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THE DIRECTORY &

CHRONICLE.

FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC.

1927 Fifty-Fifth Annual Trane

PRICES:

Large Coples

Abridged...

... $11.00

7,00

Orders should be sent to the

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LD.

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Nowspaper as the Glomeras Post Office in the United Kingdom.

LATHE

7 inch Back gearod, sorow cutting lathe, compound slide rest, complete with Self- contring Cael, face plates, stenlies, and counter shaft.

PRICE: $3,550.

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

Phone:37.

ESTABLISHED : 1857.

No. 18,508,三零百五千入萬一第

日九十月七年ET

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TB, 1917.

北三拜體區號五月九年六國民鄰中

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH-

KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

HOTELS

TIME-TABLE,

INTIMATIONS

REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

GB

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Cubs 776 lbs. nok,

In Rage 260 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 05.

General Managers.

784

*Blatione

AQUARIUS

WATERS.

Chipped by the-

AQUARIUS 00.,

SOLE AGENTS,

Shanghai.

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&Co.

10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Telephone No. 76,

13-2

NEW CARTRIDGES.

popular

English

BIR Bores and Sises.

Manufapturers.

SMOKELESS POWDEE and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8880. at 16, 67 and #7.50 per 108. SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety,

fotpestion mitad,

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

1633

A LING & CO..

19. Quem's Road Castral.)

FURNITURE AND PHOTO

STORE.

CAUTON

Thi Sha Tetodep.

On and aftor TUESDAY, 5ik JUNE, 1917, until further Notice.

DOWN TRAINS.

BEEK LUNG..dap. 845

Batu Cunde 10.28.05

Bheng Shui ..dep. [[8,12) 46715B Fanling de

8.16 64711.64

Taro Market..dep.8.25| 6.82|12,05) Tulpe

..dep.

Shalin

Yramil

Hung Hom

..dep8.46 5.3212.34

-0.66 $.2812.58 dep.2.02 5.3212.42)

Saturdaye Lod

Last Ferry

UP TRAINS.

(0.49/12.10/1.28

Shatin......dej 7.11 -9,60 10.6

leave .1.8.6.35 7,04

KOWLOON dựp[6,80 | 8.02]

Hung Hom..dep.16.54

Yermati....dep.2.00

9.491

Talpo......depzes

packed 7.07

10:00 -10.18/11.08 10.39 17.17 10.13/11.20

11.25)

201

12.0613

2.18 3.8 2.237

12.55

1,00 CANTON, (EŞİ

She Tarr.

||13.45 6.81

8.40

KOWLOON ..17, 12.06 9.05 6.35 12.45 4,00 7.807.06 9.62

heang that dep 7.40 Suta Chad arr. 7.46

Cap. ||SHEX LUNGOep

5.2011.00 |10.25 8.10

Bakurday

Hauris

16.05

7.45

Will stop at Taipo and Sheung Shui to allow First-Class Pamongers to alight,

on Notice being given to the gunei,

Fanling Shatankok

SHA TAU KOK BRANCH.

dep. 8.20 11.35 1.50

KELLY & WALSH,

JUST PUBLISHED: ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE IN THE TROPICS, by

HENRY EDWARD Godemith, M.L. M. CY. E

M. RS. 1.

Copy of a paper pablished by the Institution of Municipal and County Engineers in the Journal of March, 1917, With Photographic Illustrations, 98.00.

“. 11. might, perhaps, be worth while to sugges that when complaints are lightly made in future regarding the condition of the Colony's Roadways a copy of Mr. Goldsmith's articl! be seat to grumblers, it would occupy their minds profitably and they would probably be ready to admit that they had not previously grasped all the intricacies of the subject,"

Daily Press."

The article is well written, and to experts it will reveal Hongkong's modern methods of dealing with a dificult problem→

"Hongkong Telegraph."

In this book wo words are wasted whatever

every sentence is informative and convincing to the technion expert"

"South China Morning Post."

LTD.

Philips Large Scale, Contoured MAP OF THE ANGLO-FRENCH FRONT. Showing Battle Front on June 15th, 1917. Seale 5 miles 1 inch. Price $9.00.

NEW STOCKS. Stephen's Blue, Black, Scarlet and Copying Writing Inks.

Stephen's Strongest Mucilage. Borda, Carter's and "Melanyl" Household

Marking Inks.

Carter's White and Gold Inks. CICO: the new Liquid Pakte.

