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No. 15,708. DATAR-LTE#-# #tVA+4PT=B★ HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31sr. 1908. **■ ■-†=A+4^ƒBAT-NES PRICE, ‡8 PER MONTH.
THERMOS FLASKS
LARGE AND SMALL SIZES.
beverages maintained at: original temperalare for 24 hours.
INVALUABLE To SPORTSMEN.
WATSON & CO..
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CUTLER, PALMER & CO..
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND ACSTRALIA"
ESTABLISHED 1835,
BRANDY
JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD.
BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,
UNDERTAKE to Supply First-Clam Full Bled BILLIARD TABLE, design No. 1, to following Specification, vis: On Eight Massive Turned Legs, raised panelu na Carved Bracket. Kroes, Screwed Monidings, double bilted, best Welsh Blete Bed, extra bonry. solid cushion rails fitted with our new low sot Express Cushions, patent invisible Pocket Flats best hipoord Pockets, Bix Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting
with love for levelling, complete with the following scoring
13 Eelected Ash Cuas.
1 Butt Beat with Patent Brais Head.
1 Biliard East with Patent Brass Head.
Long Batt
1 Wall Cue Back
1 Wall Batt Back.
1. Bet Billiard Itules, Framed
1 Beit Billiard Brut); f
1 Set "Crystalate" or "Bonseline" Bild. Balls.
Box Best Cue Tips, amorted.
Cas Tip Fastener with Filo
1 Bor Bill Spots,
1 Bottle Cus Cement.!.
& Dosen Best White Chalk,
Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the men of
Ba 1,400 nett.
– took“
$22.50€ 20.00
17.00
1 MM Batt
WHISKY, PALL MALL
20.00
1 Billiard Marking Board.
1 Dust Cover for Table,
JOHN WALKER & SONS
Straightedge and Cirole...
1 Best Spirit Level.
OLD HIGHLAND
12.60
1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe.
P. & 00.'S SPECIAL
BLEND
10.50
HAVE YOU SEEN
PORT WINE, INVALIDS
20.00 ·
DOURO.
13.50
SHERRY, FINO SUPERIOR
14.75
LA TORRE
16.00
OLD FAST INDIA
18.50
AMOROSO
€20,00
ROYAL AMONTILEADO
23.00
CURIO SOLERA
26.50
Qrs, 40.00 Frs. 42,00
THE
"MOUTRIE"
AUTO-PIANO?
PERFECT IN EVERY DETAIL AND FINISH.
PRICE $850.
RECITALS GIVEN DAILY.
INSPECTION INVITED.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., LD.
Hongkong, 19th October, 1908.
*1375-4
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Caake 375 Ibe, net $5.50 per cank ex Factory In Enge 250 The, not $3,45 per bags ox Factory
BHEWAN, TOXES & CO,
General Managers
dongkong, 29th April, 1908.
THE
$943
GRAND HOTEL. DIVISION STREET, KOBE.
FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.
COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOME Bituated in alose pasximity to the Harbour. and Railway Station."
BEST WINES And Liquors sufPLIED.
Bpecial arrangements for a long stay.
F. DOMBALLE Propriétaires M. MAILI
PRAK
TRAMWAYS LIMITED.
TIME TABLE,
WEEK DAYB
-COMPANY,
7.39 mm, to 9.30 am..Every 10 minutes, 9,80 mm, to 11.50 ....Every, 18 minintes, 11,80 mm, tổ 13,46 p.m. Every 18 minutes, 12.45 pm. to 1.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 1.15 pm, to 1.45 pm, alrary 15 minutos, 1.46 pm to 3.16 p.Every 10 minutes, 216 pm to 2:00 pm. Every 15 minutes. 5.10 p.m. to 8.00 pm. Avery 15 minutes, 6,00 pm, £q 8.00 pm Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS.
8.4 p.z. & 3.00p.m., 2.55 to 11,15
8,00
every hour.
BATURDATO.
p
Extra Cars at 11,80 pim. and 11.45 pm.
SUNDATE.
m to 9.00a.m....Every 15 minutos. 9,10-x.m. to 9,30 m, mEvery: 30 minutos, 9.30 am to 10.80 sm....Every 15 minutes. 111,00 am to 11,00 am, sa«Evers 10 m 11.65 mm. to 12.00 Noon...Every 15 minutes. 18.00 Noon to 1.00 pm. Every 10 minutes. 1:30 pm to 6.00 pm.... Every 15 minuten. 5.00 p.m. to: 6.00 pm. Every 10 minutos 8,00 p.m, to 7.00 pm...Every 16 minutes.
