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No. 15,612.號二十百六千五萬——齡、
WATSON'S
DOUBLE DISTILLED TOILET
BAY RUM.
A. S. WATSON & CO..
ESTABLISHED 1857
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 2ND 1908. 日三初月四年四十三赭光
MIYASAKI & CO.
COAL MERCHANTS.
HEAD OFFICE - Sakayemachi, Kopp, Japan.
BRANCH OFFICES-Nishinobashi, SHIMONOSEKI, ĮJapan, and HogeKONG.
GABLE ADDRESSES *——
MIYABAKI," applying to Head Office and Shimonoseki Branch. ! YURAKA,"
A. B. C. 5th Edition need.
moving to Hongkong Branch only."
THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will receive any Order
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS" by Appointment to
Excelleney the Governor and Houssheld. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
His
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
Hongkong, 27th November, 1907.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks 375 lbs. net $5.50 per cask ex Factory La Engs 250 lbs, net $3.95 per bags ex Factory..
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers
Hongkong, 29th April, 1908
1938
AUTOMATIC BROWNING
POCKET PISTOLS.
CALIBRE 7,68 mm.
With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES
FIRING & SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
JAPAN COALS.
Y. KUBO, MANAGER, HONGKONG,
No. 5, Queen's Road Central.
CUTLER, PALMER & CO..
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
LONDON, INDIA, CHINI, JATAN AND JAUSTRALİA
ESTABLISHED 1815.
BRANDY ★★✰✰
48
STEMSSEN & CO.
Hongkong, 8th March, 1907,
AUTOMATIO MAUSER
PISTOLS.
CALIBRE 7.63 m.m.
With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES
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PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE No. 694.
Far Eastern Review, April, Kowloon, Canton Railway sud Portrait Sir Robert Hart and Sketch
of His Life
The Islanders of Hongkong, by
Veronic
$0.70
Pastures Now, In a Stern Wheeler up the West River, by Caps, Thomas will Map the Far East and its
The Trace in
Aftermath, by Patnam Weala
by Kipling: Best edition, illustrated...
$1.00
DIBEOTORY & CHRONICLE
FOR 1908.
Complete Edition $10.00 Small
0.00
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PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.
INSURANCE
THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. (ESTABLISHED 1825.) Funds nearly
211,000,000,
B Standard's rates with those of other DEF RE assuring alsowhere compare the
Companies, 7.50 11144-1
2.30
Darwin's Origin of Species
1.00 Darwin's Descent of Man
2.10
Through the Yangtse Gorges, by
Archibald Tattle
Kim
4.50
£50
Grimms's Fairy Tales and: Household
Btoris. Full page Engravings
The Roelorusisns, their Bites and
Mysteries, by Jennings -
4.50
5.60
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The Boy's Problem, by Forbush
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LINED ENVELOPES
Various Eizes,
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The Boy's Life of Christ, by Forbush, The Traval Lessons on the Life of Jesus,
3,50
OUR
by Forbush...
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M
1884
China and the Chinese, by Mrs, Ball
2.00
DARK
Etukin's Ethice of the Dust: Leather
Hinding
1.50
OLD
China's Open Door, by Wildman
3,30
Social Shanghai, March...
1,00
COLONY LINEN BANK
NOTE PAPER.
SHACKELL'S
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"SEAL" RED PRINTING INK -IS ABSOLUTELY THE BRIGHTEST RED ON THE MARKET
SAMPLE GRATIS
SHACKELL EDWARDS & CO., LTD.
PRINTING INK MAKERS.
ESTABLISHED 1785,
Por Cano $21.50
19.00
16.00
WHISKY, PALL MALL
19.00
JOHN WALKER & SONS" OLD HIGHLAND.
12.00
535
O. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL
BLEND
10.00
· HEAD OFFICE, RED LION PASSAGE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC.
Hongkong, 16th October, 1907.
726
PORT WINE, INVALIDS
19.00
DOURO
13.00
19.00
JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD. BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,
40.50
FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1907.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
DY Popular English Manufacturam. In
BY
all Bores and Bires.
