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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Osaka 375 lbs, met $5.00 per coak ex Factory. Io Baga 250 lbs, not $3.00 por bag ex Factory.
SHEWAN. TOMES A_co... General Managers.
slongkong, 3rd October, 197,
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-ATE** HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUAI Y 4TH 1908. 六拜禮號四月正年八零百九千一英港香 PRIOR,$3 PE1 M.NIH
CUTLER, PALMER & CO..
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
OF
LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AVSTRALIA
ESTABLISHED 18)5,
JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY, LTD BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,
U
NDERTAKE to Fupply a First-class Full Sized BILLIARD TABLE; design No. 1. to following Specification, vis. On Eight Masaire Turned Legs, raised panels to Carved Bracket Kness, Forewed Mouldings, deuble bolted, best Welsh Slate End, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set Express Cushions, patont javisible Pocket Plates best Whipeerd Fockots, Six Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjqɛling toen, with lever for levelling, complete with the following accessories :—
1 Wall Cno Rank.
1 Wall Butt Rack.
1 Bet Billiard Rules, Framed
1 Best Billiard Brash-
I Set "Crystalate" or "Bonzoline" Bild, Balle
I Box Best Cue Tips, assorted.
1 Cue Tip Fastener with File.
1 Bottle Cha Cement,
1 Box Silk Spole.
2 Dosen Best White Chalk,
Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the mom lof
Rs. 1,100 nett, ...
Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to Billiard ean be had on application from the Offices of this paper.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1904, -
CHAMPAGNE
For Came
BRANDY ★★★
$21.50
12. Belestad Ash Cres.
19.00
1 Butt Rest with Patent Krang Hoad.
1 Billiard Rest with Patent Brass Head.
A. S. WATSON & CO..
16.00
1 Long Butt
1 Mid Batt.
LIMITED,
WHISKY, PALL MALL
19.00
1 Billiard Marking Board.
1 Dust Cover for Table.
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JOHN WALKER & SONS'
OLD HIGHLAND C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL
BLEND
Straightedge and Cirole.
1 Bes! Spirit Level.
12.00
1. Smoothing Iron with. Shoe.
10.00
PORT WINE, INVALIDS
19.00
DOURO -
13.00
19,00
15.25
BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.
40.50
THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
SIEMSSEN & CO..
HONGKONG AGENTS.
145
DOW'S
PORTS.
ARMADALE
$32 DOZEN
ROYAL DRY..
INVALID
$27
$25
AUTOMATIC
1938
BROWNING PISTOLS.
CALIBRE 7.05 m.m.
With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
SIEMSSEN & CO. *12
Hongkong, 6th March, 1907,
AUTOMATIU MAUSER
PISTOLS.
CALIBRE 7.68 m.m.;
With CHAMEER for 10 CARTRIDGES.
FIRING 10 SBOTS in 2 SECONDS.
CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1907.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
$75
DY Popular English Manufacturers. In
BMOK and Bite
MILLED TRE
Born Bizes.
SHOT:--From No, 10.to ́ESSA. at 86, 87 and
$7.50 per 100__@PORTING REQUISITES
and AIR GUNS in Variety.
Inspection Invited.
WM. SCHMIDT & CO, Hongkong, 28th October, 1906,
1669
A. TACK & CO..
26, Das Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL.
JUST ARRIVED; -
A LARGE-STOCK
OF
SPECIALLY BELECTED
LADIES' BOOTS AND SHOES,
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING
AMATEURS CAREFULLY.
UNDERTAKEN.
Hongkong, 2nd Deember, 1967,
JOE
81
LING & CO..
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Messrs. KUHN & KOMOR).
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.
Photographis Goods of every Description in Stook,
Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, 1st July, 1907,
1691
COMPANY,
PEAK TRAMWAYS
4.000.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WERE DATS,
7.30 am, to 9.30 8.....Every 10 minutes. 9.30 nm, to 11:00 am....Every 15 minutes. 1.30 am to 12-45 p.m.... Every 15 mianter 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minuter. 1:16 pm, to 1.66 p.m. Every 18 minutes. Xdő pim, to 9:16 pm, Every 10 minutes,
15 pm to 8.00 p.m....Every 15 minutos.. 1.80 p.m. to 5.00 pan. «Every 15 minutes, -5:00 pm, to 8.00 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes...
NIGHT CARS,
.
8,4% y.m, & 8,00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m..
every hour..."
SATURDAYS, Exten Cars at 11.80 p.m. and 11.46 p.m.
BUNDATE.
