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WATSON'S HYGIENOL
A
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND CEMENT.
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SHEWAN. TOMES & CU., General Managers.
dongkong, 3rd Octobor, 1917.
AUTOMATIO
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
GENUINE BARGAIN
·ENLARGEMENT OF OUR
SALE.
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
We are offering our Complete NEW SEASON'S Delivery of
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SALE COMMENCES MONDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER.
LANE.
1046
BROWNING PISTOLS.
CALIBRE 7.65 m.m.
With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES.
FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
SIEMSSEN & CO.
Bongkong, 6th March, 1907.
40
AUTOMATIO MAUSER
PISTOLS.
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4
675.
LING & Co.. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Mesir. KUHN & KOMOE),
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS.
STORE
Photographic Goods of every Description
in Stook...
Developing and Printing-Undertaken. Hongkong, Slat July, 1907.
1691
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26, Das VauxX ROAD, CENTRAL. -
THE CHEAPEST ADD BEST
PHOTO
SUPPLIES
IN THE COLONY
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN.
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KUHN
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The Art of writing English. A Manual for Students: with Chapters on Paraphrasing, Deray writing, Punctuation and other Matters, by J. M. D. Meiklejohn... Dislegnes d'Amour, par Mishel Provins Les Rois, par Jules Lemaitre...
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Miles
$0.70
Gaidening for Hongkong by W. J.
Tutcher
1.00
$1.75
The Shanghai Autumn Race Book.
1,50
50
Kaempfer's History of Japan. 3 pole... 23.00
50 British Malaya, by
Sir Frank
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Donatienne, par Rene Bazin ...
50
Swettenham Taman
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11.00
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33
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2.00
The Philippine Jelande, by Fred
W. Atkinson
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750
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Hoyle's Garces Modernized, by Prof.
Hoffmann
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1.40.
The Breath of the Gods, by Sidney
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3.50
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The Dragon Painter, by Sidney McCall
3:00.
1.40
42
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How to start in Life, A Popular Guide to Commercial,, Municipal, Civil Service and Professional Employ ment, by Alfred King ... Walker's Rhyming Dictionary of the
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Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hote al separato tablas.
For Terms, &c., apply to the
Hongkong, 24th July, 1905
MANAGER.
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(HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH
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807
320
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16,00
1437
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illustrated from Photographs... Romance of Modern Electricity, by
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Rise of our East African Empire;
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19.00
13.00
-19.00
15.25
40.50
SIEMSSEN & CO..
will be RE-OPENED on the 7th inst. at
No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD (nuder Connaught Hotel) and
A CLEARANCE SALE
At greatly REDUCED. PEICES will be held to the end of this month.
Inspection Cordially invited. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1907.
РЕАК
7.00 8.10.
TRAMWAYS LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
1606-
COMPANY,
7.80 am to 9.30 mm. Every 10 minuten 9.10 .m. to 11.00 B...... Every L6 minutes. 11.80 am, to 12.46 p.m....Every 15 minutes 84 pm, to 1.16 p....Every 10 minutes.
- 1.15 pm, to... 1.46 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. tō 2.15 pin. .....Every 10 minutes. 2.16 p.m. to p.m....Every 8.00
15 minutes. 8.80 pan. to. 6.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes, 6.00 pan, to 800 p.m.... Every 10 minuter.
NIGHT CARS.
€45pm, & 900 p.m., 8.45 to 11:15 pm.
every hour..
BÁTURDITË.
BUSVÁTS
Bɔtà; Camp at 11.20 p.r, and 11,40 p.m.
8.00 to 0,00 a,....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am, to 9.30a.m....Every 80 minuter, 9:30 am to 10,80 am....Every 15 minutes. 1080 a.. to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 11.45am to 12.00 Noon...Every 15 minutes. 1200 Noon to 1,00 p.....Every 10 minuter.
1.00 pm, to 6,00 P Every 15
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SPECIAL CARS by arningumont at the Com" pany's Office, Alexandra Buildings; Des Vaux Road Central
JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1907,
DOURO SHERRY, AMOROSO
LA TORRE BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.
THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
HONGKONG AGENTS.
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$18.00. FER CASE...
4 DOZEN QUARES.
20.00
8
PINTS,
24.00
12
"
59
SPLITS.
LESS 10% OWING TO HIGH RATE OF EXCHANGE,
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
51
TELEPHONE No. 75..
Hongkong, 15th October, 1907.
CHAMPAGNE
G.
H. MUMM & CO.,
THE
THE MOST POPULAR WINE.
Can be had to the following qualities:---
EXTRA DRY (GAnt Americain).
BRUT
Cordon Rouge),
SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER
BRANDS.
SERVED IN ALL CLUBS AND FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, AND DETAINABLE
AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., SOLE AGENTS.
677
Hongkong, 1st June, 1907,
La1017
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
15, Queen's Road Central.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) AND SATURDAY,
8.50
634
the 1st and 2nd November, 1907, commencing each day at 2.90 P.M, at their SALES ROOMS, No. 8, Dos Vienx Road, corner of Ins House Street,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS COMPRISING A
MOTHER-o'-PEARL INLAID PANELS and SCREENS, IVORY CARVINGS and NETSUKES, OLD JAPANESE BUDDAHS, CARVED BRASS VASES, BOWLS and INCENSE TURNERS, KINKUSAN SATSUMA VASES and INCENSE BURNERS, MAKUDŽU VAŠES and PIATES, SILK-EMBROIDERED SCREENS, KIMONOS ma KAKEMONO8, TORTOISE-SHELL ORNAMENTS, KAGA. TEA SETS, &o, &c,, &o.
Catalogues will be issued. TEZ MS ---As usual,
Hongkong, 29th October, 1907.
HUGHES & BOUGH, Auctioneers,
1732
a few days' rest and quiet.
Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and pictaresque colony of Macao,
Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong.. Two steamers (8,8; Sui An and Sui Ta) daily to and from Hongkong, and two slesmere to and from Center, giveesy communication with both these contres.
Cable Address" BOAVISTA," For Terms, apply
"THE MANAGER.
VICTORIA HOTEL.
SHAMEEN-CANTON.
FIEST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL On the British Concession. Electrically Lighted.
Every Modern Comfort and Convel inace at Reasonable Rates.
Under the Personal Superintendence of
H. HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hote MACAO HOTEL.
TELEGEAMS FARMER, MAÇÃO, MACAO, CHINA,
In the Centre of the Praya Grside,
ĊAPE. T. AUSTIN, Manager,
Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and unde experienced European Management
Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Tourista. WM. FARMER, Proprie or..
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ON 'SALE.
A TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT
HONGKONG
For Demand Drafts on London on the day of
or preceding the departure of
English
Mails; also Table of the early -Approximate Averages for 33 Years
FROM 1874 TO 1906.
Price: $2 Carli. On sale at the "DAILY PRESS" Office, or Local Booksellers.