219 TOT KUPOMPITS QUE LETTLED
37.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES
and AIR GUNB in Variety,
Inspection Invited. ad p
WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 26th October, 1906.
720
A LING & CO.. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Messrs. Kuns & KOMOR).
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS
STORE...
Photographie Goode of every Description in Stock.
Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, 91st July, 1907,
A. TACK & CO.
28, Das VETI ROAD, CENTRAL
Just LANDED A Laras StuCK OF WRATTEN and WAINWRIGHT PLATES.
H
SHERRY. AMOROSO
LA TORRE BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.. THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
SIEMSSEN & CO.
HONGKONG AGENTS.
245
V. O. S.
AND
EXTRA SPECIAL FINEST LIQUEUR
ARE THE BEST WHISKIES OBTAINABLE.
730
TELEPHONE NO. 15,
Hongkong, 27th April, 1908,
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
15, Queen's Road Central.
834
EASTMAN'S KODAKS and FILMS.
DEVELOPING and PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1907.
РЕАК
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
WERK DAYS,
COMPANY,
10 to 9.30 .....Every 10 minutes. 8.30 sm to 11.00am. Every 15 minute. 11,30 m, to 18,45 p.m. Every 16 minutes 1945 p.m. to 1.15 pavory 10 minuter. 1.16 p.m. to 1.46 p.....Every 15 minuter,
p.m. to 2.16 p.....Every 10 minutes. 916 pm to 8.00pm. Every 15minuter. 8.80 p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minuter. 1,00 pan, to 8.00 p. Every 10 minates.
NIGHT CARS.
8.15 pm, & 1.00 pm., 9.45 to 11.15 p.
every hour, SATURDAYS,
Extra Card at 1180 pin, and 11.45 pm,
BUNDA18,
IS mirates, 8.00 am to 9.00 a.....Every 9.00 am to 8,80 m....Every 80 minuter. 9:30 am to 10.30am. Every 16 minutes, 10.00am to 11.00a.m...Every 10 minuten. 11:45 am to 12:00 Noon Every 15 minutes,
10 minutes. 1200 Noon-to 1.00 pm. Every
minutos. 1.00 p.m. to 6:00p.m....Every 15 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm, Every 10 minuter. 6.00 pm. to 700 p.m...Every 15 minuter. 7.00 pm to 8:00 pm. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS at 8:46 pm & 9.00 pm, 9,46 to 1116 p.m., every half hour SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com- pany's Offoe, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voon Ford Central
JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, 9th May, 1907,
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
(TELEPHONE 97)
JUST RECEIVED
INDIAN PITH HELMETS
WHITE
IN FAWN, GREY AND
$4.50 TO $6.00 EACH
ELLWOOD'S SUN HATS
$6.50 TO $12.00 Each
SUN
UMBRELLAS -$5.50-10 $8.50 EACH
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
Hongkong, 24th April, 1908
PHOTO SUPPLIES. LONG HING & CO..
17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL,
JUST RECEIVED
5/4 SIZE FOCAL PLANE CAMERA with UNAR-ZEISS LENSE,
1/4 PLATE and FOSTCARD SIZE FOLDING POCKET GAMEBAS Btted with TESSER ZEISS LENSE
on COMPOUND SHUTTER at REASONABLE PRICE, DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN
UND
NDERTAKE to Supply a First-class Fall Bird BILLIARD TABLE, design No. 1, to following Specification, viz: On Eht Massive Turned Legs, raised panels to "Carved Bracket Knees, Borewed Monidings, double bolted, beat Welsh Slate Bod, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new lowest Express Cushions, patent invisible Pocket Plates best Whipsord Pockets, Six Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lever for levelling, complete with the following accessories :---
12 Solacted Ash Cues.
1 Butt Reet with Patent Brass Head
1 Billiard Reet with Patent Brags Head
1 Leng Butt
1 Mid Butt..
1 Billiard Marking Board.
1 Dust Cover for Table.
Straightedge and Circle.