PHOTO

Le Page's China Cement for Crockery, Gloss, &c. LIBRARY PASTEspecially suitable for this climate. KINKY RACER "for removing Ink Spots. Transparent Adhesive Tape for Meurling Books, Music," &c.

Pencil, Ink, and Typewriting Erasers. Walker's Adjustable Drawer Partitions: "Pilot" "Greystone" nud other Letter Files.

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**YOU NEED NOT BE WORRIED

Shataukok dep. 10.00 £20 £.00

. 9.15 12.20 3.50 Fanling

. 1100 2,20 6.00

WM, STEWART & CO.

TIMBER MERCHANTE, MEASURERS AND TIMBER EXPERTS. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

́MPORTERS of Teak, Phlippine Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and

Japanese Oak in Logs and Planks.

I'

Teak and Hardwood supplied à Lachine Sawn to any Dimensions. Prices and Samples, on applicatia 1 Telegrams-Rosewood. Telephone Vo. 1463.

P. O. Box No. 639

MITSUBISHI

1827

BY

THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.

Get the MONTGOM",

MERY WARD HABIT, and Save Time, Worry and Money, w

rite to us for a copy of our Big Catalogue of 100,000 articles for the Home, Farm, Office and Shop. It is a guide to good living at low prices. Everything to eat, wear and use.

ALL AT WHOLESALE PRICES DIRECT TO YOU. Four Million Families all over the world supply their needs from us.

WHY DON'T YOU?

Our Grocery List published every sixty days tells you the right prices to pay for high grade provisions. Let us send it to you-free, of

course.

THE

HONGKONG |

HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

!J. H. TAGGÀRT,

Hangor.

KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELBOTKIC Lists and LigHTING, TEMPIONE on Each Fzoom. HOTEL LAUNCH METIA All Stranma

Telephone: No. 873,

Tel Address: "VICTORIA,"

PEAK

J. WITOHELL, Manager,

MOTEL

11

4400 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL, WYRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL'. 18 TOURIST HOTEL. Unrivalled for

Confort, Health and Convanlanes, Terephamar Rom, prompt connection mafatalnes by the lines to Central

in every

age. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine Fifteen minutes from Friacipal Landing Roof Garden, and Social Hooms. Europen Banner monte Steamers,

F. 0. PEUSTER

Manager.

(120

VICTORIA HOTEL'

THE

CANTON.

No matter where you live, you can save money by dealing with us.

America is the only big market in normal condition where produc-|Bitnated on the British Concession.

The only European Hotel in

Canton.

DOCKYARD - AND ENGINE WORKS.tion has not diminished, prices are not inflated, and means of shipping.

1A, A.B.C., WESTERN UNION, ESOINKERING AND. BENELAY¡ Copus USED.

Ballders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Boilers, and Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers of Contrafe Condensers, Stone's Myogenere. Bruaro Castings, Parson's Steam Tarbizes and furbo- Alternators, de, ác.

NAGASAKI.

TELEGRAPHIC Appriss:-"DOOK," WAGASAKI. GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT SLIP.

Length on Keel Blocks

121

GOODS

Width of Entrance on bottom

Photographis Goods of Every Description La Biosk

Door No. 1 Doox No.

B10 feet

Door No.

$50

714 feet.

++

77

26

62 24

188

障

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons gross.

Two Floating Cranes of 50 and 30 tons each, besides 150 tons Giant Cranse.

TZLIGRAPHIC ADDRESS:—— DOCK,” KOBE FLOATING DOCKS.

Derslöping, Printing and Enlarging. Canton Marble in Various Blader,

KOBE.

PALAPHONE 1815.

No. 1 7,000 tons. No. 1. 11,400 tons.

$525

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

61

480 feet.

520 feet.

+

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+

19

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60

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PEAK

EAK TRAMWAY COMPANY

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WHS DAYS.

Lifting Power

HIKOSHIMA (Near Shimonoseki).

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" DOCK," SHIMONOSEL GRAVING DOCK,

Floating Crans capable of lifting 20 tons weight.

283 feet 10 inch.

BA 15 |

N

THE NAGASAKI. KOBE AND HIROSHIMA DOCKYARDS are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt exoca- tion of work and to gett the convenience of castomers.

Length on Keal Blocks

Breadth at Entrance on bottom...

411

7.00 5.00

to 8.00 a...Every 15 minutes,

Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

B

to 20.09

10

*

30.00

17

to 11.00 ***

15

11

11.20

to 12.45 p... » 16

A

12.45 p.m. to 1.15

'n

12

1.16 to 1.45

2.45

10 1.15

14

J

2.15 to 5.00 6.00

H

60 8.00

NIGHT CARS.