8.00 sm to 9.00 1:2). .....Every 15 mizuter, 8.00 man, to 9.80 cm. Every 30 minutes.. 9.30 am, to 10.30 am. Every 15 minutes: 0.10 .. to 11.00 um....Every 10 minuter. 11.35 am. to
to 12.00 Noon... Every 15 minute". 19.00 Noon to 100 p.m...Every 10 minute 11.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm....Every 15 minutes, 6.0m, to 6.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes,
I pm, bo- 7.00 pm. in Every 15 minuter, 7,00m. to 8.00 pm....Every 10 minutes. NIQET CARE at 8,45 p.m. & 9,00 p.m., 9,45 to 11.15 pm, every half hour. SPECIAL CABS by strangement at the Coma- Dany's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Dos Vœur Bad Central,
JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, 9th May, 1907,
677
SHERRY, AMOROSO
LA TORRE
ROLE AGENTS CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1907,
G. H. MUMM & CO.,
THE MOST POPULAR WINE.
Can be had in the following qualities':-
EXTRA DRY (Gout Americain).
Cordon Rouge).
BRUT
[697--1
SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER
-BRANDA.
SERVED IN ALL, CLUBS AND FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, AND OBTAINABLE
AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. EOLE AGENTS. Hongkong, Tet June, 1987.
BREWER & CO.,
INSURANCE
THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
MONG others are the following -
(1) Immediate acceptance and issue of Policy No provisional acceptanes or reference to Head Office.
(2) Claims and Surrenders paid, and LOANS. ADVANCED on the spot without reference home.
(3) Liberal Paid-up Policies, Surrender and
Loan values.
(4) Immediate reduction to Home Rates upon leaving the East either permanently or for a short period.
`(5) Exceptionally liberal conditions payment of premiums in arrear.
for
(6) Premiums, may be paid is half-yearly or quarterly instalments without uny addition.
DODWELL &,CO., LD,,
Agurls,
a1144-5
HOTELS
HONGKONG HOTEL
FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.
Dining socomm station for 300 Pèrsons Well Parnieled Reception Rooms
Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel-
Residents
Electric Lifts to each Floor, Electric Lighting and Fans Telephones on every Floor.
Every Comfort
"Ladies" Afternoon Tea Reons
Ladies' Cloak Rooms
Matron in attendance
CHARGES. MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAP,
A. F. DAVIES. Manger.
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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
& HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL,
Ľadior' Afternoon Tea-Roons.
afo
Private Bar and Billiard PromB. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Elotriosly Lighted Elstrin
Fanz (it
LIMITED.
PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entranda HONGKONG HOTEL.
TELEPHONE No. 696.
15, Queen's Road Central.
NEW COLONIAL EDITIONS OF NOVELA $1.50 EACH.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
FINEST MUSCATEL RAISINS
SMYRNA FIGS. CARLSBAD PLUMS MARRONS A LA VANILLE. JORDAN ALMONDS.
CAKES
FRUIT. ALMOND. CHERRY. MARZIPAN.
SULTANA. GINGER. GENOA,
MADEIRA.
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.
TELEPHOEE 97.
Hongborg, 28th December, 1907,
PHOTO
$32
Laid up in Lavender, by Weyman. Adventures of Gerard, ly Conan Doyle. Ross Durham, by David Lyall.
Love Unlocks the Door, by Annie Swan. The Broken Road, by A. E. Mason. Her Convict, by Miss Bradilov.. These Three, by Rajnolds, S'Jude's, by Tan Maclaren. The Messenger, by F, F. Moors. A Lindsay o' Dale, by Halea. Her Ladyship, by Tyana. Doverfeld's Diamonds, by Lynch.
80,70
70
***
..
350
2,50
Lattars' to a Daughter, by Bland .. To a Num Confessed, by sgood... Mayhew's Book of the Dog Blackbura's Book of Chess From Yalu to Port Arthur, by Maxwell 10.00 The Christmas Treasury Ilustrated The Unicorn Book Children of the Aratio, Present Day Japa
***
The Roof of the World, by Le Blond
regalrod).
Electric Passenger Eleviter to each floor. Table D'Hote at separate tables,
For Terms, &c., apply to he—
Hongkong, 24th July, 1908.
MANAGER.
"KINGSCLERE,'
*1704
·PRIVATE HOTEL.
APPROFON FRom Kennedy ROAD AND,
MACDONNEL, ROAD.
3.50
2.09
Telephone No. 184,
3.50
Telegraphie Address;}
*3.50
"SACHSOLA."
A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed.
