Hongkong Daily Press.
No. 13,171 號十柒百壹千叁萬壹一第 日陸十弍月四年六十二緒光
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INSURANCE.
THE
TANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CÓ.
POLICIES UNCHALLENGEABLE. Policies aro challengeablo after two years duration, on any ground connected with tha original documents, if age has been proved.
Forms of Proposal and all particulars may be obtained from
DODWELL & CO. LIMITED, Agents.
Hongkong, 9th November, 1800.
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CUTLER, PALMER AND CO.
WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1315,
Who have consigned their Brands to Hongkong for over half a century.
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Apply to G. C. ANDERSON,
Hongkong, 13, Praya Ceutral.
JOHN WALKER & SONS
FAMOUS
KILMARNOCK WHISKY.
This World-renowned.
Fine OLD HIGHLAND WHISKIES is shipped by
CUTLER, PALMER CO, and
is obtainable in Hongkong of
G. C. ANDERSON,
Mo Na 18, Praya Central.
Hongkong, 26th July 1973.
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APIER JOHNSTONE'S
QQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY
The sale of this goul Souteh incresses month
by month. It is of Superb Quality and of
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CUTLER, PALMER & CO'S SELECTION.
Sole Agents for it-
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.
Hongkong.
CUTLER. PALMER
&.0.0.8.
Price $10.75. FER DOZEN
NET
* SPECIAL BLEND" WHIS
ESTABLISHED
HÒNGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 24TH, 1900.
PEERLESS SCOTS WHISKIES.
OF
HAIG & HAIG, L., DISTILLERS SINCE 1679. Star, SPECIAL-The fluest of all Peg" WHISKIES at
$13.00 $19.00
5 Star, LIQUEUR-Exquisite, best in the World for Club or Private use at
Stop drinking rank, Sucky Staff, because it comes through the SODA. Try HiS & HAIG'S WHISKIES; pure, mellow, matared, non-smoky, delicate favoured. Oace tried, profcrted to all ethers. Bole Agents for Hongkong.
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VIN ORDINAIRE MEDOC
ST. EMILION MARGAUX ST. JULIEN SESTEPHE
CR. LEOVILLE
CH. LAROSE
CALIFORNIA
ZINFANDEL
F. BLACKHEAD & Co.
肆拜禮 號肆十弌月五年百九千壹英港香
KELLY & WALSH, LD.
NEW AND RECENT · BOOKS,
A LIFE FOR CHINA, » memoriel skotch of the lato Roy, John Chalmers, of Hongkong, by Geo. Consina S 701 The Now Chains Blue Book, No. 1, 1900,
Further Correspondence
2.75
The Century Book of Gardening, by E. T.
Cook, Fully Illus.
The INTERNATIONAL GEOGRA
PHY
by Seventy Authors, $58 Illas. Our
Living Soldiers, by. Chans. Lo Expertsen, Guns and Shooting, by G. T
Teamisto Buckell Illustrated The Golden Horseshoe. Extracts from
Letters on the Philippines, by TS. Offers on Duty. Edited by S. Bansal From the Book Beautiful, being come olá lights relit. (Old Testament Stories done into tellistic English)
Shooting for Sport and War, by W. Greater
CLARETS.
1 do Bottles.
2 doz.
Bottles.
4 doz.
+ Bottles.
4.00
$4.50
$ 7.50
430
$5.00
5.60
6.00
8.00 9,00
6.60
6,00
0.00
6.50
9.50
6.30
6.69
7.50
10,50
8.00
9.00
12.00
11.00
12.00
15.00
11.00
11.20
-12:00
15:00
Sharp
4.50
5:00
8,00
5.00
5.50
2.50
An allowance of SEVENTY FIVE cents per dozen is made for quarter bottles when ratarned to ong Godown. Special rates are given when any of the above are purchased by the Hogstend.
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H. PRICE & CO..
12. QUEEN'S ROAD.
COTTAM & CO.
FOR
THE LATEST IN SCARVES, GOLF CAPS, &c, &c
15, Queen's Rond, Hongkong.
Blond.
Telephone No. 75.
..of Selected Distiuations of the Finest Sentch Whiskies
Apply to
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong [42. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$4.50 per Chek of 75 lbs, net ex Factory. 3280 per Bag of 230 Umra
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
General Managers. Hongkong. 9th February, 1800. Ta3063
VICTORIA te
respect.
