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THE

DIRECTORY &

CHRONICLE.

For CHINA, JAPAN, ET 1917 Fly-Fifth Annual Issue.

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PRIORA:

Largo Coplos... $11.00"

Abridged

7.00-

Orden should be sent to the

Handrowa DAILY PRESS, LD

Hongkong Daily Press.

No.18,516. 號六十有五千八萬一第日五初月八年巳丁

INTIMATIONS

BEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMIʼANY

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Cakki 275 lbs..nes:

La Bag 150 lbs, net.

SHOWAN, TOMES & (0.,

Gazumi Masagora.

1:34

AQUARIUS

WATERS.

ESTABLISHED 1837.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the. United Kingdom. ́.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1917. 四識

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

On' and after TUESDAY, 3 Jux, 1917, antil further Notias.

DOWN: TRAINS.

Batariays and

sundaye only.

BLI Bona

UP TRAINS.

Express,

• 12 Tors

Zia 14 Local.

1.821.69

Telpodrp.7.9%

12.01

[2, 20 Thro...

THE ONLY WAY

"MEILINK"

SAFES.

Protect your valuables.. We stock these safes in Six sizes.

Price from 265 to $105.-

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

4, Des Voux Road Central,

HONGKONG.

KAL]

M+=Ƒ/4ADRO Price, 33 PIB BORIH.

AND MAGAZINES

HOTELS

Bhipped by the

AQUARIES CO.,

SOLE AGENTS.

Shanghal

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR&Co

-15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Teinphons No, 75,

NEW CARTRIDGES.

popular English

B Bores and Bises.

Manufacturers.

SMOKELESS FOWDER and CHILLED BEOT. Fear No. 10 to 8880 at $6, 37 and -87.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES 40 AIR GUNS in Variety.

Tuvpsmilan invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

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A LING & CO.,

19 Quan's Boad CHITRAL!....

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

NTORE.

Photographie Goods of Every Description" Ja Stock.

Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton Marbleu in Various Shaden, TELEPHONE 1919.

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PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WHEEL DATE.

7.00am to 8.00 am....Evary 15 xafnubos.

2.00

10.00

11.30

to 10.00-n

to 11.00

60 13.450.00

45 pm. do 1.15

22

14

1.46

2.46

#

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bo 1.25"

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CANTON

(Taisha Tauslıp) 7.23)

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Toning

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1235 4.10

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— 11.28)

8.60.11.00

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· 1.40

Saturdays

Sundays only.

Will stop at Taipo and Sheung Shui io atlow First-Clais Passenger to slight, an Notter being given to the guard.

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papers from any part of the World for 1918-to-

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Missing copies through sinking of mails, &c., are replaced or eredit

given.*

Fanling

dop. 8.20 11:25 -2.50 Shatankok arr.

9.15 19.20 3.50

Shataukok dep. 10,00 .20 .00 Fanling arr. 1100 2.20 8.00

SOUTH

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WM. STEWART & CO.

TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS AND TIMBER EXPERTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

IMPORTERS of Teak, Philippine Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and

Japanese Oak in Logs and Planks.

Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn-to any Dimensions. Prices and Samples, on application.. Tele grams-Rosewood. Telephone No. 1463.

P. O. Box No. 699.

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MITSUBISHI

DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS. IA, ABC, WESTERN UNION, ENGINELLING AND BENTLEær! Coom UruD, Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers, Hanı Esetorem of Contrailo Condensers, Stone's Manganese, Brosse Chetinga, Para a's Steam Tarkines and Turbo- Alternators, do, do,

NAGABAKL TELEDRAPHIO Adders:-"DOGE," NAGASAKI. GRAVING DOCKS AND PATENT ELIP

Length m Keel Blocks

...

Width of Entrance on bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

Door No. 1 Docx No. 2 Door No. 3

610 feet

714. foot.

£6

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360

ti

*

PATENT SELF-Capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 boni gross.

Two Floating Oranes of 80 and 20 tons each, bendis 150 tons Giant Oranen.

KOBE.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS--" DOCK," KOBE FLOATING DOCKS.

144

Lifting Power... Max. Length of Ship takon in Max. Breadth of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Bħilp taken in

88

期

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MANCHURIA RAILWAY.

IMPORTANT SECTION IN THE

OVERLAND ROUTE-

BETWEEN THE FAR EAST

AND EUROPE.

