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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 13,181 號一十捌壹千萬壹第 日一十月伍年六十二緖光

New Advertisements will be found on purje 4.

WATSON'S

LITHIA WATER

18 A PLEASANT DRINK AND INVALUABL

IN ALL GOUT TROUBLES,

PRICE, 75 CENTS PER DOZEN."

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED

ESTABLISHED 1941.

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CUTLER, PALMER AND CO.

WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1915, Who have consigned their Brunds to Hongkong

* for over half's century, Apply to G. C. ANDERSON,

Hongkong, 13, Praya Control

OUTLER PALMER

& CO.'S

PRICE $1075 PER Dozen

NET

"SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Blond

of Salected Distillations of the

Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong. [44

JOHN WALKER & SONS

FAMOUS

KILMARNOCK WHISKY,

This World-renowned.

Fino OLD HIGHLAND WHISKIES is shipped by

CUTLER. PALMER & UD, sad

is obtainable in Hongkong of

G. C. ANDERSON,

No. 13, Fraya Central.

Hongkong, 26th July, 1978.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

743

QUARE BOTTLE WHISKY

The sule of thin good Scotch increases month

by month. It is of Superb Quality and of

423

CUTLER, PALMER &. Co's BSELECTION,

Sole Aponts for it-

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong.

VICTORIA

CYCLE

EMPORIUM.

THE pleasure of cycling consists in having Teams

tablishment is always leading in this respect. We are Agents for the famous.” NEW HOWEnd: MONOPOLE" CYCLES, and we niso supply fitting of every description. Bargains can be haul in second hand Machines Repairs axecuted with promptitude and skill

Enamelling a speciality,

MCKIEDY & CO.

43 & 13A, QUEEN'S ROAD EAGL Hokgkong, Brd November. 1542461 ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM-

HAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS..

2,30 aan; to 8:30 am...Every quarteröf an hour 8.30 am to 6.30 am...Every ten minutes, 9.30 am. to 10-15 9.10...Every quarter of an hour $130 Lm to topi,.....Every quarter of an hour, 3.30 pm to 6.30 pan..7.. Every quarter of nú hont 6:30 pm, to' 8.00 pm...Every ten zaientes Night ones at 8.45 p.. and 9 pm and from 9.45 pan, to 11.15 p.. every half hour

MATURDAYS.

Extra Night ass at 11.90 and 11:15 p

BUNLASH.-

B15 am to 10:15har. Every half hour 10.8 L to 3.00am.Every ten minutÖK

Noun to 2 pm. Every quarter ofnnhour 245 pa to 6 p. Every guterefan hour Night care at 845 pan. and 0pm, and from

0,45 pm to 1116 pm, every half hour SPECIAL CARS by arrangemens at the Com pany's Office, 38 & 40, Quom's Bead Center.

HN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 1st May 1899.

HOTEL

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SILAMEEN-CANTON,

Fa1033

HIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL baring hoon thoroughly renovated, and a new specially built 3 Storey wing added to it, now. afforia splendid Accommodation for 40 to 50 Visitors

The Bed Rooms are airy and comfortably furnished and the Dining and Sitting Rooms: are spacious and

pete with

every convenience

far Tourists.

NINE B

Excellent OptNINE

Inst Wines

The Hotel's Beat bounds all Steamers on

thuir arrival and departure,:

Telegraph address" VICTORIA, Canton."

' A. B. C. and Al Coles ugxl.

MADAR & FARMER,

T. F. DA CRUZ., Maniger

Proprietors Hongkong, 16th November, 1899,

ESTABLISHE

1857

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 7ra, 1900.

MANILA CIGARS.

ALWAYS ON HAND THE BEST MARKS

FROM

“LA INSULAR" AND "LA PENZA DE ORIENTE" FACTORIES.

J. M. DE ZUNIGA, Entrance: Ice HOUSE STREET (Victoria Heat)

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER

"SODA, WATER.

LEMONADE.

GINGER ALE

SARSAPARILLA

TONIC WATER.

RASPBERRYADE.

LEMON SQUASH.

33

SPECIAL TERMS to Hotels, Clubs, Messes and other large consumers.

36a

SUMMER REQUISITES.

