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Business Notices,
Business Notices.
W. S. BAILEY & CO.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS,,
THE PERFECT LUBRICANT.
日三十月一十年未丁
FOUNDERS & BOLLERMAKERS Fleming's Patent Solidified Oil.
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HIGH-SPEED (AND, SHALLOW.DRAFT VESSELS JA SPECIALTY. ESTIMATES FOR ALL IRON AND STEEL WORK.J
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THE MOST ECONOMICAL LUBRICANT KNOWN. ABSOLUTELY PURĘ AND PERFECT IN EFFICIENCY.
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AND WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
SCOTCH WHISKY. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA.
A.S, WATSON & CO,LTD.
Hongk10 May 1, 1907.
LOST.
793
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA
NAVIGATION COMPANY, Lгn.
Hongkong-Canton Line.
7.5. HONAM, 2,383 tons, Captain H. D. Jones.
0.5. POWAN, 2,839 tons, Japtain H, Irwin Black.
4.8. FATSHAN, 2,260 tona, Usptain C. V. Lloyd,
5.a. KINSHAN, 1996 tons, Captain B. Branch.
6.8. HEUNGSHAN, 1,998 tone, Captain R. D. Thoaa8,
AN ABERDEEN TERRIER. Answera Departures from Horezono to Castor daily at 8 s. (Sunday Exooptsä), 10 p.m.
A to the name of RASUAL.'
Finder will be suitably rewarded on re-
(Saturday Excepted},
excepted).
CAROLINE PARK, EDINBURGH, Sole Local Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., 4, Queen's Building, HONG KONG.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
Christmas Specialities.
curning to TAIKOU House, The Peak. Departures from CARTON to HosOxONG datly at 8 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. (Sunday PLUM PUDDINGS. MINCEMEAT
Bangkong, December 14, 1907.
NOTICE.
wd.
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6.8. KINSHAN will use the Wharf near the Central Market, other steamers vill use the Company's Whart.
The S.S. POWAN will teave Hongkong every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
at 9 P.M. from Queen Street Wharf West, returning from Canton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 P.M.
XMAS CAKES.
IN consequence of the CLOSING of the All payments must be made in Cash. Chits cannot be accepted. CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
GERMAN SCHOOL, the Committee
of Management of Union Church is pre-
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the CHURCH HALL for Educational or
similar purposes,
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Invitation Cards are now avilable, and may be obtained from the Undersigned.
Á Lato Launch will leave Ferry Wharl
- for Kowloon at 1.80A.M.
JOHN J. BLAKE,
Han. Secretary.
Hongkong, December 18, 1907.
NOTICE
1972
ie proposed to bold an OLD CLIF-
ITONIAN DINNER about the middle
of JANUARY pext.
All Old Oliftobians desirous of attending are requested to send in their names to the
Vadersigned as soon sa possible..
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10, Queon's Road Central.
Hongkong, Dacamber 19, 1907, -1987
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
HONGKONG AGENCY.
AROM this date this AGENCY will be
conducted by Mr, J. MILLET.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX.
Hongkong, December 2, 1907....
1909
COMPANY, LIMITED
Hongkong-Macao Line.
6.8. SUI-AN, 1,861 toos, Captain W. A. Valentine. 5.8. SUI-TAL, 1,661 tuns, Captain Q. F. Morrison.
Departures from Hongkong to Macao on week days at 8 a.. from Doagles Wharf and
at 2.P.M. from the Company's Wharf On Sundays Special Cheap Excursions, leaving Hongkong at 9.M. from Douglas Wharf and from Macao at 6 P.M. The Coming alaga Steamer from Macao on Sunday Meraing at 7.33 4.3. and
from Hongkong at 1 r., from the Company's Wharf, Departures from Macao to Hongkong on week days at 7.90 .. and F.M.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE H.K., C. AND MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIA- TION COMPAST, L., and the IsCO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LAD.
Canton-Wuchow Line.
4.A. SALAM, 588 tons, Captain S. Bell Smith.
0.9. NANNING, 689 tous, Captain A. McKinnon.
Jue of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow avery Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at about 8 am, and the other leavon Wachow for Canton on the same days
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