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M. Gains

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All the Latest Pakilan MODES

IN

Autumn Millinery.

INSPECTION INVITED.

HOTEL' MANSIONS.

(CRD FLOOR), BoxаIONS,

(over Meine Krusa & 05.)

No. 14,243.

The China Mail.

就照月二十年八鬐百九千一美

Intimations.

Business Notions.

THORNE'S

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CASE

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Business Fotices.

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IN

Autumn Millinery.

INSPECTION: INVITED. HOTEL MANSIONS

Услов,) Нолокова, foyer meste Kraso

PRICE, 88.00 Per Month.

Business Notices.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS).

Engines, Boilers, Steam Pumps and “cings.

As supplied NEW SET WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE

to the

Home of

Cummins.

THIE WAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE MOBERÉ ZHORM

BY GREEN

HAS BEEN SOLD AS HP SINCE 1955

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS IN

Offices --Hotel Mansions.

NOW COMPILING ・ ・

MASSEY'S COMMERCIAL MAP.

A GUIDE TO FIRMS AND AGENCIES IN HONGKONG

FREE DISTRIBUTION GUARANTEED AS FOLLOWS :-

On the Trans-Siberian,

Peking-Hankow

On the American,

Australian, English,

(BOLE_AGENTS FOR:BELL'S ASBESTOS CO., LTD., LONDON),

SAVE (FUEL BYACOVERING” YOUR" BOILERS, AND STEAMPIPES"

ITER

BELLS, ASBESTOSYNON-CONDUCTING COMPOSITION.

MAIL

TELEGRAME Asneryos, HoxDBONG,

French, German and STEAMERS Japanase

AND IN CLUBS AND HOTELS IN Ecbe

RAILWAYS.

and Shanghai-Nanking,

Canton

Chefoo

792

Colombo

Hankow

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA.

A. S. WATSON & CO.LTD.*

Aengkog, May 1, 197.

THE AFFAIR ON THE §. §. FATSHAN.

Accusod Acquitted.

From Our Our Correspondens.)

CASTOS, December 3.

The S. S. Futshan case was settled

Manila

Newchwang

Narking

Hongkong, October 3, 1908.

Peking

Shanghai

Sing pora Teisin

Tsingtao Vladivostock Weihalwei Yokohama

FAIRALL & 00

ARE SHOWING A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF

1354

sesterday by the Portuguess watchman WINTER COATS & GOLFERS,

being acquitted of the charge of menslaughter.

The csidence WAY very coolfieling only one Chinese boy could give any dehnite information and before he was finished he had told thous three different

■tories. The evidence of Dr. Davenport proved that the deceased had died of natural causes.

NEW TYPHOON SIGNAL STATION.

Spoaking at the Legislative Council meet- ing on Thursday afternoon, with regard to the establishment of a new wireless telo- graphic station for signalling the approach of typhoons, His Excellency The Governor said:Before proceeding with the business of the day I desiro, with the permission of! the Council. to make a statement for the information of the pablic. Last year when

CLOTH SUITS.

FUR STOLES, MUFFS AND

FUR SETS.

7 & 9. PEDDER STREET.

TELEPHONE 644

WILKS & JACK, LD.

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,

14, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL TELEPHONES 358 and 38 K. TELEGRAMS MARINEWORK

introducing the estimates I pledged myself ELECTRIC LIGHT FITTINGS

to give especial attention to the question of ↑

the efficiency of our typhoon signals and this LARGE STUCKS ON HAND, ALL PATTERNS AND FANCY SHADES!

year, on a similar orasion, I informed the Council what I had been able to do. Ou August 6th also I stated that the Com- raander-in-Chief of the South Cain Station had consented to curatennicate by wireless telegraphy any atmospheric disturbances which His Majesty's warshipe cruising in arrounding waters might be able to re- port. The great desideraturs, however, was that are should be an observation station somewhere to the south east, tho direction from which most typhoons como. I accordingly wrote to the Governor- General of the Philippine Islande - the is lands in that channel being American territory suggesting to him that informes tion from that quarter would be of great value both to Manila and ourselven Į

ships':Fittings. House Fittings.

ELECTRIC LIGHT SUPPLIES

desire to read to you the very courteous Largest Stocks of Switches, Cables] Wires Fuseboards,

reply which I have received from kim :

MANILA, November 17.

Your Excellency.I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of!

October 16th, and in reply I must say that

Bella, Telephones, Fans, Lamps, &c., &c.

MACHINERY IN STOCK

It much impressed with what your E VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS

colloney urges in favour of the establish.

ment of a wireless station at Santo Domingo

de Hanco, I have taken up the matter

with the Postal Authorities who are charged with the duty of making all inaular

Steam Dynamo Sets)

telegraphic instaliations, and hope that Oil Engines

they may have suficient money available

to carry into effect the project suggested Dynamos

by your Excellency. If there is no money

available for the purpose, I shall apply for Motors- an appropriation to the Legislature at its next session.

With assurances of my most distinguish-

ed consideration,I have the honor to

bs, Sir, Your Excelleney's very obedient servant.

