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PETER'S CHOCOLATES:

The Proof of

PETER'S

is in the Eating

No. 15,609.

TRY.

SECOND ELITION.

The China Mail

WATSON'S

FORMAZONE

A. MOST REFRESHING AND

STIMULATING BEVERAGE.

北三十月正年三十一百九千一

ESTABL:

BUSINESS NOTICES.

PETER'S

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 18. 1918

CHOCOLATES

ON SALE AT

CAFE WEISMANN.

A PRIZE COMPETITION will shortly be started

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld. Save Your Wrappers.

AERATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS.

---POPULAR-..

ASAHI BEER

LAGER

BEE

The CONDITIONS of the COMPETITION will be announced later in this space.

WRAPPERS will be required as COUPONS.

WARD OFF THE COUGH

WITH

CRUICKSHANK'S

COUGH BALSAM,

BUSINESS NOTICES.

*EXA4BR

P. & O. Steam Navigation Co. HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1913

THIS

+

S.S. INDIA,' (8,000 Tons)

POARTAIS Ĝ. W. GORDON, R.N.R.

HIS THROUGH MAIL STEAMER. FÖR MARSEILLES AND LONDON DIRECT, WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 29th, 1913, CALLING AT STRAITS, COLOMBO, ADEN, EGYPT, MAITA, MARSEILLES AND GIBRALTAR, AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT

MARSEILLES

LONDON

APRIL 26TH. MAT JR.D.

The Accommodation in this Vessel is at the entire disposal of Passengers from the Far East.

FAXES TO LONDON

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1

1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE: £108.14 RETURN,

£49.8 29.

£ 7213 Fitted with the Marconi Systein of Wireless Telegraphy.

For Further Particulars, apply to

F. A. HEWETT, Superinter.dent. Hongkong, September 2, 1919.

M. MUMEYA

JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPUA

All kinds of Photogeralde

Work done m. Intent; digŝo X.

DEVELOPING AND PADNOÉNJAG

-LAITEURS SERGIALETY

BY QUEEY'S ROAD CENTRAL

PRICE 83.00 Per Month,

BUSINESS NOTICES,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

Portland Cement

In Casks of 375 ibs, net,

In Bags of 250 the

got.

Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

PENERAL MANAGERS

FAIRALL & CO.

1096 No2 PEDDER STREET.

Telephone 644

New Dress Materials Newest designs & Shades

THE

LEEDS FORGE CO., LD., LEEDS. Golfers and Caps

Speate the Manntactare ni RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK of every accoripalon Ploneers in the design and manufacture of

It soothes the inflamed lungs and bronchials tubes, cures the PRESSED STEEL UNDERFRAMES' AND BOGIES AND ALL-STEEI

cough and gives strength against future attacks.

$100 per bottle.

PREPARED ONLY BY THE

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

32, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

CHINA EXPRESS CO.,

(ESTABLISHED 1844).

TELEPHONE No. 668

P. O. Box 250. "

3, Duddell Street, Hongkong.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. Connections with the principal Express and Forwarding Agencies

SOLE AGENTS:

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

Hongkong, January 3, 1912,

LIFE ON PITCAIRN ISLAND.

Total Wealth of Inhabitants Ten Founda.

529

The Pitcairn islanders du not often live

visitors, but recently the inhabitants of this romatic island, inseparably connected with the muting of the Bounty, were visited by

Mr Robert Hesketh,.F.C.L.S., while on hway from Valparaiso to Sidney. On

RAILWAY WAGGONS

do.

American Shoes

FOR DAY AND EVENING WEAR

The undersigned has been appointed Sole Agents in Hongkong and China EVENING AND BALL GOWNS

The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering

Co. of Hongkong, Ld..

AGENTS, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Bongrong. October % 1911

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WEISMANN'S

throughout Great Britain, the Colonies, America BEST GROUND COFFEE

and the Continent of Europe, GENERAL SHIPPING AND

Always Fresh.

FORWARDING AGENTS,

75 cents per 1lb. tin.

Hongkong, July 20, 1910.

40 cents per 4 lb. tin.

Packing and Warehousing,

Baggage Stored or Transhipped. THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

Parcels and Cases of any size, shapes, or weight sent to all parts of the world at the Lowest Rate of Freight,

his return to windern sivilention Bir Duty and all other charges can be prepaid, if desired, so

Hesketh has some interesting things to say mount the life of this strange little colony.

The population now consists solely of Seventh Day Adventists, and numbers 150 all told. They have a school and church, and the schoolmaster is proscher as well as medical adviser, There are sixty-seven children under sixteen. The food of the islanders consists of sweet potatoes, « little i earn, a fer game, pumpkins, and trapical frui's. The total wealth of the islanders in English coin is about £15,

The government of the island is conducted '

by a chief magistrate-ju-council, an Internal

that goods are delivered. ABSOLUTELY FREE.

JOHN TAYLOR, Manager.

Hongkong, December §, 1912,

SINGON & CO. CHEN KWONG & CO., LD,

ESTABLERED A.D. 1880.

