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Hongkong, 28th September, 19. (39
ANNUAL
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HINESE, JAPANESE AND INDIAN
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NEWLY OPENED HARDWOOD STORE.
WING MOW LUNG,
82, Wing Lok Street, 2nd Floor.
JUST ARRIVED.
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earnestly solicited,
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HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM
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WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
IN LIQUILATION.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
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"BOA VISTA
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Wells
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WIEK HAMBER, by Fett Ridge
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"No
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1.75
fu the Centre of the Prays Grande.
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1.75
$1600
THE TEA PLANTER, by F. E. Penny
1.75
800
DISENCHANTED, by Pierre Loti
1.75
€1603
1200
FRANK BROWN, SEA APPRENTICE, by
1.75
IN
CAREER, by Mrs. Humphrey
12.50
Ward
1.75
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DATE BLOCK, 1907, CHINESE AND ENGLISH DATES SPACE FOR MEMORANDA,
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
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Hongkong, 2nd Dooomber, 1903,
8. TANAKA, Manager, Hongkong.
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