CYCLE EMPORIUMM THE pleasure of cycling consists in having a first class Machine, and the above Es tablishment is alwaye loading in this We are Agents for the fainona NEW HOWE and MONOPOLE CYCLES and we also supply Btting of crazy description. Bargains can be had in sorond hand Machines. Repairs executed with promptitude and skill.
Enamelling a speciality.
MORIRDY & Co.
43 & 43A, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. Holigkong, 3rd November, 1899, (62461) HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM
WAYS COMPANY LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
-WEEK LATO.
7:30 am to 8.30.10...Every quarter of an hour 8.30 ... 3.80mm....Every ten minutes. 9:30 to 10.45m....Every quarter of an hour. 11.30am to 430pm Every quarter of an hour 3.30 pm to 4.30p.m...Every quarter of an hour 6.30 pm to 8.00pm. Every ten minutes Night cam at 8.45 pp, and 0 p.m. and from 8.45pm to 11.15 p.m. every half hour. SATURDAYJ;
Extra Night cars at 11.30 and 11.45 p.m.
BENDATS,
8.10 3:10. to 10.15am...very half hourly 10.30 am to 11.00 ain. Every ten minuten.
Nouts to 2 pm
Fvory arter of an hour 2.45 p.m. to 8p.m. Every roster fun hour Night ears at 8.45 pm. and 9 pm and from
0.40 paa; to 11.15 p.a. every half hour, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pavy's Ofice, 35 & 40, Quen's Road Central
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manager, Hongkong, 14 May 1809.
HOTELS.
VICTORIA HOTEL.
SHAMEEN-CANTON
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THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL having bocu thoroughly renovated, and a new specially built 3 Storey wing added to it, now affords aplaudid Accommodation for 40 to 50
furnished and the
are spacious and
and repleta
convenience.
ALSO AN;
LEATHER TRUNKS AND DRESS BUIT CASES, -£o, &c.
CHAMPAGNES.
FAUL DOMMIER & CO. (FIRST QUALITY. PAUL DOMMIER & CO. (GOLD MARQUE),
C. H. DARGONNE & CO.
IRROY & CO, CARTE D'OR.
LANSON PÈRE BT FILS..
PIPER HEIDSEICK, GOLD FOTL:"" GIESLER & CO.
KRUG & CO., PRIVATE CUVÉE.
BOLLINGER & CO, EXTRA QUALITY. LOUIS RODERER, GRAND VIN SEC. POMMERY AND GRENO.
IN MAGNÚMS, QUARTS & PINTS.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR
Sole Agents, HONGKONG AND CHINA.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS. EASTMANS KODAK'S, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES, DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN; A CHEE & Co.,
17, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.
Co.,
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CUTLER, PALMER & CO.
ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815
390
SHIPPERS TO CHINA FON 7 YEARS. Their Brands are favourably known all over the World. The following are soms of their Stocks with the undersigned ;--- SUPERB OLD COGNAC, C. P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT,
$22.50 PER DOZ.
Distingebied by 4 Stars on the label.
ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, 16.75 per doz. Less old than the above.
THE ELITE OF WHISKY~;
THE PALL MALL,
$20 PER DOZ,
11 Years old, the finest quality shipped.
Each botiles tears on Analyst's certificate.
$20 PER DOZ.
This fine Wino is old, soft, and of grand favour. Ses analysis and certifiesto by Professor Cassall
DOURO PORT, $1425 PER DOZ.
A fue, fall, and fruity wine.
Breaking The Shackles, by Fruck Barruti Arden Massiter, by W. Barry
THINGS CHINESE,
WAR LITERATURĖ.
NEW MILITARY WALL MAP OF AFRICA-mounted on rollers and
vanished The Natal Campaign, by
by Bennet Burleigh
$12.00
(Daily Telegraph), wita Ilustrations
10,00
noel kay
2.00
9.00
Towards Pretoria, a Record of the War to the Hoisting of the Flag af
Bloemfontein, by Julian Palph, witha. Hap, &c.
3.50
2.25 The Transtist from Within, by J. 1
Fitzpatrick
9:00 On the Eve of the War, by Evelyn Cecil.
M.P.. Ma and Ilins... New and Revised War Maps
350
PRICE $2 PER MONTH.
Arrivala, Departures and other Shipping In-
telligence will be found on pujes 6 and 7.
INTIMATION.
