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NEW CARTRIDGES.
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915
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HOTELS
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19.00
16.00
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12.00
U
10.00
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19,00
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13.00
19.00
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15.25
1 Long Butt
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40.50
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THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
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FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE,
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Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, 81st July, 1907.
PEAK
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30.
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LIMITED..
TIME TABLE
WHIK DAYS
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Hongkong, 31st January 1908--
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15, Queen's Road Central.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
SPECIAL VALUE IN
"WOLSEY.” UNDERWEAR
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Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.
MANAGER.
KINGSCLERE;"
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APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND MACDONNEL ROAD.
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$1.00
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Guide to the Great Siberian Railway F
Illustrated...
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Frederick Traves
$10.50 Present Day in Japan, by Campbell
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4.50
4.75 275
Adventures on the Roof of the World,
by Mrs. Le Blood
3.50
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by B. Cotes
3,50
2.00 Early English Prose Romances, by
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3.50
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by irhilip Sidney
3.50
2.2583
400 Darwin's Origin of Species ... 3.50 Darwin's Descent of Max
2.25
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Dawn of the Nineteenth Century in
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2.25
5.50,
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Hongkong, lat February, 1908,
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7.80 a.. to 9.80 ... Every 10 minutes. 9.80 mm, to 11.00 sm...Every 15 minutes 11.30 a.m. tỷ 12/46 p.m....Every 15 minutes 19.45 pm to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 1.16 Fam, to“ lik5pm. Every 16 minutes, 1.45 pm to 3:16 pm. Every 10 minuten. 215 pr to 8.00 pm. Every 15 minutes. 1.80 p.m. to 5.00 pm. Every 15 minutes 6,00 pm to 8.00 pm. Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CABS. €2,45 p.m.-k 9.00 pm, 9.45 to 11.15'p.m.)
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8,00 am to 9.00 a... Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am to 0.89 am...Ecery 23 minuta. 8.30 am, to 10.80 am....Every 15 minuta, 0.80... to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 11:45 am. to 12.00 Noon...Every 15 minutes. 1200 Noon to 100 p.m....Every 10 minuto, 1,00 p.m. to 6.00 pm.....Evory 15 ministes 5.01 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m....Every 10minutes. Ep.m, to 7.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes, 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm,...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8,45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 ko”
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ATB. C. 5th Edition used."
THE HEAD ́ ́and'
BRANCH OFFICES will receive any Order
JAPAN COALS.
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Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,
PHOTO SUPPLIES. LONG HING. & CO.,
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DEVELOPING & PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN.
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SERVED IN ALL CLUES AND FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, AND OBTAINABLE
AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM
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COLD STORAGE.
THE HONGKONG ICH COMPANY, LTD.,
Tare now 40,000 Cabio Feet of Cold Storage available at BAST POINT. Stores will be Open at 10 AM. and 4 v.m. daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.
AS WE PARLANE, Manager. Hurgkong, 18th November, 1961 48
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Special arrangements for a longstay.
F. DOMBALLE)
M. MAILLE
Propriétaires.
"BOA VISTA"
(HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH
CHINA), MACAO.
HAD been re-opened under European management and most striol supervision
as to food cleanliness and bygiens of the place
All comforts of a home.
A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of Low days rest and quiet,
Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macso
Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (an. Bui An und Bui Tai) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to end from Canton, give eary ocio murication with both theee centres,
Cable Address...“ Boavista.” For Terms, apply
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VICTORIA HOTEL.
SHAMEEN-CANTON, S
FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL "On the British. Concession. S Electrically Lighted.
Every Modern Comfort and Convenience at
Reasonable Rates."
Under the Personal Superintendence of
H. HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hptal
MACÃO HOTEL.
TELEGRAMS FARMER, MACAO,
MACAO, CHINA
In the Centre of the Prayn Granda, Bath Hotels Electrically Lighted and ander experienced European. Management.
Every Comfort and Convenience for Residente and Tourivia 1911 WM, FARMER, Proprietor.