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HYGIENOL
A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
AND
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
NEW
STOCK OF
AERTEX CELLULAR CLOTHING.
MARCH
AERTEX ALL GARMENTS.
WITHOUT CUFFS
$4.00.
THIS LABEL ON
GERMICIDE AND DEODORIZER
A.S. WATSON & CO..
DAY SHIRTS
WITH CUFFS $5.00.
PYJAMAS $6.00 PER SUIT.
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UNDERVESTS
$2.75 EACH.
TENNIS
DRAWERS. $3.00 PER PAIR. SHIRTS
$3.50 EACH.
Hongkong, 22nd Maroli, 1909.
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LIMITED,
THE HOME
OF THE
VICTOR
LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.
NEW RECORDS
BY
EVERY MAIL
TELEPHONE No. 75.
IN THE FAR EAST.
Hongkong, lat October, 1908.
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GUINNESS'S STOUT
AND
BASS & Co.'s PALE ALE, HORSE HEAD” BRAND.
IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
WINE & BFISIT MERCHANTS,
15; Queen's Road Central
Hongkong, 4th March, 1909.
AN
LL
NIGHT DRUG STORE
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OVER 200 MACHINES
AND
10,000 RECORDS.
TO SELECT FROM
THE TAKWEST AND MUST
UP-TO-DATE STOCK
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks 375 lbs. not, $5.50 per cash or Factory In Bags 250 lbs, net $3.45 per bag ex Factory
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.
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THE GRAND HOTEL.
DIVISION STREET, KOBE...
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)
M. MAILLE
PEAK
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
Propriétaires.
COMPANY
You can get what you need at WATKINS DISPENSARY any hour of the night. All that you need do to get prompt, cheerful attention is to 'press the night bell. This night service is intended entirely as an accommodation to our customers. It is
given willingly---cheerfully,
QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMYSTS
WILL ALWAYS BE ON DUTY TO
DISPENSE PRESCRIPTIONS.
WATKINS, LIMITED,
The charges during the night hours are the same as by day.
CHEMYSTS AND DRUGGISTS,
31, Queen's Road Central,
HONGKONG..
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NIGHT AND, DAY TELEPHONE: 492.
CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
OF
LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.
ESTABLISHED 1815.
WEEK DAYS.
7:00a.m. 7.30 am to 9:30 am. Every 10 minutes. 9.30 am. to 1100 Every 15 minutes. 11.30 B.m. to 1245 p. Every 15 minutes, 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 pm Every 10 minutes. 115 p.m. to 1.45 pm. Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to. 2.15 pin. Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. io 3.00 pan, Every 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pr. Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm. to 8.00 pm Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS.
8.45 p.m.9.00 p.m., 945 to 11.15 p.m.
every hour, SATURDAYS.
Extra Cars at 11.30 pm and 1145 pm. SUNDAYS
a.m. to 900 a.m. Every 15 minutes. 8.00 9.00 to 930 m. Every 30 miantas. 9.30a.m.to 10.30 am. Every 15 minutas, 10.00 am to 11.00 am...Evory 10 minutes. 11:45 am to 1200 Nec: Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Noonto 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm, to 6.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 pm to 7.00pm. Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00p.m. Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 pm, every half hour.
SOCIAL CARS by arrangement at the
Company's Oo, Alexandra Baildings, Des Voeux Road Central,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers" Hongkong Hh May, 1907.
1374
PORT WINE, INVALIDS
BRANDY
**
Case $22.50
20.00
17.00
WHISKY, PALL MALL
20.60
JOHN WALKER & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND - C. P. & 00.'S SPECIAL
BLEND
12.50
10.50
20.00
13.50
SHERRY, FINO SUPERIOR
14.75
LA TORRE
16.00
OLD EAST INDIA
$18.50
AMOROSO
20.00
ROYAL AMONTILLADO CURIO SOLERA
23.00
26.50
QTS. 40:00 Prs, 42.00
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
HONGKONG AGENTS.
DOURO
BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.
THE ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO
JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY LTD.
BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY.
UNDERTAKE to Supply a First-class Fall S BILLIARD TABLE, design No. 1, to following Specification, viz. On Eight Massive Turned Lega, raised panele to Carved Bracket Knoes, Screwed Mouldings, double bolted, bost Welsh Slate Tod, extra- heary solid cushion rails fitted with our how low set Express Cushions, patent invisihls Pocket Flater best Whipcord Pockets, Biz Chalk Caps, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lover for lovelling, complete with the following accessories :--- 12 Selected Ash-Cues.