GOLD MEDAL PARTS 1878:1889.
of Highest Quality and Greatest
JOSEPHlity, are there-
The Only
Tore CHEAPEST,
A GILLOTT'S
Chichga, 1893.
NUDES FOC URELY DAnkene
Barrel Pens, 225, 226,203.
2.00 8 lip Fens, 232, 100, 257,198 PENS.
1.75
404, 7,000.
In Fine, Medina, and Brad
Pointa
THE NEW TURNED-UP POINT, 1032.
·1.50
40 & 60 couts, 21.50 & 1.75 | 288) Cease Fire! A Story of the Transyl
War of '61, by. J. Maclarou Cobban 1.0 225 The Story of South Africa, by W. Basil
Worsfold
13.00 70. The Boer States, Land and People, by A. 150 H. Keane
NEW SPECIAL MENU CARDS FOR
1.50
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
700
by J. DYER BALL, Now and Rorised Edition.
$6.09.
BISMARCK & CO.,
274, 281, PRAYA CENTRAL.
HIP CHANDLERS. NAVY CONTRACTORS. PROVISION & COAL MERCHANTS
ENGLISH FRESH COAL.
ELECTRIC FAN SETS and MOTOES. INDICATOR and BELL with Battery. SOFA CARPETS, TOILET SETS.
DREW'S BEER. Fresh Water Supply et Shortest Notice Terms Moderato.
CARBOLACENE
WHAT IS
CARBOLACENE?
HOW
YOU USI
REMOVES DIRT.
PREVENTS DISEASE.
IN BRIEF.
A LIQUID Cleanser Disinfectant.
SAFE and rapid inaction
Does away with Soaps and Disinfectants! REMOVES
PRE-
DIRT immediately! VENTS DISEASE effectualy,
BRIEF AGAIN.
Simply
pour & Cupful in a bucket of water and apply in umnal fashion!
SPECIALLY NOTE
how rapidly sil things are runderad SWEET and CLEAN,
FACTS.
1918
WON'T INJURE THE SKIN. MINES AT ONCE WITH WATER WILL WASH CLOTHES.
SOLE CONSIGNEES:
SUPPLIED
TO
HER MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT,
THE ADMIRALTY, H.M. DOCKYARDS. TRANSPORTS,
AND
TRAINING SHI
WATKINS, LIMITED,
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
WINES & SPIRITS
OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY.
CHAMPAGNES-AVALA, ROUSHLLON, SPARKLING DRY ROYAL" SAUNUR. BURGUNDIES-CHAMBERTIN, POMMARD, CHABLIS, &C., CHIANTI, CAFRI. HOOKS-HOCKHEIMER, LAUDENESIMER SHERRIES CONDE DE TERBES CABRERA.
PORTRED SEAL."
WHISKIES-NAPIRE JOHNSTONG's, Buchanan's, Coccounts. BRANDIES-HENNESSEY'S AND EXSHAW'S.
GINS LONDON DRY," BOARD'S OLD TOM AND PLYMOUTH, LIQUEURS ALL KINDS AND BEST QUALITY. BRITISH WINES GINGER WINE AND BRANDY. FOSTER'S ALES AND STOUTS, &c. &c., &c.
EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC.
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HOTELS.
H
OTEL
HONGKONG
A First Class Hotel in erary respect.
Elegantly Furnished Reading, Music, and
Smoking Houma
Dining Accommodation for 250 persons.
Hydraulic Elavetors to every floor.
Cuisine of the best.
Hot and Cold Water throughout.
Wineu and Groceries imported specially from
Europe cod America.
Electric Lighting in the Billiard Rooms,
· Wines, &c., cooled by Refrigerator.
Al! Hetal Lizen washed on the premiers by.
Machinery.
Hedroom Accommodation-132 rooms.
Fire Extinguishing Mains on every floor
CHABOES MODERATE,
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THE
PEAK HOTEL.
City Office: 7, Duddell Street.
HOTEL - CRAIGIEBURN.
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ENTRALLY situated at Pluzkaťa Gap. CENTRAL 100 feet above sea level and
500 yards from Tram Terminus, For Terms &c., apply to the
Tel. 56.
MANAGER.
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Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900. THE WAVERLEY HOTEL. ICE HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG. A FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.
Handsomely Farnished and Exceedingly Spacious Rectus.
Very MODERATE TERMS to FAMI- LIES, by the DAY, WEEK, or MONTH.
SINGLE ROOMS from 84 a day, inclusive of BOAED and ATTENDANCE. [45 HOTEL.
