. Halcombe

1.00

Mounting

of Naval Guns and they Batasunat Uap with the Lalysoith Hellet Colnmn k

Flan of the West Rivas

1.00

Vistoria

1:00

·1:00

Kowloon...

Warlike Exploit of the Merobant Navystu Baby J El Featherstonkach

Fesk

100

New Territory

HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J, H, TAGGAST,

Masager.

KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

Exmorejo LIFTS AND LIGHTING. TELEFHOME ON EAOR FLOOR,

HOTEL LAUNCH HEPTS ALL STEAMETÁ

Telephone: No. 878.

Tel. Address: "VICTORIA,"

PEAK

J. WETCHELL

HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE Hua LEVALA IRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOT Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience, Telephones in every Room, prompt connection maintained by air fines to Centrai,

Fifteen infantes From Principal Landing Hage. Moderate Tari: And Exquileni Roof Garden and Social Booms BaropeME Renner menin Steaders

P. O. FEUSTER.

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THE

VICTORIA HOTEL.

CANTON.

Situated on the British Concession, Shameen.

The only European Hotel in

Canton.

Guldes and Chairs provided, Every information and special attention given to Tourists. Reasonable Rates. Under the personal Managemen of Mr. and Mrs. GEO. B. EY£5.

LING & CO.,

GOODS

18 QU'S ROAD CENTRAL. KORNITURE AND PHOTO

STORE. Photographia Goals of Every Description

Developing, Printing and Enlarging, Canion Marbios in Varions Finder. TELEPHONE 1219.

170

EAK TRAMWAY COMPANY.

PEAK LIMITED.

1000

7006 -800 .

80

TIME TABLE

WELK DAYS

to 8.00 am. Every 15 minutes. to 10,00

to 11.00

to 19.40 p man

ท

10

12.45 pm to 1.15

1.15 to 1.48, 145 to 2.10 815

זן .

to $.00 R.OU NIGHT CARS 8.50 p.m. and 9. U p.m., 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.

Every Hall-Rour. *** pm to 11:45 pm Every Quarter Hour,

11,00

730mm

BUNDAYS.

800 to 10.30 am. Every 16 minutes.

to 11.00

10.30"

1130 to 12.00 noon

15

12.00 noon to 1.0 p.m...... 10. -100 p.m. to 5.30.31 vegar 15

to 6.30

NIGHT

10

9 on Week Days

Extra Car at 19 Midnight SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Oflice, Alexandra Buildings, Des Company's Voux Road Central.

Reason and punch tickets stuilable for car not already full running at the time alated in the Company's time-tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained on applica tion at the Company's Office No beason ticket will be issued until payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compradore Order representing Bank

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Hansger

SOUTH

MANCHURIA

RAILWAY

TRAVERSING THE NEWEST AND MOST INTERESTING COUNTRY OPENED TO THE TOURIST AND HOLIDAY-MAKER.

THE SHORTEST, QUICKEST, AND CHEATEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE IS STILL VIA THE SOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY,

Time Table from May 1-1, 19 5, until Further Notice

Owing to the War the THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TE IN SERVICE hu been temporarily suspended, and a ONCE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE composed of excellentis euipped Diving und First and second Claes Sleeping Cars, is operated between Dairen and Chingchua in connection witle The Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Damen-Seitou (Tsingtao) Shanghai Mail- Steamer Service by the 5,8. "SAKAKI MARU" and "KOBE MARU" (tack equipped with wireless telegraph) as follows:

VETE MOUN

Russian Train Time is 28 minutes faster than 8M.R. Time.

The above, fares do not include the Express Train Berth Fes.

STAMARI

To the daily train leaving Dairen at 8 pm for Changchun and that leaving Changchun at 11.30 am, for Dairen a Compartment Car has been attached on which First-Class Passengers can secure sleeping accommodation on payment of Ten 2

RAILWAY HOTELS. YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add. "Yamalo"). At Dairen, Port Arthur, Mükden, Changchun, and Hoshigaura (the finest eea-side resort in North China), all under the Company Management. _________ TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable atall the Agencies of the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & ESFREE TRAINS Co., Messrs. Tho Cook & Sow; the Nourse BESTUREAU and the NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Shanghai; from whom all information, time tables, pictorial guide books, etc., can be obtained free, or diccct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO., DAIEEN.