COTTAM

Have a Full Stock of

&

CO.

BATHING DRESSES, BATH GOWNS. BATH TOWELS, SUMMER UNDERWEAR, K., 3o.

OFD

SCOTCH

CLUE

WHISKY.

TEACHER'S HIGHLAND

CREAM

WHISKY

štvo per itaz

61200 per duz.:

*19.00 per doz

THE FINEST WHISKIES AT THE PRICE ON THE MARKET.

SOLE AGENTS

H. PRICE & CO..

12, QUEEN'S ROAD,

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS. EASTMANS KODAK'S, FILMS AND ARIES,

·DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

A. CHEE & Co.,

174, QUEEN'S BOAD, HONGKONG.

CARBOLACENE

SI LYHAL

CARBOLACE

HOW

YOU USE

REMOVES DIRT.

IN BRIEF.

A LIQUID

Cleanser Disinfectant,

SAFE and rapid in sotion

Does away with Soaps and

Disinfectants REMOVES

PRE-

DIRT immediately! VENTS DISEASE effectually

BRIFF AGAIN.

Blaiply

pour a Cupfal in a bucket of

water and apply in usual fashion

SPECIALLY NOTE

how rapidly all things are rendered SVRET and CLEAR,

FACTS.

PREVENTS DISEASE,

300

WON'T INJURE THE SKIN. MIXES AT ONCE WITH WATER WILL WASH CLOTHES,

SOLE CONSIGNERS:

15, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 75.

四拜禮

號柒月陸年百九千壹英港香

CHAMPAGNES.

PAUL DOMMIER & CO. (FIRST QUALITY),

PAUL DOMMIER & CO. (GOLE MARQUE).

C. H. DARGONNE & CO.

IRROY & CO., CARTE L'OR,

LANSON PERE ET FILS.

PIPER HEIDSEICK, GOLD FOIL.

·GIESLER & CO.

KRUG & CO., PRIVATE CUVÉE. BOLLINGER & CO., EXTRA QUALIFY. LOUIS RODERER, GRAND VIN SEC. POMMERY AND GRENO.

IN MAGNUMS, QUARTS & PINTS

CALDBECK, MACGREGOB & Co.,

Bela Agents,

HONGLONG AND CHINA

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815.

PRICE $23 PER MONTH.

Arvitule, Departures and other Shipping In-

telligence will to found on pages & end 7.

INSURANCE.

THE TANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

POLICIES UNCHALLENGEABLE. Policies are challengeable after two yeus. daration, on any ground connected with the original documents, if uge has been proved.

Ferms of Proposal and all partien are may b obtained from

DODWELL & CO. LIMITED, Agoats.

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Hongkong, th November, 1991 (2-1394

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HOTELS.

H

ONG KONG

H

OTEL

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEARS. Their Brands are favourably known all over the World. The following usa sempo of their Stocks with the undersigned- SUPERB OLD COGNAC, 10. P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT,

$20 PER DUZ.

$22.50 PER DÓZ.

Distinguished by 4 Stars on the Intel

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $16.75 per doz.

Lees old than the above.

THE ELITE OF WHISKY:-

THE "PALL MALL,

$20 PER DOZ.

11 Years old; the finest quality shipped, Each bottles are an Autlyst's certificate.

This fine Wine is old, soft, and of groad flav Seo analysis and certificate by Professor Cussall. DOURO PORT, $14.25 PER DOZ.

C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIALA

$10.75 PER DOZ.

A fire, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$16.75 PER DOZ

A First Class Hotel in every respect,

Elegantly Furnished Reading. Music, and

Smoking Rooms.

Dining Accommodation for 250 persons. Hydraulic Elevators to every flour.

Cuisine of the best.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries insported specially from

Europe and America.

Electric Lighting in the Billard Rooms, Wines, &c., cooled by Refrigerator, All Hotel Linen washed on the promises by

Machinery.

Bedroom Accommodation-132 roome. Fire Extinguishing Mains on

CHARGES, MODERATE.

toral and most pleasant wipe to the taste! RENEDICTINE LIQUEUR PEAK

D.O.M.,

$39.75. PER DOZ.

