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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
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SHEWAN. TOMES & CU, General Managers. Fourkeng, 3rd October, 1906.
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A FINE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE EMBROIDERIES AND FINE ART CURIOS, Comprising: SIK EMBROIDERFD WALL HANGINGS, DRAPERIES, KIMONOS and CUSHION CI VERP, CUT VELVET and HAND PAINTED HANG- INGE, RARE and ARTISTIC FATSUMA VASFS, BOWLS and PLATES, GOLD. CI OJEONNE and BRONZE WARES, HANDSOMELY CARVED IVORY GROUPS and FIGURES, GOLD and SILVER INLAID DAMASCENE WARE, ole., etc., ető.
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COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
(MITSUI & CO)
HEAD OFFICE), SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH :-34, LINE STREET, E.C. HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BEILDINGS, Ieo House Street.
OTHER BRANCHES:
Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms
Ladies' Cloak Rooms
Matron in attendance
CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS
H. HAYNES, Manager,
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
M
A HIGH CLABS PRIVATE HOTEL.
Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Atooms. Private Bar and Billiaed-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Electrically Lighted, Electric Fane (if
roquírod).
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For Terms, &, apply to the
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NOTICE.
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TEW KINGSCLERE will be Opened as PRIVATE HOTEL on Droomber Plans of the above Houes together with all Particulars can be seen any day-bo- tween 2 P.M. and 7 P.M. on and after the 22nd izalant
Apply
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rt. George's Hone. Hongkong, 15th October, 1996.
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12.50
17.50
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Marriott Watson
1.75
1.75
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400
THE NATURE OF MAN. OPTIMISTIC HILOSOPHY, by E, Motehnikoff,
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RICK and STONE BUNGALOW, at
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"THE HAYSTACK"
with abont 2 Acres of Ground attacked, Built on Farm Lote Nos. 80 & 61.
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4, Des Voeux Road Central,
152209
Hongkong, let December, 1906
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