7:00 pm to 8.00p.m. Every 10 mufzuban, NIGHT CARS at 8.4, & 9.00 pm Báb to 11016 pm., erasy hálf kovar,
SPECIAL CARS by arkangèrent at the Com- Play' Ofoe, Alexandra ihailings, Dog Vrank
JOHN D, HUMPHREY & SON,
General Managers Bongkang. Stb May, 19072
BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.
THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
SIEMSSEN & CO..
HONGKONG AGENTS.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
WATKINS'
** EMULSION
SANATIZE.
THE FIRST SANITARY LIQUID SOAP.
SANATIZE HAS BEEN FOUND AN ABSOLUTE AND SAFE PRE- VENTATIVE AGAINST MOSQU OS, RATS and RAT FLEAS.
HEPORTS FROM INFHUTED ABRAS PRONOUNCE IT A GODSEND. THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER MEDICAL OFFICERS STRONGLY ADVOCATE THE USE OF SUCH A CLEANSING MEDIUM, WHICH NOT -ONLY DISINFECTS AND PURIFIES HVERYTHING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH, BUT EFFECTUALLY DESTROYS Mosquito Labyn & RAT FLEAS.
TREXPROHM No. 706
SOLE MANUFACTURERS WATKINS LIMITED,
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTE.
Hongkong, 30th October, 1908,
81, Queen's Road Central,
MIYASAKI & CO.,
COAL
2918
MERCHANTS.
HRAD OFFICE ---Bakayamachi, Komm, Japan./
BRANCH OFFICEs ---Nishinohaabi, Bhinchommer, Japan, and HoveKONG,
GARIA AUDERSON —
*MIYASAKI,” applying to Head Offee and Shimonoseki Branob,
YUTAKA,” applying to Hongkong Branch only,
A, B, C, 5th Edition used.
THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will receive azy Order for
JAPAN COALS.
TELEPHONE 724,
Hongkong, 3rd August, 1908,
Y. KUBO, MANAGER, HongKone,
Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiard can be had on application from the Offlow of this paper.
Hongkong, let April, 1904.
YEARS OLD.
$14 PER Dozen,
[697-1
WHITE HORSE” WHISKY
MARK
BOLE ABENT8:
THE
HOTTLED IN SCOTLAND
FROM THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT ∞ 1766.
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.
COMPANY
OF HONGKONG LIMITED.
ELECTRIC TRACTION
NOTICE.
On and after the 1st NOVEMBER, 1908, and until further notion, the SCHEDULE OF FARES will be sa follows:-
KENNEDY TOWN TO CAUSEWAY BAT
(ANY DISTANCE) 16 CENTS FIRST CLASS 5 CENTS THIRD CLASS. CAUSEWAY BAY TO SHAUKIWAN
(ANY DISTANCE) 10 CENTS FIRST CLASS & CENTS THIRD CLASS. Monthly Tickets available for any number of journeys on any section of the line, for one Calendar month, may be obtained on applies isn to the undersigned.
The charge for theee Tickets in $10 each."
Monthly Ticksla er issued subject to the
as Byelaws and Regulations of the Company, and to the following Conditions
Payment to be made in advance in Hongkong Bank Notra
The Tickets are not transferable and are available only during the month in which they are issued.
+
No refund can be made in respect of unexpired Tickets.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agenta,
Hongkong, 18th October, 1908.
ASK FOR
BOLE AGENTS :
TSEMPHONE No. 75.
J. GEAT SCOTT,
General Manager.
1438
KUPPER'S
PILSENER
BEER.
THE LEADING BEER IN THE FAR EAST.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & 00.
Hongkong, 23rd September, 1908.
4th Floor, No 2 Connaught Bond.
1884
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
Telephone 97.
NEW STOCK OF
WALK-OVER
BOOTS AND SHOES
İN
BLACK, BROWN AND PATENT LEATHER.
$1874
kong,
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.
1908.
BREWER & CO.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants,
484
LIMITED.
PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL.
TELEPHONE No, 698
HOTELS
HONGKONG HOTEL
FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.
Dintag mommodation for 800 Personn Wal Banded Reception Rooms Private Ear and Billard Rooms for Hotal
Residenta
Electric Lifts to each Elpor. Mentzio Lighting and Trans Telephones on every Floor. Every Comfort
Tea Houran
Ladies Cloak Rooms
Tadise Afternoon
Matron in attendance
CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS, A. F. DAVIES, Manager.