Very soft, palatable, and mature.. EVERYBODY SHOULD TEY. THESE ITEMS; THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICES,

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

NEW AND

America in the Fiast, Our History, Pros-

→

pects. Problems and Duties fa the Pacific Ocean, by W. E. Grifs History Up to Date-The War of 1898

between 7.8. and

Johnston, Illustrated by W. A.

The New Pacific, by E.

Bancroft. Re sources and Industries. History and Romence of the Countries Around the Pacifie

STANDARD WORKS.

every door

144

THE

HOTRI

City Office: 7, Duddell Street.

(1028

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN. ENTRALLY situated at Plunket's Gap. The Park, 1,500 feat abovo sea level, and

500 yarda from Tram Termin. For Terms, &c., apply to the

Tel. 56.

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900.

MANAGER

(1029

THE WAVERLEY HOTEL. ICE HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG. A FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Handenly Furnished and Exeedingly Spacious Rooma

93.50

FROM SEA TO SEA, and Other Sket ches, by RUDYARD KIPLING. Colonial Edition, 2 vol... Stulky & Co., Rudyard Kipling

...3 3.00

3.50

Į

JOOD OF the Sword Hand, by S. R.

Crockett

The Farringdons, by Ellen Thorney-

croft Fowler Arden Massiter, by

W. Barry

1.50

1.00 1.50

1:50

5.50

AS

SUPPLIED

TO

Tho Narel Pioneers of Australia. by Louis Becke and W. Jeffery, Illus. Travorec Tables for Mine Surveying, by

W. Lintern .. ̈

4:50

2.00

The Morshaut's Dictionary, containing an explanation of Technical Terms used by Morohante and Bankers. by R. Bithell, Now and Reviand Edition The Story of the British Coinagea

1.75

70

Chinchinjas:

Friend Tommy and Other Tonic

The Chinese Drama, by W. Stanton. Tar Flays, Two Poems and on necont of Chinese Theatrical Afizis

The Story of Ice

70

The Story of Life's

Mechanism

The Story of Eclipser

1.50

The Story of the Cotton Flant

70

(113

The International Geography, by 70

Authors, 189 Ilustrations The Transvant frem Within, by J. P.

Fitzpatrick

Other Topics, by Joss Khaki Edition 1.201 Paper Experts sa Guts and Shooting, by G. T

Teasdale-Buckell Flustrated

The Story of Wandering Atome

ΤΟ

100

Cassell's Nour Popular Educator, 8 volks

Compieta

THE CONNAUGHT

18.03

9.00 i

9.00

Kayo and Malleson's History of the Indian

Mutiny, 6 vole. Complete... The Secretary's Manual ou the Law and Practice of Joist Stock Companies.

13.50

3.00

HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.

THE ADMIRALTY. H.M. DOCKYARDS.

TRANSPORTS.. AND

TRAINING SHIF

WATKINS, LIMITED,

BISMARCK & CO.,

27 & 28A, PRAYA CENTRAL,

AND WET BATTERIES HANGLISH ADMIRALTY COAL ELECTRIC FAN SETS AND MOTORS." DRY ALL COLOURS OF BUNTING. GERMAN CIGARS. IMPERIAL AND LAGER REER.

Fresh Water Supply at Shertest Notice Terms Moderate.

EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC.

THE

[1915

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.,

MANUFACTURERS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

WINES & SPIRITS

OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY.

CHAMPAGNES-ATALA, ROUSSILLON, SPARKLING DEY BOTAL": BAUMUE BURGUNDIES-CHANDERTIN, POMMAND, CHABLIS, &C, CHIANTI, CAPBI. HOCKS-HOCKHEIMER, LAUDENECIMSE.

SHERRIESCONDE DE TERBER CABRERA.

PORT BED SEAL

WHISKIESNAVIER JOHNSTONE'S, BUCHANAN'S, COCEBUEN'S BRANDIES-HENVERBETS AND EXSHAW

GINS LONDON DEY," BOARD'S OLD TOM AND PLYMOUTH.

LIQUEURS ALL KINDS AND BEST QUALITY.

BRITISH WINES GINGER WINE ASD BRANDY.

FOSTER'S ALES AND STOUTS, &c., &c. &c.