1 Butt Best with Patent Brass Head.
1 Billiard Best with Patent Brass Head.
1 Long Butt.
1 Mid Butt..
1 Billiard Marking Board.".
1 Dust Cover for Table.
Straightedge and & Circle.
1 Beat Spirit Level.
1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe.-
1 Well Gue Rack.
1 Well Butt Rack.
1 Set Billiard Files, Framed,
1 Best Billiard Brush.
1. Set "Crystalate" or Bonzoline" Bild. Balls,
1 Box Bost Cue Tips, assorted.
1 Cas Tip Fastener with Filo.
Bottle Cue Cement.
Box Silk Spots.
2 Doten Best White Chalk.
Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the sum of
Rs. 1,400 nótt.
Allustrated price liste giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiard can be had on application from the Offfess of this paper,
Hongkong, 1st April, 1904,
"SHACKELL"
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"SEAL" RED PRINTING INK IS ABSOLUTELY THE BRIGHTEST RED ON THE MARKET.
SAMPLE GRATIS.
SHACKELL EDWARDS & CO. LTD.
PRINTING INK MAKEHS.
ESTABLISHED. 1786.
HEAD OFFICE-5, RED LION PASSAGE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.
[176 Hongkong, 16th October, 1907.
BREWER & CO., LIMITED.,
PEDDER STREET. AAjnšmingy Main Rukunan HONGKONG HOTEL
TELEPHONE, No. 696. -
NEW NOVELS. $1.75 EACH, High Life in the Far East, by James Dalziel
Author of "In the First Watch." Septiarus, by William J. Looke: Author.
of "Beloved Vagabond,"
Adventures of Louis Blake, by Louis Becke,
HOTELS
HONGKONG HOTEL
V FIRST-CLASS And Up-70-DATE.
Diuing accommodation for 300 Persons, String Band Plays during Tiffin and Dinner. Woll Furnished Reception Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard Booni for Hotel
Residents.
Electric Lifts to such Floor.
Electric Lighting and Faps.___ Telephones on every Floor,
Every Comfort.
Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms.
Ladies' Cloak Reems
Matron in attendance.
CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS, #42]
A. F. DAVIES, Manager. KING EDWARD HOTEL.
A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.
*Ladias' Afternoon Tea-Rooms,
Private Bar and Billiard-Roonis. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Electrically Lighted; Electric Fans (it
required).
Electrio Passenger Elevator to each foor, Table D'Hote at separata tables, For Temus, &c., spply to the
Hongkong, 24th July, 1905,
MANAGER.
*KINGSOLERE,”
PRIVATE HOTEL:
@230:
APPROACH FROM Kennedy Road and MACDONNEL ROAD. Telephone No. 134.
Tolographic Address:
"SACHSOLA." A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed.
ELECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water throughout Billiards, Tennis, Croquet, putting green and fine stabling for horses.
#45] Proprietress, Mas, G. SACHSE.
"BRAESIDE,
PRIVATE HOTEL,
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CITANDING in its own grounds with Tennis * and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour.
Telephone, No. 690.
Apply to MRA. F. W. WATTS,
"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907, [244 ORIENTAL HOTEL
TELEPHONE 197.
No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Mss. M. MATTHAEY, Proprietress.
A thoroughly First-Class and Up-to-Date Hotel
The Tempting of Foul Chester, by Alice Large and Airy Rooms, affording every comfor
to Reddents and Tourists
Table D'Hote at Separate Tables. MODERATE RATES.
Hydrographical Surveying, by Wharton and Field: New Enlarged and Revised Edition.
$17.00
Modern Gas and Oil Engines, by F.
Grover
4.20
The New Spirit in India, by H. W.
Norison
9:00
Personal Religion in Egypt before
Christianity
2.25
Three Plays of Shakespeare, bý
Swinburne...
and Claude Askew, The Crime on Canvas by F. M. Whita
2.25
My Experiences in Cyprus, by Basil
Stewart
4.50
Sir Morcorabe's Marrings, by Florence
Warden.
Roman Life and Manner, by L
Friedlander
4:50
The Captare of Paul Beck, by M. McDonnel
Bodkin.
