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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 13,211 號一十百弍千叁萬壹第 日陸拾月陸年六十二精光

New Advertisements will be found on page 4.

A FINE OLD BRANDY.

+

WATSON'S

B BRANDY

18 ONE OF HENNESSY'S SOUNDEST PRODUCTS AND AT SI PER CASE IN THE BEST VALUE IN THE HONOKONG MARKET.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

SUMMER DRINKS,

WATKINS FRUIT STRUP

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 12mm, 1900,

·肆拜禮

號式十月柒年百九千壹英港香

LIGHT SUMMER WINES.

i dos.

Bottles,'

2 doz. Bottles.

4 duz.

1 Bottles.

MEDOC

$4.50-

$5.00

$ 8.00

ST. JULIEN

6.50

7.30

10.50

BANANA

STRAWBERRY. LEMON SQUASH,

ORANGE,

CHERRY, &e, &c.

CALIFORNIA CLARET

4.50

5.00

8.00

ZINFANDEL...

5.00

5.50

8.50

SAUTERNE

7.00

8.00

CALIFORNIA RIESLING

6.00

7.00

CALIFORNIA HOCK

6.00.

7.00

WITH PLAIN OR AERATED WATER MAKES A MOST DELICIOUS AND

...

RASPBERRY.

REFRESHING BEVERAGE.

BLACKBERRY

LEMON,

PEACH.

PINRAPPLE.

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

WATKINS, LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND ABRATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS,

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED: 1841,

CUTLER, PALHER AND CO.

WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1815,

Who have consigued their Brands to Hongkong

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for over half a century. Apply to G. C. ANDERSON.

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

BISMARCK & CO.,

27 & 284, PRAYA CENTRAL.

SHIP CHANDLERS, PROVISION

COAL

360

H. PRICE & CO..

PRICE $21 PER MONTH.

Arrivals Departures, and other Shipping

Intellignace will be found on pages 5, 6 and 7.

INSURANCE.

THE

"TANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

POLICIES UNCHALLENGEABLE. Folcies are challengeable after two years duration, on any ground connected with the original documents, ifage has been proved.

Forms of Proposal and all particulara may bę obtained froin

DODWELL & CO. LIMITED, Agents Hongkong, 9th November, 1899 (2—a1878

12, QUEEN'S ROAD. `-

HOTELS.

H

ONG KONG.

MANILA CIGARS.

ALWAYS ON HAND THE BEST MARKS FROM

*LA INSULAR" AND LA PERLA DE ORIENTE FACTORIES. J. M. DE ZUNIGA, Entrance: ICE HOUSE STREET (Victoria Fotol)

NAVER CHANTRACTORS SHOT CHAND CONTRACTORS IN the CR THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

and FRENCH NAVY in Hongkong, RUSSIAN NAVY, CHINESE EASTERN RAIL. Hongkong. 13. Praya Central) WAY CO., RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS pt Port Arthur. APIER JOHNSTONE'S

QUARE BOTTLE WHISKY.

The sale of this good Sectch increases month

by month. It is of Superb Quality and of

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SELECTION.

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Bole Agents for it-

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong.

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

FAMOUS

KILMARNOCK WHISKY.

This Worklizenowned,

Fino OLD HIGHLAND WHISKIES are shipped

by CUTLER, PALMER & CO., and

are obtalonble in Hongkong of

G. C. ANDERSON,

No. 13, Praya Central.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1807.

CUTLER, PALMER

&.CO.S

PRICE $10.75 PER DOZEN

NET

* SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

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

HONGKONG.

1215

AERATED WATERS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

LEMONADE.

SODA WATEL

SARSAPARILLA.

·TONIC WATEE.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

LONDON-RANGOON STREET, CROTCHED PARS.

GLASGOW-ST, Broca's SQUARE. SHANGHAT-FOOCHOW ROAD,

HONGKONG QUEEN'S ROAD.

SINGAPORE-RAFFLES QUAY,

AGENCIES. ----

TIENTSIN PORT ARTHUR. CHEFOO." "WELHAL-WEI KIAOCHOW. HANKOW. FOOCHOW, TAIWAN. TAM-

SUL CANTON. YOKOHAMA KOBE. THE PHILIP."

PINES. PENANG. BANGKOK. BEITISH NORTH

BORNEO.

COTTA M

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& CO.,

HONGKONG HOTEL

FOB

GINGER ALE.

RASPBERKYADE.

LEMON SQUASH:

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

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

NEW BOOKS BY LAST MAIL... BRASSEY'S NAVAL ANNUAL,

1900

...$10.00 Universal Redemption, an Appeal to the Clergy of Every Christian Denomi nation, by A Layman

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A Cricketer on Cricket, by W. J. Ford 1.75 The Rise of the Russian Empire, by H.

OVERLAND TRUNKS, LEATHER KIT BAGS SUMMER UNDERWEAR ( A Pink Un and a Pelican; by " Pitcher"

SILK or INDIA GAUZE), AND

WHITE CANVAS BOOTE and SHOES, &ú, &c.

FRESH CANADIAN BUTTER

IN PRIME CONDITION.

