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FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATA. Dining #commodation for 300 Persons Well Farnished Hoception Rooms
Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel
Residents
Electric Lifts to eath Floor, Eleotrio Tighting and Fau Telephones on every Finor."
Every Comfort
Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooma
Ladins Cloak Rooms:
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CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS, 39
A. F. DAVIES, Manager.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
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Electrically Lighted Electric
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For Terms, &c, apply to the
MANAGER
Hongkong, 24th July, 1905:
KINGSCLERE,"
PRIVATE HOTEL
1100
AFPROACH YBox Kennedy Road AND
MACDONNEL Road.
Telephone No. 134.
"SACHSOLA,” A.B.C. Code, 5th Ea- LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot sud Cold Water
Telegraphic Address:{
Eroughout. Billiards, Tennis, Croquet
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Proprietress, MES, G. SACHSE,
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Apply to Mr. F. W. WATTS,
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TELEPHONE 197.
No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
[\HURSDAY, 1st October, 1908 is the THU
ANNIVERSARY of the OPENING of the ORIENTAL HOTEL by MES. MATTHAEY.
CELEBRATION SATURDAY, 3 Остовив, 1908.
pamerons
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"The Band of the 13th Rajputs under Band- master CT, Cox will play a specially solected programms during and after Dinner on BATURDAY, 3rd OCTOBER, 1908.
For Particulars, apply to C. FRERICHS,
Manager Hongkong, 21st September, 1908,
.,
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VICTORIA HOTEL.
SHAMEEN-CANTON. MANAGER-MB, H. HAYNES. Telegraphic address" VICTORIA, SHAMEEN," SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.
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$22.50
20.00.
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AT
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FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.
COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS Situated in close proximity to the Harbour. and Railway Station.
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BEST WINES AND LIQUORS SUPPLIED.
Special arrangements for a long stay.
·F. DOMBALLE)
Propriétaires
MACAO HOTEL..
РЕАК
JOU AJIE
M. MAILLE
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS
7.30 am, to 9.80 s.m. ...Every 10 minuter, 9.30 am to 11:00 am, Every 15 minuter, 11.30am to 12.45 p.m. Every 15 minutes 12:48 pm to 1:16 pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.16 pm to 1,50 p.m....Every 15 minutes, ...Krary 10 minuter.
1.46 p.m. to. Every 15 minutes. 2.15 pm to 8.00 pm, wil 8,80pm to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minutes; 5,00 pm to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS.
8.40 p.m. & 9,00 p.m., 9:45 to 11.15 pm,
every 1 hour. SATUEDĀTS.
Exten Osen at 11,80 p.m. and 11.55 p.m.
· BUNDATI.
8.00 to 9.00 Every 15 minutes" 9.00 to 9,30 am. 1.:Every 80 minutes. *9.50 am to 1920 1 10 Byung J5 minutės. 10:00 am to 113001. .... Eváry 10 Thietter 11:45 mth, to 12.00 Noon... Every 15 minutes. 18.00 Noon to 1:00 p.i....Every 10 minutes. 100 pan. to 6.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 6:00 pm. to 6.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. 6.00pm to 7.00 pm...Every 16 minutes." 7.00 pm to 8:00 pm. Every 10 mainboa NIGHT CARS at 8.45pm. & 9.00 p.m., 9,96 tó - 11.15 pm., every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Die Vous Food Ceutas
JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,
General Managers, — Bongkong, 9th May, 1907,"
WATKINS
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LIMITED
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS.
AVE always on hand, a large variety of BAIE BRUSHES, SHAVING BRUSHEB, TOOTH BRUSHES, RUBBER SPONGES, SPONGE BAGS, etc., ste.
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LATES
TOILET AND ANTISEPTIC SOAPS, A SPECIALITY..
TOILET BEQUISITIS OF ALL KINDS.
PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES PROPRIETARY ARTICLES.
WATKINS LIMITED.
THE APOTHECARIES HALL, ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,
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Hongkong, 9th September, 1908.
2918
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PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
M
WM, FARMER
Propriatur
"BOA VISTA” (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH-
CHINA),
·MACAO.
E B GIL-LANDERS THE Hotel is under European manage
ment and most strict supervision as to. food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.
All somforts of a home,
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WANTED
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