3.50 ELECTRIC LIGHT. Hot and Cold Water
LETTS', SMITH'S, & COLLIN'S DIARIES.
ོ་ CHURCHMANS' ALMANACKS,
FOOTBALL ANNUAL
BEZIQUE: A LARGE STOCK OF WRITING CASES; Best Quality.
#31
TRADE
TEN YEARS OLD.
$13 PER DOZEN.
WHITE HORSE” WHISKY
SOLE AGENTS:
+38
LANE. CRAWFORD
& CO.
SUPPLIES. MARK
LONG HING & CO..
17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL S
DEVELOPING & PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN.
Hongkong, 5th December, 1907.
LONG HING & CO.
PH TO GOODS DEALERS,
(880
MİYASAKI & CO.,
COAL MERCHANTS.
Head Office Sskay@maobi, Kore, Japan. BRANCH OFFICES-Nishinobaebi, STONOBEXI, Japan, and Hosonone.
CABLE ALDRESSES:
“MITASAHI,” syplying to Head Offes and Shimonoseki Branch. "YUTAKA," "pplying to Hongkong Branch only.
A. B, C, 5th Edition used.
THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will roosive
any
Order for
JAPAN COALS.
Y. KUBO, MANAGEb, HongKonė,
No. 5, Queen's Road Central
Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,
1884
BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND
FROM THE
ORIGINAL RECEIPT or 1746.
MITSUI BUSSAN
KAISHA
MITSUI & CO)
IMFORT EXPORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ios House Street.
M. KOBAYASHI, Manager. "T
HEAD OFFICE-1, SULUGACHO, TORTO.
OTHER BRANCHES;
London, New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Caloutts, Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, Baugkok, Sourabaya, Manila, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Focobow, Tsingtan, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang Tairen, Angtung, Seoul, Chomulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka Nagora, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Maixare, Moil, Wakamaten, Karateu, Nagasaki, Kuohinotan Sasebo Müke, Hakodate, Sapporo, Taipeh, Tainau, ko.
Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI” (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes). CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Mint and Arsenals; the State Ballways: Pripoipal Railway Companies; Industrial Works; and Home and Foreign Mail and Freight. Sleimers....
SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milke, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mine aad FOLE AGENTS for Fujinolem, Hokeka, Hondo, Kausda, Mameda, Ohtsuji, Otuoura, Baashara, Tankaburo, Yoskio, Yanokibam, and other Ccals. THPORTERS and EXTORTERE of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Piese Goods, Copper, Silver Tin, Lead and other Motels, Railway Materials, Amids, Camphor, Flour, Cereals, Manare Rice, Opium, Jingless, Mushrooms, Sugar, Wax, Vermicelli, Sulplier, Hemp, Beer, Coment, Cigarettes, Matches, Paper, Hides, Leather, Belts, Teak & other Timber eto,
throughout, Billiarda Tanule, Croquet, rotting green sød flue stebling for horses, $1
Proprietress, M, G. SACHSE.
“BRAES ID #
I'RIVATE HOTEL,
[TANDING in its own ¿rounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawos, Large Airy and Well Forn shed Bedrooms, every liome comfort. Fine View of the Harbour Terms moderate. “ Telephone, No. 690,
Apply to Mrs. F. W. WATTS, -
"Brasside," 20. Mecdonnell Road Hongkong, 4th December 1907,
"BOA VISTA"
(HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTE
CHINA), MACAO.
AS been re-openst huder European
HA
- management and mol·strict supervisioo
ne to food aleanliness and hygiene of the plas
"All comforts of a home.
A most pleasant retreat for those deziröns of fow days rent and quiet,
Comfortable accommodatim for travelle paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macao,
Macno is 40 miles
of Hongkong. sonth.west Two steamers (8,8. But An und But Tai) daily to and from Hongkong, and twe slésmors to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres,
Cable Addrown--" Boavista,"
For Terms, apply
6173
THE MANAGER.
VICTORIA HOTEL.
SHAMEEN-CATTON,
FIRST CLASS EUROPIAN HOTEL On the British Colon. Blootrically Lighted
Every Modern Comfort and Convenience at Reasonable Rates.
Under the Personal Superintendence of
B. HAYNES, loto Manager Hongkong Hote
MACAO HƠTEL. TELEGRAMS FARMBE, MACAO, MACAO, CHINA,
In the Centre of the Prays Grande.
CAP, T, AUSTIN, Manager, Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and unde
experienced Barapess Management. Every Comfort and Convenimoe for Residents and Touriste. WH FARMER, Proprietor.
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