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Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms
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"BOA VISTA” (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH
CHINA). MACAO.
HAB been opened under Europa
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CABLE ADDRESE CHEF."
KOWLOON
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HOTEL. KOWLOON.
Per Cuse,
$22.50
UNEXCELLED RESORT FOR TRAVELLERS DELIGHTFUL SITUATION. AND RESIDENTS.
BILLIARDS AND BOWLING. LAWN AND GARDENS,
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10.50
20.00
13.75
12 Selected Ash Cues
I Butt Best with Patent Brass Head.
20.00
1 Long Batt
16.00
1 Mid Batt
1 Billiard Marking Board.
40.50
1 Dast Cover for Table.
Straightedge and Circle.
1 Best Spirit Leval.
PORT WINE, INVALIDS
DOURO
SHERRY, AMOROSO
LA TORRE
BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.
THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
SIEMSSEN & CO..
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THE MANAGER.
SHAMEEN-CANTON,
On the British Concession,
WM. FARMER,
Proprietor.
BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS.
BOMBAY.
MACAO HOTEL.
MACAO, CHINA,
In the Centre of the Prays Grando,
Both Hotels under experienced European Management.
'Every- Comfort and Conventeses for Residents and Tourists.
1520
Undertake to Supply a First-class full sized Billiard Table, design No.1, to following Specifica Lion, viz: on Eight Massive turned Legs, raised panels to Krees, Carved Brackets, Screwed Mouldings, donble bolted, best Welsh Slato Bed, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our now low set Express Cushions, patent invisible Pocket Plates, best Whipcord Pockets, Síz Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes with lerer for levellingHE complete with the following accessories
I-Billiard Rest with Patent Brass Head,
*
1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe.
Wall Cne Rack.
1-Wall Butt Back.
I Set Billiard Rules, Framed.
Best Billiard Brnah,
1 Bet "Crystalate" or "Bonzoline" Bild. Balls.
Bor Best Cao Tips, Assorted.
Cue Tip Fastener with File,
1 Bottle Cue Coment.
2 Dozen Beat White Chalk.
COLD STORAGE.
HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, LE, have now 40,000 Cubic feet of Cold Storage availablo et EAST POINT Stores will be Open at 10 A.M. und 4 г.M, daily, Sunday excepted to receive and deliver pozishable goods,
WM. PARLANE, Manager, Flongkong, 18th November, 1901. (47
PURE FRESH WATER.
THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER- BOAT CO., LD., is prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESH
Packed and delivered froo on Board Hongkonglor Shanghai Harbour for the sum of Rs. 1,400 WATER to the Shipping, both for Deok and
Illustrated price but giving prices and particulars of overything pertaining to billiards can be had en application from the Offices of this paper.
J. W. KEW, Manager,
Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor,
Hongkong, 8th August, 1905.
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