SAVE TIME AND MONEY The Quickest, Cheapest, and Safest Route between the Far East and Europe is via Manchuria and Siberia, The South Manchuria Railway Company's Express Trains are equal to the best in Europe and Ameries, and are timed to connect with other Express Trains and Steamers in the London-Shanghai Boute and the Tokyo-Peking Route. Bleeping Cars and Dining Cars are attached to several of the Ordinary Daily Trains

Icaves

HOW TO REACH EUROPE -Travellers from Hongsong should leave for Shanghai by the best steamer to make the connection with the MR. Ca's Shapes Dairen Mail Steamship Line. The "BAKARI MARU" leaves Shanghai_every DAY, at Noos, direct for Dairen, and connects with the 8.M.R. Weekly Express. This atesmer was specially built for the service, is tartine driven, equipped with wireless

luxuriously fitted, and errios a doctor on board. (The KOBE MAKU beeshaghat every FRIDAY, at Noos, and calls at Tsingtao an route for Dairen.) The Express, which leaves Dairen every THURSDAY, connects with the Trans-Siberian Express at Changchna, and passengers arrive at Petrograd nine days later, the whole journey from Hongkong to Petrograd occupying only 16 days. *IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS.-The S.M.R. Co. has established, under its direct management, a series of Yamato Hotels at Dairen (the Finest Hotel in the Far East), Hoshigaurs, Fort Arthur, Mukden, aud Changchuni, All on European lines. Cook's coupons accepted. Tel. Add.!" Yamato."

HEALTH AND HOLIDAY RESORTS IN SOUTH MAN CHURIA South Manchuria's magnificent and bracing climate, beautiful scenery, great historic interest, old-world habits and customs, unsurpassed accommodation, and easy accessibility is fast popularizing it as the finest health and holiday resort in the Far Baat Special seaside bungalow colonies have been established at Floshigaura (Star Bench), near Dairen, under the management of the S.M.R. Co., and at Ogondai (Golden Beach Port Arthur, under the management of the Fort Arthur Civil Administration.

OF INTEREST TO SHIPPERS-In addition to its Dairen-Tsingtao- Shanghai Mail Liners the B.M.K. Co. runs a fleet of Cargo Steamers between Dairen and Hongkong, calling at porte en route. Other Steamship Services have regular services to and from Dairen. Particulars may be obtained from the S.M.R. WHARF OFFICE, Dairen, and BRANCH WHARY OFFICE, Shanghai.

IN THE FAR EAST.-Large stocks of the BEST STEAMING COAL 8.M.R. Co.'s Cool from famous Fashan Collieries are always kept at Dairen, Port Arthur, Newchwang (Yingkou), Tientsin, and Tsingtao Depote, and can also be obtained from Agencies in practically every port in the Far East. Also Sulphate of Ammonia, Fire Clay, and Talc. Pamphlets and Particulare gratis from any of the Depots and Agencies. For special contracts, apply Director, Mixing Dept, S.M.R. Co, Dairen.

TICKET AGENTS, The S.M.R. Ca's Railway and Steamer Tickets, Illustrated Guide Books, and Handbooks of Information onn be obtained stall the OfficeM and Agencies of Messa. Tros COOK & SON; THE INTERNATIONAL Sleeping Car and EXPRESS TRAINS Co.; THE NORDISK RESEBUREAU; THE NIPPON YUSEN Kanna, Shanghai ; THE S.M.R. BRANCH WHARF OFFICE, Shanghal; or direct from the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO.,

Tel. Add.: "Mantetsu.”

463

No. 1: 7,000 bona. No.

480 feet.

66

13,100 Sona

680 Bost

HIKOSHIMA Rear Bhimonoseki). TELEGRAPHIO ADDRESS: DOOK," SHIMONOSEKL GRAVING DOCK

Length on Koel Blocks

Breadth at Entrance on bottom...

Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

Floating Crane capable of lifting 30 tons weight

288 Footja inch.

58 а

HURE LIFE MARINE MOTOR CAR

HONGKONG BRANCH,

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

DAIREN.

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

JOHN DE B. LANCASTER,

Asting Lowl Mausgur,

THE

HONGKONG

HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART

Manager.

KING EDWARD

HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIPts and LighTING. TELEPHONE ON EACH PLDOB.

HOTEL LAUNCH MENTS ALL STEAMERS

Telephons: No. 373.

Tel. Address" VEODORIA,”

PEAK

J. WTTCHELL. Manager.

HOTEL.

1,400 Fir Azove Sea LEVEL.

TAIRET-CLASS RESIDENTIAL

TOURIST HOTEL. Unzleniled to Comfort, Health and Convenienes, Tesephonsi In every Boom, prompt venaestion maintaisai by six lines to Central

Fifteen minutes from Prinsipal · Ganding Blags. Moderste Tariff and Fosilons Cuisine Roof Garden, and Social Ecom Europas Bumar meste Steamers.