The Siege of Ladysmith, by R. J. M.

Hugh Daily Telegraph, Illustrated 1.50 The West End, by Percy White

#

1,50

1.50

The Knights of the Cross, Danusia : Án Historical Romance, by Author of *Que Vndis" The Gifts of Enemies, by G. B. Mitton 1,50 The Transvaal War Album-The British Forces in Bonth Afrien-Edited by

7.50 Commander C. N. Robinson, R.N..... Mollendorff's Map of the Country Around the 1.50 Paking Bretschneider's New Map of China, scais

H. Munre, with Maps

350

nad Swears," cheap Edition Kush, Brain and Diet: A Plea for Sim.

pler Foods by B. H. Milea Confidential Talks with Husband and Wife-Laformation and Advice for the Married and the Marriageable, hy L. B. Sperry, MD. Sandow's Patent Grip Dumbbells ... The Story of Baden-Powell The Wolf that never Sleeps, by H. Begbie

6.50

2,2%

2.25

70 miles to 1 inch, in 4 ghosts $6,00. Mounted on Linen und Folded in Cloth Care Se Bretschneider's Supplementary Map,

9:00

2.25

7.50

2.25

Containing 1. Part of N. Chili; 2 Mountains West of Peking; 4, Mid-Chins and the Yangtze River (2 sheets); 5, the Great Rivers of Csaton Province; 6. Parts of YannDAD Province. Set Compiste...

0,00

WE NOW RECEIVE SUPPLIES DIRECT FROM THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

H

OTEL

A First Class Hotel in every' respect.. Elegantly Furnished Reading, Music, and

Smoking Rooms.

Dining Accommodation for 250 persons. Hydraulic Elevators to every floor,

Caisine of the bost.

Hot and Cold Water throughout

Wines and Groceries imported specially from

Europe and America.

Electric Lighting in the Billiard Rooms.

Wines, &c. pooled by Refrigerator.

All Hotel Linen washed on the premises by

Machinery,

Bedroom Accommodation-132 rooms.

Fire Extinguishing Mains on every foor

CHARGES MODERATE.

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THE

PEAK HOTEL.

City Office: 7, Dullell Street.

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HOTEL CRAIGIE BURN.

TH

Blend

of Selected Distillations of the Finest Scotch Whiskies,

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong 142

VICTORIA

CYCLE

EMPORIUM.

THE plusure of eveling consists in laving

first cluss Machina, and the above Es tablishment is always loading in this respect. We are Agents for the famous NEW HOWE" and "MONOPOLE CYCLES. and we niso supply fitting of every description.. Hargains can be And in second hund Machines. Hepairs executed with promptitude and skill.

Einmalling a speciality

MCKIRDY & Co.

43 & 43A, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. Hokgkong, 3rd November, 1899, Fa2461

HONGKONG HIPANY LIMITED.

[ONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS." 7:30 am to 8:30am. Every quarter of an hour 8.30 to 9:30am. Every ten minutes. 9.30 am, to 1045 Every quarter of an hour 11.30am to 8.00 pm, Every quarter of an hour 3.30 pan, to: 630 pm....Every quarter of an hour 6.30 pm, to 8.00 pan....Every ten minutes Night curs at 845 p.n.. and 9 pan, and fron

9.45 pan, to 115 pini.

m. every half hour

SATURDAYS.

Extra Night cars at 11.30 and 11.45pm.

SUNDAYS.

8.15am. to 10.15am Every half hour 10:30 am to 11:00am. Every te uinutes

Every quarter of an konr Noot to p... 2.13 p.m. to 8 pm Every quarter of an hour Night cars at 45 p.a. and U pan, and front.

2.45 pan. to 1.15 p.m. every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by rangement at the Com pany's fee, 38 40, Queen's Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

fal033 Hongkong, Ist May 1899.

AMOY

SALE. 28 going concern, the Well faraishoit

FAMOY HOTEL

throughout. N

Apply by Letter tom

HOTEL

Care of Hongkong Daily Press Office.

Hengkong, th June 1900.

R. J. REMEDIOS:

1 LB. AIR-TIGHT TINS.

2

$0.80 $1,500

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS.

EASTMANS KODAK'S, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES, DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN. A. CHEE & Co.,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED'IN LONDON IN 1815.

. SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEARS.

Their Brands are favourably known all over the World.

An Absent-Minded War-Reflection on- our Reverses and the Ceuses which Led to them, by a British Officer... A Gentleman in, Kinki, a Story of the

South African War by J. Oakley Deeds that Won an Empire--Distoric Battle Scenes, by Rev. W. H. Fitchett The Matabele Campaign, by "R. B. S.

Baden-Powell

70

35

IN THE PRESS.

(Ready in a Few Days),

A HISTORY of the TRIAD SOCIETY and our Secret Societies of China, by W. STANTON, Illustrated.

EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.,

MANUFACTURERS.

NOTICES OF FIRMS

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The following are some of their Stocks with the undersigned -

C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT,

SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$22.50 PER DOZ.

Distinguished by 4 Stars on the Inbel

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $10.75 per doz.

Less old than the above.

THE ELITE OF WHISKY:-

THE PALL MALL,

$20 FER DOZ.