THE
CONNAUGHT
FIRST CLASS HOTEL of 45 Bed-. rooms, elegantly farnished.
The Hotel is situated near all the Banks and Principal Offices in the Colony.
Special Attention paid to the Comfort of Guest.
A
AMOROSO SHERRY,
$20 PER DOZ.
LA TORRE SHERRY,
$16.75 PER DOZ.
THE ] ROBINSON PIANO CO., HAAKE PIANOS. FIANO DRAPES, KEY COVERS.
LTD.
JUST ARRIVED-
C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL A natural and most pleasant wine to the faste
BLEND WHISKY,
$10.75 PER DOZ.
Very soft, palatable, and mature.
BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR—
D.O.M.,
$39.75 PER DOZ.
'EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS; THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICES,
AGENTS SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG. UNITED ASBESTOS ORIEN-
TAL AGENCY (LIMITED.)
RAMS SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE. UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LTD, LONDON, CONTRACTORS TO HM. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST QUALITIES OF ASBESTOS PACKINGS &
GLADIATOR Packing for High Pressures. Recognized by leading Engines to be the combination of Metal and ASBESTOS over introduced. Teluces friction to a minimum on GLADIATOR and VICTOR.
Usat
ho Bed Roms ar airy and comfortably Pistes and Valve Rods, and is absolutely imperishable ud oler FOREIGN NAVIES.
and Sitting Rooms METALTIO BOILER JOINTS & SUPPLIED
ASBESTOSSADAMANDER Non-
Non conducting Builer Corering Composition used exten sicely by the British and American Norics ABESTOS FIREPROOF COLOUR and FUNNEL PAINT SALAMANDER" Lubricating and Cylinder Dils of the Best Qualities. all. Steamers on CAURICEDALE METAL" Anti-friction Plastic Metal, recognized by engineering experts
to be the bost Metal in Market.
this
for Tourists
Excellent CUISINE and best Wines.
The
Hotel's Boat boula their arrival and departure.
Telegraph address VICTORIA, Canton
A. B. O and Al Codes used.
MADAN & FARME
T. F. DA CRUZ,, Manager.
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Proprietors Hongkong, 10th November, 1899,
ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF WORK.
Chief Buparutoxident
Superintendent
THOMAS SKINNER.
ARCHIBALD RITCHIE.
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.
MUSICAL BOXES.
MANILA CIGARS.
ALWAYS ON HAND THE BEST MARKS FROM
* LA INSULAR" AND "LA PERLA DE ORIENTE FACTORIES. J. M. DE ZUNIGA,
1447
Caisins excellent; under Experienced Ma- nagement.
Terma Maderate.
A. FONSECA,
Manager.
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Honkong, 1st December, 1899,
HING KEE HOTEL. (ESTAMISHED 1975) MACAO.
First shans and well-famed establish.
Entrance: Ice Houss Singer (Victoris Homent is pleasantly situated in the centre
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG."
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER.
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA.
TONIC WATER.
SODA WATER.
GINGER ALE.
RASPBERRY ALE
of PRATA GRANDE, facing south, with n
low of the son as the frent. Copa-
fortable and well farnished Bed-rooms.
Cuisine Excellent. Prompt Attendance,
Terms very Moderate.
L. HING KEE, Proprietor. Telegraphic address HINGEED" [1780
BOA VISTA" HOTEL-
MACAO.
NITE only FIRST CLASS HOTEL in the LEMON SQUASH. day
SPECIAL TERMS to Hotels, Clave, Mestas and other large consumers. Ar Comprints chould be addressed to the MANAGER.
CHAMPAGNE
PERVEROES to
6€
MONOPOLE.
HEIDSJECK & CO., REIMS.
THE IMPERIAL und Rorax Cour at BERLIN, THE IMPERIAL ROTAL COCET of AUSTRIA. THE INFERIAL COUBT of Russia.
CARLOWITZ & CO.,
Eole Agents,
33.
month. European Management.
MACAO instant 40 miles West of Hong- kong and the journey is made each day (Sun- days excepted by the Magnificent Saleen Steamer HEUNGSHAN in 3 hours, learing Hongkong at 2 P.M., and Macao at 8 AM.
rasile by Company'e Slomer to and from Catios.
TOURISTS should not miss the choice of visiting this famous cld City.
For Terms, apply
J. H. CHESNEY.
Manager, Telegraphic Address, Boavista
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