Wireless Telegraphy and Hertzian Waves,

by S. R. Bottone.

by Fitzpatrick and Fowke

Very MODERATE TERMS to FAMI- LIES, by the DAY, WEEK, or MONTH

SINGLE ROOMS from 84 a day, inclusivo

70 of BOARD and ATTENDANCE.

200 NEW CHINA BLUE BOOK, No. 1, 1900.

2.60

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

34.50 per Cask of $75 lbs. net ex Factory. 82.50 per Bag of 250 Ths.....

SHEWAN, TOMES &

General Managers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1000.

(uSOGS

FOOD SUPPLY COMMISSION.

HP Ladies who signed the Petition which resulted in the Aypolitment of the above named COMMISSION aro regretfully re- quested to assist the Commission in the conduct of its enquiries by communicating in

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writ

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| Further Correspondence ze the Affairs of Caina. £2.75.

LOST.

ROM SEA VIEW TERRACE, Quarry Bay. д LARGE WHITE and SABLE COLLY DOG. Any one returning the us

to the above address will be rewarded.

Hongkong, 6th June, 1990.

WANTED.

[1679

W

ITH passion about the latter part of June next, a FIRST FLOOR in QUEER'S ROAD CENTRAL, or vicinity, with t56 Rooms, For Dvelling.

11523

X.M., Care of Hongkong Daily Press. Hengkong, 19th May, 1990,

WANTED.

S."

Curs of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, ad June, 1909.

1650

E45

HOTEL.

FIRST CLASS HOTEL of 45 Hod- rooms, degantly famished.

The Hotel is situated near all the Banks and Principal Offices in the Colony.

Special Attention paid to the Conifert of Guests.

Cuisine excellent; under Experienced Ma- nagement.

Terms Moderato.

A. FONSECA,

Menager.

£46

Honkong, 1x December, 1599.

*BOA VISTA" HOTEL MACAO

THE only FIRST CLASS HOTEL in the Colony. Moderate texme by the lay-or menth. European Management,

MACAO is distant 40 miles West of Hong- kong and the journey is mnie tech day (Sui- days excepted) by the Magnificent Saleen Steamer HEUNGSHAN in 3 hours, learing Hongkong at 2 p., and Mace at 84.

Connection made by Company's Steamer to und from Canton.

TOVEISTS should not, miss the chance of

For Terine, apply

J. H. CHESNEY, Mansgr

Telegraphic Address," Boavista.

1447 ing as early as possible all facts within their ATYPEWRITER. Beply, stating Terms, visiting this famous oll City.

experience bearing on the question of the Elsa in Price of Provisions in the Colony, List of Prices paid for the more Ordinary Articles of Food prolazed locally, as for example, : Brend, Flour, Rice, Fish, Beef, Mutton. Erg, Poultry En exire, Vegetables and Fruct, as various Periods during the last Fire Tears will be fa tremely valuabls. Similar Lists showing the Prices at different times of Wood, Coul, Char- coal and Oil will also be of value.

All Persons who foul themselves in a Position to throw any light on the subject either as re- gards the fact of the Rise in Frices or as to the cause or causes thereof are respectfully requested: to communicate with the Undersigned in writ lag or, if they prefer it, to tender themselves for examination as witnessCJ.

JNO. J. FRANCIS,

Chairman. Hongkong, Jet May, 1900.

[1625

FOR SALE.

[EFEREY'S__16- and 12 BORE GUNS.

ALTRO GUNS for Fowl and SR.!!

Game,

WINCHESTER CARBINES, MAUSER AUTOMATIC PISTOL Smith and Wesson 2 and5S CAL REVOL VERS.

SMOKELESS POWDER mỹ all kinds of Sporting Requisites.

WE SCHMIDT & CO., Bencicefield Arcido.

1213 Hongkong, 7th March, 1000.

HING KEE HOTEL. (ESTABLISKED 1875) MACAO.

F1034

[]\\HUS-First class and well-fawed establish-

is pleasually shuunted in the centr

of PLATA GRANDE, facing south. vitli a charming view of the sea on the front. Can- fortable and well furnished Bad-rooms.

Cuisine Excellent. Prompt Attendance.

Terms very Moderate.

L. HING KEE, Troprietor. Telegraphic address HINKER" [1780