(Sd) James F. SMITH, Governor-Gexüral.

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· PETTERS' Horizontal Type 12 months guir:

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Į WITTON" 100 Volt Machines 40 Lights, 60

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OE SUPPLIED IN

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TELEFHONE NO. 601.

PORTLAND CEMENT

in Caake of 875 lbs. not, $5.50 per Gask, exiFactory"

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XMAS 1908

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STILTON AND CHEDDAR CHEESE.

A LARGE SELECTION OF

TOYS, DOLLS, GAMES, &c.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

(LATE CONNAUGHT HOTEL). QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT. CUISINE under the supervision of an experienced FRENCH CHEF.

PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER.

N. BLUMENTHAL, Manager. L. GAMEAU, Propricier.

Jazrong, October 8. 1908.

1981

ORIENTAL HOTEL

No. 8. Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 187.)

Mas M. MATTHAEL

iebresa

HOUSE AND SHIP DINNER SERVICES, &, REPLATED AND MALE EQUAL TO NEW.

A THOROUGHLY FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE. HOTEL

Grills at short nation. Privata Bar and YUISINE under European Baparviaion.

Billiard Rooma. Monthly Rates for Titta and Dinner.

-TALE:BAFHIÐ ADDRESS COMFORT BONGKONG

M. MATTHAKY, Propristress. Hongkong, September 24, 1907.

1840

_501.

The establishment of a wireless station BRONZING, LACQUERING, .. ALL SHADES. ASK FOR CATALOGUE,

at Santo Domingo-is, Ian-assured-by-cur Hongkong. April 1: 1908-

own director-and we have seen by a com-} pu

munication published by the American

Consul General that it is also the view of

the director of the Manila Observatory--

will be of incalculable vaino to us. There

foro I am most glad to be able to inform

the Council that there is every prospect of

NIGHT STEAMER TO

AMERICAN DENTISTRY.

CANTON.

New Two Screw Steamen,

PORCELAIN FILLINGS,

EL the Latest Improvements towards Lasting Workmanship, and Painless

HOTEL BALTIMORE.

NO. 2 WYNDHAM STRDEN (Off Flower Street, opposite the Post Office). (UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT).

First-Class Comfortable, rate, Family Boarding Residence sed Tourist Hotel.

HOME CoxTORT, parts of the town.

it being catsblished. I will also mention S.S. SAN CHEUNG portions. No Charge for. Examination. A Lofty and Airy Rovine. Boyd Cuisine. Centrally situated, easy react of businese

one other matter. I have arranged with

the Telegraph Company, at a very small cost, that during the prevalence of spy typhoons likely to strike this island, more frequent telegrams should be exchanged.---- Applause)

À RELIABLE REMEDY FOR ORÐUF

WITH the dry, cold weather of the

W

Fitted throughout with Electrie Light

and Fans suppled in all Cabins,

LF

(Captain J. McGISTE),

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groupy children should be so the alert for "ominous symptoms. There is no exuse for Anxiety when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy e kept in the bʊans. If this medicine, 34 given as soon as the child became hoarse, or even after the crappy cough has appost- ed, the attack may be warded old For sale by all chemists and storekségerE, ****

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Hongkong, November 13, 1908.

SUPPER

SPECIAL COLD

will be served at

GRAND

1552

apply to D. PAUL,

47 Mas WERE,

Hengkong, August 20, 1908

MARTIN SUPPLIES,

*HOTEL BALAMORE,

ENTLASD HOUSE,, Bole Proprieto

CARLTON

HOTEL

after the Performance

UITY HALL

01

A Country

Girl

YOU

DECEMBER

2(3,4,5, 7 and 8.

Boxes, Chakets and Cut Glass Bottles; alan Elegant SOAPS, TOILET WATERS, HAIR WABBES, from the following Celebrated Houses: Atkinson, Firer, Roger and Gallet, Rigaud, Houbigant, etc.

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Mervello, Fioramye. Piver's Fancy Toilet Cases, containing Soap, Perfume, Powder and Toilet Water,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

The

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THREE HOURS OF

MERRIMENT.

"A

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Hongkong

A. D. C.

December 4, 5, 7, 8,

at 9 p.m.

Plan at ROBINSON Piano Co., Open 25th November, at 10 am.

Hangkong. November 14, 1908,

You do make

Oi laugh

Girl.”

1660

CHRISTMAS, 1908, AND

NEW YEAR, 1909.

YOU WILL WANT SOME BEER DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON. THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN

'ASAHI' AND 'SAPPORO'

BEER

LIGHT AND REFRESHING.

It is supplied to the Army Messes and to various Warships in karbour". |

These Excellent Brands require no comment. We have numerous letter testifying to superior quality

To be obtained from all Wine and Spirit Merchants in the Colony.

SOLE AGENTS:

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TELEPHONE Now 280 and 155.

Hongkong, Deaeraher 1, 1908.

Telephone

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BEER

The Leading Beer in the Far East.

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Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

1908

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