1 Best Spirit Level.
1 Smoothing Iron with Bhoe.
11 Wall Cue Rack.
1 Wall Batt Rack.
1 But Billiard Rules, Framed
1 Best Billiard Brigh
1 Bet "Crystalate" or "Bonzoline" Bild, Balls
1 Box Best Cue Tips, sssorted.
1 Cue Tip Fastener with File.
1 Bottle Cue Coment.
1. Box Silk Bpots.
2 Doren Best White Chalk
K
Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Bhanghai Harbour for the mm of Rs. 1,400 nett
Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiard can be had on application from the Offices of this paper.
Hongkong, lat April, 1904.^
TRADE
TEN YEARS OLD.
$14 PER Dozen.
DODWELL & CO., LD,
Agents,
HOTELS
HONGKONG HOTEL
FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE. . Dining Bossmination for 300 Persons Well Furnished Reception Room
Private Bar and Billard Room for Hotel
floridenta
Electric Lifts to each Floor,
Electric Lighting and Fans Telephones on every Floor. Every Comfort
Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms
Ladies' Cloak Rooms
Matron in attendance:
CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS.
·A. F. DAVIES, Manager,
$39
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL,
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Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms, Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms, Hot and Cold-Water thronghoat. Electrically Lighted ·
required).
Electric Fant (if
Electric Passenger Elevator to ech floor. Table D'Hote at separate tablen For Terms, &a, apply to the-
Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.
MANAGER.
* KINGSOLERE,” PRIVATE HOTEL.
757
APPROACH FRBOK KENNEDY ROAD AND MAUDONNEL ROAD. Telephone No. 184.
SAUHSOLA,"
Telegraphic Address; A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed.
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LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Billarde, Tennie, Croquet, putting green and fire stabling für horses,
Proprietress, M28 G. SACHSE.
"BRAESIDE,
PRIVATE HOTEL,E TANDING in its own grounds with Tennis-
and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Bedroms, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour; Tortos moderate. Telephone, No. 699.
Mrs. F. W. WATTS, Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road, Hongkong, 4th December, 1967,
Lago
Apply to
THE GRAND HOTEL, DIVISION STREET, KOBE.
FIRST-CLASS CUISINE,
COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS Bituated in-close monimity to the Harbour- and Railway Station.
1697-1
BS
WHITE HORSE" WHISKY
MARK
SOLE AGENTS:
BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND
FROM THE
ORIGINAL RECEIPT or 1746.
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.
CHAMPAGNE
G. H. MUMM & CO.,
THE MOST POPULAR WINE.
Can be had in the following qualities:----
EXTRA DRY (Goat Americain),
BRUT
(Cordon Rouge).
SALES IN THE UNITED ÉTATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER
BRANDS.
SERVED IN ALL CLUBS AND FIRST-CLABS HOTELS, AND DETAINABLE
AT ALL WINE MERCHANTE IN THE COLONY, AND FROM
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., SOLE AGENTS. Hongkong, 1st June, 1807.
BEST WINES AND LIQUORS SUPPLIED.
Special arrangements for a long atay
F. DOMBALLE)
M. MAILLE Propriétaires
"BOA VISTA ** (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH
CHINA), MACAO.
A been re-opened under European management and most strict supervision
as to food cleanliness and hygiene of the place
All comforts of a home.
Ambet pienent retreat for those desirous of a few days. rest and quiet.
Comfortable accommodation for travallers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macro.
*** Muono is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong., Two steamers (sis. Buí An and Sus Tuz) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both thane centres,
Cable å ådress...” BOAVISTA," For Terms, apply
6816
THE MANAGER
VICTORIA HOTEL.
SHAMEEN-CANTON.
FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL On the British ConcasLİɔD." Electrically Taghted,
Every Modern Comfort and Convenience at Reasonable Rates.
Under the Personal Superintendence of H. HAYNES, Late Manager Hongkong Hote
MACAO HOTEL.
Tulegrans—FARERE, MACAO,
MACAO, CHINA
In the Centre of the Prays Grande, Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and under. experienced European Management. Every Comfort and Convenience for Beklent
Blog and Touristes,
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WM. FARMER Frogzater