Codes: AB.C. 5th Ed., Al, and Lieber's

Tel. Add.. MANFETSU,""

FUSHUN COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST Frush stocks always on hand at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchwang, and Tentsin Depots, and also at Antung, Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore and Panang

MINING DEPARTMENT

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO, DAIREN,

PLAY

"HONGKONG DAILY

PUBLICATIONS.

Directory and Cures iole of the Far East $11.00 alanary Directory, cloth cover

Day paper cover.

- Do. - Da... Bmulier Edition 7,00 - Day and Cry is Now Territory

Children of Tor Cathay, a Social ang dug

Partial Novel by CJ. H. Haloemh

Tis Jabilo of Hongkong, being a 990 Bhitorical Breton, to which is added an Account of the Celebrations in 1891 The Hongkong Typhoon, Sept. 18th, 1906.

Illarrated Account

Poutical Obetaalon to Missiooney Broom

in China

Trade Mark Barilskinns In China..

NOTICE

0.25 Power of Attorney Form 0.25|| Mail Tables for 1914, on card 025

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asintis or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central POLICE STATION Stereon the homes of 9 AM to 1 F.M. and 2 P.M. to à Fill be required to produce

Applicante ports er klantification papers

odnos Fass

All persons with cortal exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days excepired to Register thanielves under ine are BEGISTRATION or PERSONS ORDIN. ANCE 1916.

Heristration giving rochired may be chimited at the G.P.O, and at The Pensity for non-compliance in a fine noi

FOR BALE

FIRE SELECTION-- OF CEYLON

POSTAGE STAMPS.

GRACA & CO.

Hougkong.

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (ITSUDIBRI Co.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

os) TAKASHITA

OCHI, UM MUTABE, 076 KISHIDAKE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO, 75 NAMAZUTA, BAYO, –– KANADA, 0.95 SHINNEW. KAMIYAMATA, BIBAI

AND OYUBARI COLLIZEIES. AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL.

020

HONGKONG POLICE (RESERVE),

SERVICE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

YOR

HE THE GOVERNÖRƏ our. SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1917,

• Commanding at 10:30 am.” Open to any person in the Colony.

Entrance Fo

(to be used in connuption with printing expenses). Servios Rifles.

Open Eighte 100 yds. Grouping. 400 yds, Deliberate,

800

200 Deliberate

300

300

Printed conditions may be obtained on written application to Chief Inspector H. A. LAMMEST, Hoadquarters Club HEFE.

FOR BALL.

810

NE10 BHP. HOBNEET ACKROYU OIL ENGINE complate with and compled direct to one 6 KW Contianone Current Shunt Wound Dynamo of 50/70 volts with sheat regulator SWITCHBOARD

ONE

ALBO

HEAD OFFICE -- MARUNOUCII, TOKYO,

BRANCH OFFICES:-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE, OSAKA, KURE, JOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA TSURUGA, VLADIVOSTOCK, HANKOW, PEKING, LONDON, NEW YORK SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HAIPHONG AND CANTON

Cable Address TWASAKI, Codes A1, AB.0. 5th Ed., Western Union,

S and Bentley's.

Agencies **** CHINKIANG Mésers. GEARING & CO. MANILA Messrs, MACORDRAX & Co. SINGAPORE Messrs. BoRNEO & Co., LTD. GLASGOW-Messra A, R. Brown,

MCFARLANE & Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to--

PRATO, Manager,

No, 2, Pedder Btreet Hongkong. 1618

PFRENCH LESSONS

ACCUMULATORS DYNAMO, &c.complete with instruments for 100 Amps

...... For further particulars apply to—

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

-Alerandre Buildings. N

163

MOUSSION.

15 KORTISON HILL HOAD,