Committee, comprising the chief magie. TRON, STEFL, METAL and HARD-

]

GENERAL IMPORT &

EXPORT.

CANTON

THOROUGHLY UP

DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY A LA CARTE ORILL ROOM,

196

J. B. TAGGART, Marion,

PEAK

HOTEL.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA "GAP. Anjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 feet above Sea Laval, PEN to the South Winds in Summer and protected from the North-east Winds in Winter Commanding a magnificent view of Hongkong, tas harbour and adjacent island for forty miles,

A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS, HOTEL

Terina --From $5 per day Mix

Telegraph Add Praceful Town Ošos. 4 Dos Voxux Roix. Hongkong, Fabry 8, 1906.

GRAND HOTEL

trate-in-council, wo awwesacra, chairman of 1 WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAN. VOTED FOR THE BEST FOOD, REFRESHMENTS. ACCOMMODATION |

Internal Committee and a government and Retail Inmonger, Pig Iron and sacretary. These positions areall honorary. Foundry Coke Importers. General Store

For and Shipchendlers Nos. 35 And All partons over eighteen yours of age, 37, HIS LOONG STALET, (2nd Street, west, whether male or female, have a vote, and of Central Market) Telephons No. 516. each clactor can cast live votes-ane · for

Hongkong September 4, 1908. each officer. The elections are held bo- tween Christmas and New Yoer. ·

Law cases involving a pousity of under Eu can" bo tried by the chief magistrate, but over this amuant two sesessors have to

u nepointed with him. When mann is

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FURNITUt and Shoes.

STORE:

Disparios, Orocerles

Makera of Jewellery, Lacqueror, Crockery Ware. Iron-mongery, Wine and Spirits. Foreign Clothes for gentlemen-made, tɩ order by our own bailors,

Large assortment of Chinese Bilke and Forsign Goods of every description"

TAK CHEONG, All goods sold at resumable Prince,

doud, there being little or no money on the TAILORS, DRAPERS & OUTFITTERS

inbad, be has to work it out by repairing the roads. The day's work is started and concluded with religious ceremony and the majority of colonists retire at sundown.

EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST

NTEACHER, GREAT deni line been written and sold in the newspapers regarding Chamberlain's Dough Ronely," says My Cronje of Dalin Moor, Natal, Afries,

50 & 52, Queen's Road (Established Smoz 1886)

AND CLEANLINESS.

CUISINE UNDER ZUROPEAN SUPERVISION,

ELECTRIC LIGHT & FANS THROUGHOUT.

F. REICHMANN, Proprietor.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

The Cheapest and Bost placs in Canton & Hongkong to buy Chinees and Forolgu Goody SUP PAT PUO STREET, CEN

Tel. No. 1406.

OANTON.and Now, 237, 233, Dos Vesur Road and No. 120, Connaught Road Central, DEC to potify Customers that their

SHOW ROOM is now considerably † Tol,- No. 811: extended and improved in latent European style to facilitate business.

BBC

Every Department stocked with Now loods for the Season. Splendid valuo, unequalled variety, latest styles, Are eat. prices.

** Still only » Fuw: people are aware of the Extensive Piooo Goode Department on grust value of this remedy, Tiere is an FIRST FLOOR replete with fine materials

old proverb that Experience is the best for gentlemen's wear, A. oumfortably fur- tesolar."" - My family wad I wire attroked | afshed room for cintomers to try fitting oil by sovery colds, and coughed so that for Order, however small, will racuíve provapt mayoral rights we amid not enjoy sleep, attention.ANYWAY I decided to try Ch-mberlain's Coogh -Ra-- Estimates for wholesale orders-gladly medy and when we together had emptied submitted. the bottle we were all cured. I recommend dals comedy en a tens und family physician. For me by al Chemists and Biorekeepers..

Hongkong

LATE CONNAUGHT HOTEL).

QUEEN'S BOAD CENTELL

.

YENTRALLY ■" po obol, Kaoantly sinated and sade entirely New Management, hezze swt Comfortable Rooms, Stollar Outes, under the su prvision of an' sguerfanned Fransh Chel

PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to PROPRIETORS

THE GRAND CARLTON HOTEL

An Ideal Family Hotel, where Living is a Real Pleasure.

FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT CONVENIENTLY SITUATED. ALL MODERN COMFORT Noted for its First Class Cuisine and Ferfection of Service.

Under the Personal Management

E OWEN GRAND

An Inspection is respectfully solicited. Flongrong, October 18, 1912,

TELEGRAFENO ADDER

AT A GREAT REDUCTION.

REMINGTON TYPEWRITER -The experience of

35 years is BEHIND IT. The confidence of

the business world is. WITH IT. Án evAT widening field of usefulness is BEFORE FT.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Sole Agents for

Hongkong, Canton, South China

and Formosa.

BY SPECIAL

THE KING OF CHAMPAGNES

POMMERY

The Champagne of Kings,

SEO AND EXTRA SECK

SOLE AGENTS

CALDBECK, MACGRECOR & CO.