11 Years old; the frost quality skipped.

Each bottles bears an Atalyst's coliticate..

1799 C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

NOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP

OREIGN

1 DEALER, bet

No, S7, ELGIN STREET. HONGKONG Will be glad to send STAMPS on approval

to any address on receipt of satisfactory" refers

Is also prepared to purchase used PoSTAGE STAMPS in Large or Small Quantities for Cash, AUNTS WANTED,

A

15 to 25 per cent Discount allowed [1636

BLEND WHISKY,

$10.75 PER DOZ..

Very soft, palatable, and mature.

$20 PER DOZ.---

This fine Wine is el3, soft, and of grand favour Bee analysis and certificate by Professor Cassal!

DOURO PORT,

$14.25 PER DOZ.

A fine, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$16.75 PER DOZ.

A natural and most pleasant wine to the date.

NOTICE..

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

of

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THONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

CHUNG NGỌT SAN FO, CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY.

HE PROCURATION given to ME. JOHN

NAISMITH en 1st February, 1899, is have this day been Remoyed to hereby WITHDRAWN:

ME. SAMUEL EDMOND BEETON is antliorised to EIGN the name of our firm by PROCURATION from this date,

....

HERBERT DENT & CO. Canton, 30th June, 1906. "

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NOTICE

HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED myself as AUCTIONEER and GENERAL BROKER.

JOHN ANDREW. 13 & 14, Bezoonsfield Arcade, Hongkong. 5th July, 1900,

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL. WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.D.S.,

DENTIST

TO FIRST FLOOR. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE. Hongkong, 23rd June, 1900.

[al819 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT. $5.00 per Cash of 375 The net ex Factory. 33.00 per Bag of 250 a.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers,

[a1696 Hongkong, 2nd July, 1000.

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUE RUINART PERE & FILS, REIMĖ

D.O.M.,

$39,75 PER DOL.

EVERYBODY SHOULD TEY THESE ITEMS; THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICES

AGENTS SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry Greon Bent). LAUTS, WEGENER & CO

Sole Agrants. longkong, 17th May, 1895.

U, PHAYA CENTRAL, Entrances East Lane, recently Masers. Went & Co.'s Offlous, behind rosary. Bhewan. Tomes & Co.'s premises.

Hongkong ist May, 1900.

HOTELS.

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEENCANTON.

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

Tab Bed Rooms are airy and comfortably furnished and the Dining and Sitting Rooms ars spacious and replete with every convenience for Tourists, and best Wines.

Excellent CUISINE

The Hotel's Beat boards all Steamers on their arrival and departure.

Telegraph address VICTORIA, Canton." MADAR & FARMER,

A. B. C. and Al Codes used.

Proprietors

F. F. DA CRUZ., Manager,

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Hongkong. 16th November 1899.

HOTEL DE LA FAIX PAIK

BOULEVARD CHARNEE AND RUE D'ORMY, SAIGON.

HE Undersigned respectfully bag to in- THE gereel they will take for the above ESTABLISHMENT from the 1st August next.

P Tram Terminus.

LUNKETS GAP. The PEAK, near the

Tel. 56.

For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

MANAGER.

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THE WAVERLEY HOTEL. ICE HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG.

FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Handsomely Furnished and Exceedingly Spacions Rooms

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

SINGLE ROOMS froin 34 a day, Inclusive of BOARD and ATTENDANCE. [45

THE CONNAUGHT HOTEL.

A

FIRST CLASS HOTEL of 45 Bed- reems, elegantly furnished.

The Hotel is situated near all the Banka asd Principal Offices in the Colony..

Special Attention paid to the Comfort of Guoste.

Cuisine excellent; under Experienced Ma-

·nagement.

Texas Moderate.

A. FONSECA,

Maniger.

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Honkong, at December, 1890.

HING KEE HOTEL. (ESTABLISHED 1878)

·MACAO.•

THIS-First class and well-famed establisle-

Tort is pleasantly sinated in the centre of FRAYA GRANDE, facing south, with a charming view of the sea on the front - Com fortable and well furnished Bed-rooms.

Cuisine Excellent, Prompt Attendance,

Terms very Moderate.

L. HING KEE, Proprietor, -

T1919 Telegraphic address HINCKER"

BOA VISTA" HOTEL

MACAO,

THE only FIRST CLASS HOTELm the

T Colony, Mudarate terms of the day or

month. Barcpear Management.

MACAO is distint 40 miles West of Hong- kong and the journey is made each day (Sun- days excepted by the Maraiteout" Baloon Elengkung at.2 P., and Macao at 8AM.

Bus SHAN in hours, leaving

Connection mudo by Company's Steamer to They recommend their excellent Anglo. add from Canton. French cuisine. Drinks of the best quality only TOURISTE should not miss the chanzo of are mrved Hongkong and Singapore papers. visiting this famous old City,

For Terms, apply Three minutes walk from the farsta.

J: H. CHESNEY, RICHARDSON & CO.,

Manager Proprietors.

[1954 | Telegraphic Address," Boaristi.

[1521 Hongkong, 11th June, 1900.

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