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SCOTCH WHISKY A GUIDE TO FIRMS AND AGENCIES IN HONGKONG
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793 A Ladies' List and List of Peak Residents will be added,
Hongkong. Oct her X 108,
LINTON, Oetober 20 The professional International Marathon Race over the identical, contso of the Olympic games race, organized by the; Hazed gem, how been won by Siret, the champion of France, His times was 2
board 37 minutes, which constitutes a
recard. An Irishman, named White, was second, and an Englishman, Kegwood, third.
DUKE OF YORK STAKES.
Losos October 10, The race for the Duke of York Stakes was ran'at Kempton Park this afternoon with the following result:-
.. Simonsen ...
Lucus...
Succour
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Seventeen van. The race was won by thren lengths, with a head between the second and thir. The betting at fire start was 20 to I against Simonson Theus; and 8 to 1 Succour.
to
END OF THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, October 10. Except in a few isolated districts"famino The Just relief works have is now over. been closed. In Bengal and the Contral Provinces they cause next week. Ouly 58,000 qục now in zeccipe of relief.
Prices.
SHEWAN, TOMES. & Co., J. GRAY SCOTT,
Agents.
Hongkong, October 16, IVOR.
►
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List of the Eigher Metropolita and Provincial Authorities of China, Compiled by the Chinese Secre taries, HB M Logation, Peking,
orrected to 1908... www Trade and Administration of the
Chinese Empire, by H-B. Morse 5.00
however, show little change, being high, Richard's Comprehensive Geog. everywhere,
Winter crop prospecte are excellent.
. Letor details of the frightful rush on the charity station at Dhakuria in Bengal,
in which 20,0 0 famine-stricken penple
fought for food, show that 3 were injured and 14 succumbed.... Among the dead war two hoys of 7 and 8 pears, two girls of 4 and 6 years, and five.men of over 60. The Telief was being distributed by a wealthy Incal family.
WATERFRONT NEWS AND
GOSSIP.
The British dispatch wersal Alacrity, ander command of Captain T. M. Faller, R.N.. arrived in harbour thig morning from Swatow.
It is some tiny siuco a vessað flying the Russian Sagarrived in Penang. One arrived recently which was recognised by sovetal seafaring residents as an old Shire" boal.
Aucording to a statement made by the Bureau of Manufacturers of the United States, a project is on foot to establish. wireless telegraphy among the scattered islands of the Pacifio Ocean. It is desired to include in the system the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zonë land, the Fijis, the New Hebrides, the Selomon, Samoad, Cook, Society, and Marquesa Islands, and the phosphate is lands of Ocean, Pleasant, and Malater. The name of the proposed concern is the Paoific Islands Radio-Telegraph Company. Of the proposed, spital of £60,000 the owners of phosphate deposits on Ocean and Plessan Islands have subscribed £10,000.
A fight between threshers and a whale weddened the waters of the straite off Beechoy Bay, Vancouver, on Septerther 20, and a number of local yachtsmen wit nessed the struggle which ended, like most -fights of the kind, in the death of the whale. The yachtsmen were well off shore, beyond Pecklar bay when attention was drawn to a while leaping and churning the water about a‘handred yards away. As they looked they saw a thresher lay from the water and lash the unfortunate whale.- There were seemingly two- threshers and, although the obeervers could not sen it, they boliavod a sword fish was at work beneath the whale judging from the visni ner in which the muminal feaped constantly from the water with blood flowing from d Inderated belly. The yachtsmen were not anxious to get too close to the fray..but they cruised over, waters with big patches: of blood showing as a re-uit of the fight. The whale leaped constantly and no.6000er had it dropped than the threshers Inshed
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Cencerning Lafendio Hearn, by G.
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AND
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NOTICE.
8 it has come to ear knowledge that imitations of Mesare DR#83ALADYS & NIEUWENHUYSES'S Well-known MEXICAN_PLANTERS and YOUNG AMERICAN' CIGARS. have been offered for Sale in Hongkour, the Oitar Neulums and Publie in general are warnel bot to bay say of these brandla unless the Box is prov vided with the Signatures of
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Works No. 712 LAUNCHES FOR SALE, KIRE, OR CHARTER,
For Picnic, shooting, Bathing Parties, Towing, &c.
Launches for Hire, lying off Blake Pier during the day,
For the convenience of our clients the Office will also be open an Juoday from 9 to 11 am OFFICES: ST GEORGE'S "BUILDING (SECOND FLOOR).
GORDON & CO., General Managers
Hongkong June 1, 19087
818
21 BREWER & Co. Limited.
ORIENTAL HOTEL
No à Quoen's Road:Central.
Telephone No. 197,
"IRA M. MATTRAEX, Proprietress.
A THOROUGHLY FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. CUISINE Raras. Monthly Rates for Tiffin and Dinner.
under European Supervision. Grilla at short nutton. Private Bar and
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For particnfas, apply to Hongkong, September 84, 1907.
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NO. 2, WYNDHAM STR:BER
(Off Flower Street, opposite the Post Offiçë),
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1540
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For further information, apply to
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