For Particulars, apply to
The Art of Modern Conjuring
2:76
The House Called Herrish, by "Rita."
Cole's Fun Dostor
1.75
The Iron Hool, by Jack London.
Another Harly Garden Bookmar The Fernandez Reciter: Popular and
5.50
Humerous ...
2.75
The Sin 0 Alison Daring, by L. G.
Moberly.
Hongkong, 5th October, 1908.
Regulations Relating to the Examination
"This My Son "René Bazin.
of Engineers
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Regulations and Suggestions as to the Survey of the Machinery
We of the Never Nevar, by Mrs. Areas
fram.
of
The Conventionalists, by R. H. Benson.
Steamships...
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Telegraphis address: "Comfort,” Hongkong.
M. MATTHAEY. Proprietress.
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"CLAN MACKENZIE"
SCOTCH WHISKY.
$15.50 PER DOZ.
AN OLD MATURED WHISKY OF FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR AB SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
BOLE AGENTS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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TPublic Auction,
THE Undersigned has received instructions from MADAME MARTY, to Sell by
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
the 29th and 30th March, 1907, commencing each day at 230 P.AL., at No. 13. Peak Road
(Upper Albany),
A RARE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
CHINA. BRONZES. JADE & IVORIES.
COMPRISING 2-na
1 BARE CELADON VASE with PEACH BLOOM and BLUE DECORATIONS, 1 BLACK JAB with 5-Coloured DECORATIONS, FAMILLE ROSE and FAMILLE VEET JARS and VASES, 5-Coloured JARS, VASES and PANELS, BLUE and WHITE HAWTHORN JARS GREEN md BLACK HAWTHORN JAR. POWDER BLUE VASE, APPLE GREEN VASES, CELADON BOWLS and VASES, BLUE and BROWN SOFT PASTE VASE and CUPS IMPERIAL YELLOW and BLUE VASES, PEACH BLOOM JARS, SANG DE-BŒUF VASES, 2, 3 anil 5-Coloured FIGURES, &c. &c
FINELY CARVED RHINOCERO'S HORN CUPS and ORNAMENTE, CARVED IVORY FIGURES, LYSTAL VASES and UPS, VERY FINE OADE VASE and OENAMENT, JADE CUPS, BOWLS, FIGURES, &o, &c.
OLD PEKING CLOISONNE INCENSE BURNERS, VASES and BOWLS, PEKING SILK EMBROIDERIES.
Fine Selection of OLD BRONZES. (some i inlal with Gold)..
CARVED CANTON BLACKWOOD CABINET ARMCHAIRS, COUCH, JARDINIERE STAND3 and 1 Large SCREEN INLAID with 5-Coloured PORCELAIN PANELS.
1 LIMOGES TEA SET
On View on SATURDAY and SUNDAY, the 27th and 28th March, Catalogues will be issued.
TREMBCash on delivery.
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1909.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
AUCTIONEER
1507
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"BOA VISTA (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH
CHINA). MACAO.
THE Hotel is under European manage Tent and most strict supervision as to
food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.
All comforte of a home.
A most pleasant retreat for those desirona to a few days rest and quiet.
Comfortable accomodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macao
Mao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (5.6. Sui An and Sui Tai) daily; and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, gire easy communication with both these contres.
Cable Address—“ BOAVISTA." For Torms, apply to
1961
THE MANAGER.
VICTORIA HOTEL
BHAMEEN-CANTON. MANAGER ME. H. HAYNES. Telegraphic address......” VICTORIA, SNAMBEN.
SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.
MACAO HOTEL.
MACAO. MANAGER-MB. H. N. BEAUREPAIRE. Telegraphic address FARMRE, Macao.” SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRAYA GRANDM Both Hotels electrically ligted, and under experienced European Supervision. GOTDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED: Every information and Special attention given :
mato Tourists.
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REASONABLE RATES.
HOTEL
⠀⠀ WM, FARMER, Proprietor. RIPOSO.
BEXHILL-ON-SEA.
THE sttention of intending visitors to Eng- land is courteously directed to the above privata Hotel, widely renowned for comfort, and its excellent English catering and cooking. It sajoins good Golf Links and overlooks Sea South and West. Climate sunny and bracing. Terms from 8 per day inclusive Resident Proprietress Mrn. Giba n. [266