199
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL,
Ladies Afternoon Tea-Rooms, Private Bar and Billiard-Booms.
Hot and Cold Water throughout.
Electrically Lighted
required).
Electric Fans (it
Electrio Paanonger Elevator to each floor, Table D'Hote al separate tables.
For Permus, do, apply to (ke-
Hongkong, 24th July, 1905,
MANAGER.
«KINGSOLERE,"
PRIVATE HOTEL.
APPROJOE FROM, KENNEDY BOAD AND
·MAUDONNÉL ROAD,
Telephone No. 184.
Telegraphic Address:
"BACHBOLA." A.B.C. Code, 5th Ea ›LECTRIC LIGHT, Est and Cold Water
Baroughout. Billarde. Tennis, Croquet patting green and fine stabling for horses,
Proprietress, Mas, G. SACHSE
BRAESIDE,"
FRIVATE HOTEL,
CUTANDING in its own grounds with Toni
and Croquet Lawn, Delge Airy and Well Furnished Bedrooms, every home comfort Fine View of the Harbour; Reinood Terms for the Summer Months. Telephone, No. 699.
Apply for Mr E. W. WATTS,
Bracaide" 20, Macdonnell Road. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [ado
PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE
BS. GILLANDERS
“OLAREMONT,"
3 & 4 Exedy Boad. Hongkong, 8th February, 1907
1928
ORIENTAL HOTEL
#TELEPHONS 197,
No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Mas. M. MATTHABY, Proprietress.
A thoroughly First-Close and Up-to-Date Hote
Largo and Airy Rooms, affording every comfort to Residents and Touriste. Table D'Hoto at Separate Tables. MODERATE RATESVI
· Telegraphic address: "Comfort," Hongkong.
For Farticulars, apply to
M. MATTHAEY,
Proprietzess Hongkong, 5th October, 1908.
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"BOA VIŠTA” (HOTEL-BANITARIUM OF SOUTH
“CHINA), MAOAO.
THE Hotel is under European manage
ment and most striot supervision an to food, cleanliness and bygions of the place.
Kileomforts of s kome,
A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of
a few days rest and quiet.
Comfortable nocommodation for travellers payings virit to the historical and
picturesque colony.of
Man is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamern (xh, Qui An und Bus Tar) dally to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give say communication with both these coxfree.
Cable Address==" BOAVISTA / For Terms, apply to
916
THE MANAGER
MARIE CORELLI'S "HOLY OEDERS" | Wisdom of the East Series; 80c., $180 & $1,75 VICTORIA HOTEL.
Stanley Weyman's. The Wild Goons.
Angela's Marriage, by Meberley. The Literationt, by B. Bindlers. Law of the Land by White.
The Abbey Mystery, by Gilchrist.
His Enemy's Book Detective?
Blory d
The Ways of a Widow, by Canieron, Fights for the Flag, by Fitchett, The Boal Chalafinn, by Hall cak The Mummy, by Geo. Grifith,
A Fatal Legacy by Louis Tricey.. Wes of the Wicked, by Le Queux Jack Curzon, by Gunter and
Hundreds of Othare.
Hot Ballads w
Jemima Paddleduck by Beatrix Potter;
Charming Ilhastrations...
11<
80
80
When and Whare of Famous Men and
Women
80
CHRISTMAS CARDS, Now Beady for Home Mails.
NEW STOCK:
NOTE BOOKS, LETTER •BOOKS, WHERE IS ITS? STEEL CASH' BOXES, CAMEL HAIR BRUSHES, LAEGE INDUA RUBBER, DRAWING PAPER, CORRES PONDENCE CARDS, &c.,
23.10
200
GOOD
Forster's Cimplete Bridge Nautical Almanack, 1909; 800, and Bo Peep Now Volume, $200 and 2.75) Lillo Folks, New Volume, $75 and 4.00
QUALITY BUSINESS ENVELOPES.
SHAMEEN-CANTON,
MANAGER-MB. H. HAYNES. Telegraphic address—” Viczoz1A, SHAMBEN,"
SITUATED ON THE-BELTION CONCHESIÓN..
MACAO HOTEL.
HACAO MANAGER-MB. II. N. BEAUREPAIRE. Telegraphio address–" FARMER, MACAO" SEUATED IN TEM ÜESTER OF PRATA GRANDE Both Hotels electrically lighted, and under
experienced European Supervision."
A GUIDES And Chains PROVIDED, -Every information and: Special attention, given to Tourists, REASONABLE RATES.
WM. FARMER,
Proprietar
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