***

#

2.60 p.m. and 100 p.m., 8.20 bo 11.00 p.m.

Every Hall-Hoar,

100 p.m. to 11.45 pm. Every Quarter-Hour,

SUNDAYS.

200

8.00 U

10.80

11.20

to 10.20 s.....Every 15 minutes.

to 11.00

1)

11

**

to 12.00 noon

100 p.m. to 5.30

1.

16

10

15

·6.30 m

to 6.00 #w

10

6.00

毒

to 8.50 w

16

6.70

10

Fon

H

NIGHT CARS 25 Week Daye BATURDATE Extra Cas at is Midnight, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the „Company's Office Alexandra Balldings, Dee

Veur Road Central,

Sesion and punch Hickets available for all are not already full running ab the time sted in the Company's time-tables, but not fer special care, can be obtained on applica. Hon at the Company's Offico. No Season ticket wil bo inued entil payment therefor has been made in Bank Notos or by Cheque a Compradore. Order representing dank Wcter.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS)& (SONT

General Marogors

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

77

KAIPING

FOR ALL

-

COAL

INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLDT;PURPOSES

FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE

FIREBRICK AND FIREOLAY

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

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTSİN. MORTH CHINA.

unimpaired.

Our service across the Pacific is unimpaired, and the freight rate for merchandise purchased from us is only $2.25 per hundred pounds from Chicago clear through to Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. This is for fast service by Trans-Pacific liners. Compare · our rate with the rate others quote you ! It is much less than the regular rate either from Chicago to the Pacific Coast, or from the American Coast to the Orient.

WE SAVE YOU ON FREIGHT.

MONTGOMERY WARD & Co. is the only firm in the United

States having a sufficient volume of Trans-Pacific business to ship a foll carload of 30,000 pounds every other day.

Shameen.

Guides and Chairs provided. Every information and spesial attention given to Tourists. Reasonable Kates. Under the personal Management of Mr. and Mrs. Gro. B. BYLEK. 1786

On shipments to the Orient we enjoy a low carload export rate MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA which is entirely on a weight basis.

This low rate covers both rail and ocean haul from Chicago to Yokohama, Kobe, Moji, Nagasaki, Shangliai, Hongkong, and Manila, the distributing points of the Far East. By way of these tran-shipping points we, here in Chicago, can take out through bills of lading to practically all the ports of the Far East.

Buy of us and get the benefit of this rate.

Our Catalogue, a Book of nearly 1,000 pages, is in the hands of overy American Missionary, and on lo at every American Consulate. It is sent free upon request to our Home Office, or may be obtained upon personal application to T. B. TOLMAN, 911, Urbiztondo, Manila, P.I., WELLS FARGO & Co., S, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai, China, or WELLS FARGO & Co., 1, Chater Road, Hongkong, China. Mail requests to above should be accompanied by 25 cents gold to partly pay mailing expense.

MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A.

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THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Established 1836, Incorporated in Great Britain,

Total Ametu onend £14,000,060.3

SAIRE, LIFE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PLATE GLAM, FIDELITY,

HIRE MADL083 OF PROFITS INSURANCE

HONGKONG BRANCH,

4, Des Vaux Road Central, Tel. No. 200.

ON SALE,

HONGKONG KANBART REPORTS

of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for Session, 1916.

KEVIND ST. THE MEMEKES,

FRICE.....

JOHN pm 3. LANCASTER.

Acting Loos Meniger,

1785

ON BALE

KOUND VOLUMEB of the FOSOKOPG WERELY PRESE, LE 19 DECENNES

the

18,

$5.

DAILY PRE533 OFFICE

On Sale at the Eoxoxosa DART Pace Qfice

With INDEX, Price $2.50.

(MITerm Co.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TERASETIA, OCHL MUTABE KISHIDARE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, KANADA, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBAI AND OYUBARI COLLINE. AGENT FOR BAITTO, ÖDAE.

HEAD OFFICE:- MARUNOUCHI, TOKZO

BRANCH OFFICES:-NAGASAKI, MON. KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARD,

HAKODATE MURORAN

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Cable Address=”IWABAKL Codes A1, 4.B.O. 5th Ed., Western Unfor,

and Bentley

Agencies

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MOFAHLANE & Co., Lre.

For Particulare, apply to

K. KATO, Manager, No. 2, Pedder trent Boagkong. (088

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