P.O. PEUSTER

Mausger.

THE

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VICTORIA HOTEL

CANTON.

Situated on the British Concession, Shameen.

The only European Hotel

Canton. Guides and Chairs provided. Every information and specia' attention given to Tourista. Reasonable Rates. Under the personal Management. of Mr. and Mrs. GBо. B. EYLES. 1786

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15.00 bo 8,00

NIGHT CARS

10 p.m. and 8.00 pm, 9.30 to 11.00 p.m.

Hall-Hour Every 11:00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. Every Quarter-Boar. BUNDATI

8.00

H

10.30

19

-to 10.30 am...Every 16 minuter. to 11,00

11.30 to 12.00 noon

12:00 noon to... 1.00 pztas

16

100 pax to 5.30

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$.30

to 8.00

8.00 to 6.30

77 **

15

8:20

lo 8.00 SIGHT CARS on Wook Days. SATURDAYA

Exten Car at 13. Midnight. BPEUIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office Alexandra Buildings, Das West Road Central

Besion and punnis tickets available for al smes pih siroody full ranging at the th stated in the Company's time-tables, bat not for special osts, can be obtained on applica Mon at the Company's Office No. Beason ticket will be ioned until payment therefor been made in Bank Notes or by Cheques wg Compradors Order representing dank

JOHN D. HUMPHREYF’& BON- General ManagÖFS"

THE NAGASAKI, KOBE AND HIKOSHIMA DOCKYARDS

are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompPS GROOT- tion of work and to sulà the convenfance of austowert

KAIPING COAL

FOR ALL

INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOBES

FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE

FIREBRICK AND FIREOLAY

FOR ALL INFORMATION, APPLY · TO DODWELL & CO., LTD, QUEEN'S. BUILDINGS HONGKONG, OR KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TEXTEM, NORTH -CHILA.

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

· Established 1888. Insorporsied in Ezens Britain. Total Amote exosed £14,900,000,1

PLATE GLASS, FIDELITY, GUARANTEE AND LOSS OF PROFITS INSURANCE.

4, Der Vorax Road Central,

T. No. 900.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U.S. MAIL

M

LINE.

OPERATING THE NEW FIEST-CLASI ŠTBAMERS

AND "COLOMBIA each.

· ECUADOR,” “ VENEA SEVA

14,000

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

Via Shanghal, Kobr, Yokonana,

AND HONOLULU.

THE SUNSHINK BELT,

THE MOST COMFORÍABLE ROUTE TO AMERICA AND TUROPE,

SAILINGS FROM Honerose at Noon,

ELE "COLOMBIA ” 9.8. VENEZUELA " *8.8 * ECUADOR"

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Oct, 10th

Nor. 7th

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There Stormers here the work modern squipmană inslnding Overhead Fostris Fanz and Electris Lighting. ALL LOWER BERTHA and large comfortable staterooms (nil singla and two beribs only).

The Safely and Comfort of Passingers is our Ezel xonsideration.

Special care is given to the Cuisine, and the stimdance on passengers annos be

TRPORAT

Taksim are interchangeable with the Toro KIBE! Kamka and the Camanzan PaUIPID- Odsay Surfisme, LED, B

For further information, rates, Hterature, schedules, eds., spply to

-Talepkom 14

COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandre Balldings, Chater Bond

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITKUBIIHI Co.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

BOLE PROPRISTORS OF TAKASH THA OOELL MUTABE KISHIDAKE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA HAYO, KANADA, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBA AND OYUBARI COLLISKIRE, As 703 BAKITO COAL

HEAD OFFICE :---- MARUNOUCHL TOKYO

Branch OrriĢES —–—NAGASAKI, MOJI OTAB U KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBR OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YÖKOHAMA NAGOYA, TSURUGA, VLADIVOSTOCK HANKOW, PEKING, LONDON, NEW YORK. SHANGHAI, BONGKONO HAIPHONG AND CANTON,

Cable Address* TWASAKL” Codas-Al, A.B.O. 5th Ed., Western Unis

and Bentley's

Agencies --- CHINKTANG-Maseru, GuanING & 0- MANILA-Messrs. MadonoRAT '&· 0 SINGAPORE Mr. Bosno & Co., In GLASGOW-- Moners. A. Be MOPIRLANH & Co., LTD.

For Particulars, apply to--

BROW

E. KATO, Manager. No. 2, Paider Street Hongkong

FRENCH LESSONE

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