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BRAND
"BÜLL DOG"
STOUT & ALE
IN SPLITS,
A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Caske 375 lbs, net $4.75 per cask ex Factory. Io Bage 250 lbs. not $2,80 per bag ex Factory,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CU., General Managers.
Ta2771 Hongkong, let October, 1905,
INSURANCES
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
ITEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Assets exceed...
Annual income exocede..
£10,000,000. £2,750,000.
NHE following Classes of business are
undertskon
Life, Fire. Marine, Typhoon, Acoident, Plate Glass, Fidelity Guarantee. including the guarantee of Receirors, Trustees and Adminis- tration Bonds.
BBY
The Company is also prepared to under ́ake
of the following Oflces, viz.
Executor of Wills.
Trustee
of Wills.
Trastes of Bettlements.
Trustee for Charitable and other Institutions. Trastee for Debenture Holders.
W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS,
N
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN.
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31FT DEONMITRA, 1994
ESTABLISHED 1857
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 3RD 1906. 四拜疆 號三月五年六黎百九千一英港
LANE, CRAWFORD
& CO.
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
JUST RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF
SUMMER COSTUMES
IN MUSLIN, LINEN, COTTON, ETO.
LADIES TRIMMED! HATS. LATEST LONDON AND PARIS STYLES.
BLOUSES, UNDERSKIRTS, BOOTS AND SHOES.
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1906.
THE
333
LAHMEYER
ELECTRICAL
LONDON.
CO.
LD..
THE
PEERLESS SCOTS WHISKIES
2
OF
HAIG & HAIG, LD., DISTILLERS SINCE 1679.
...213,60 $22.00
1P
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2064
JAPAN
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
(MITSUI & CO)
HEAD OFFICE—), Surugs-cho, Tokyo. LONDON BRANCH:- 34, LIME STRJET, E.C.
HONGKONG BRANCH :—Pantor's BUILDINGS, Ion HouJH STRE):
OTHER BRANCHES
Num York, Ban Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manile, Amoy, Shanghai, Chef, Tientsin, Kowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chomulpo, Yokohama, Yokosabe, Nagora, Oraka, Kote, Kuro, Shimonoseki, Hojl, Wakamata. Karstan, Nagmaaki Knclinét m, Sasebo, Maidsuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.
Telographis Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenale and the State
Railways; Trincipal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mai and Freight Stesters.
FELTEN & GUILLAUME-LAH MEYER WERKE SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Faronus Milke, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Cosi Mines; and
FRANKFURT A/M.
FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION
Apply to 91EMSSEN & CO., BOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA
TRADE
AQUARIUS
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SPARKLING MINERAL TABLES WATER; Qua, Pis, & Splits.
SILENT WATER: Qbr."
STONE G NGER BEER.
- GINGER ALE.
TONIC.
LEMONADE.
PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY is used in the Manufacture of these Bevorages and by these meang ABSOLUTE PURITY IS GUARANTEED.
Branch Manager and Underwriter.
Hongkong, 7th April, 1903,
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TELEPHONE No. 75.
BOLE AGENTS-
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
MERCHAWAINL
Hongkong, 4th April, 1966,
CHUN SENG.
217.181,299.
"
A UTBULL. 1986
SonsorIBED CAPITAL.....
PAI-UP CAPITAL
II. FIND FUNDS....
750,000
682,500 0 3,001,286 12 9
The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. Agente.
[1567 Hongkong, 30th June, 1905. L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
THE Undersigned laving been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Riska against Fireat current
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, lat January, 1904.
Intes.
nã
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO.
THE
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
THE Undersigned, having been appoi ted AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against RE
at Current Hater.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.
Agents.
Hongkong, 21st April, 1897
FOR SALE
FOR SALE, OR TO LET.
HE WANCHAI PROPERTY of GEO.
WINE AND SPIROAD CENTRAL.
1834
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THE HIRANO MINERAL WATER CO., LD., KOBE.
AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO.
[1905
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THENWICK & Co., LT, Engineers and Shipbuilders: Comprising portions of Macias Lots Nos. 31 and 36; approximate area 42,000 square feet.
Or, a portion of Marine Lot at North Point, 20 feet depth of water at Wharf; anitable for gudowns, &o,
For further particulars apply to the Company. Hongkong, 26th April, 1905.
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IN LIQUIDATION,
TIME TABLE
WHYY DAYE..
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NIGHT CARS. 8.46 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 246 to 11.16 p... every hour. SATURDAYS. Extre cars a' 11.30 pm, and 11.45 p.
SUNDAY.
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