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2.00
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1.00
KOWLOON
0.75
1.00
PEAK
0.75
... 0.75
1.00
2+
0.50
POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO MIS.
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I
20.00
17.00
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20.00
JOHN WALKER & SONS"
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12.50
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10.50
20.00
DOURO-
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13.50
14.75
16,00
18.50
20.00*
23.00
26.50
ROYAL AMONTILEADO CURIO SOLERA
DEVELOPING. and PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1907:
РЕАК
7:00 a.in
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
1.80 to 6.80 a...Every 10 minuter, 9.80 to 11.00 am....Every LS minuter. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m. Every 16 minutos, 18.45 pm, to 1.15 p.m. Every 10 minuter. 1.16 p.m. to 1,45 p....Every 15 minuter, 3.15 pm to 2.16 p,t....Evary 10 minutes. 2:15 pm to 8.00 pm Every 10 minutes. 8.80 p.m. to 15.00 mary 15 minuter. 5.00pm, to 8.00 p....Every 10 minutes.
- NIGHT CARF. *8.15 p.m. & 2.07 p.m., 9.45 to 11:16 p
every hour.ja SATURDAYA,
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TA SUNDAYE
8.00 m: to. 9.00 an....Every 15 minuter. 9.00, to 9.80 Every $0 minuten, 5.9.30 cm, to 10.80 a.m....Every 15 minutes, 10.00 m, to 1150 a.m....Every 10 minutos, 146 a.m. to 12.00 Noon... Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1,00 p.za....Every 10 minuter, 105 pm to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minuter -6.00pm to 6.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter, 0.90 p.m. to 7.00 p.m...Every 18 minutes. Taghm, to 800 p.m....Every 10 minute, NIGHT CARS at 845 pm, & 8.00 p.m., 8,45′′ tớ
11.15 pm, every half hour.
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477 Hongkong. 17th April, 1907.
S
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No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET
TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free Hongkong, 21st September, 1905
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