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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 13,238號捌十叁百弍千萬壹第 日十月柒年六十二緒光 HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1900. 壹拜禮 號叁拾月捌年百九千壹英港香

New Advertisements will be found on page 1.

A FINE OLD BRANDY.

WATSON'S

B BRANDY

38 ONE OF HENNESSY'S SOUNDEST

AND AT 321 PER CASE 19 THE

IN THE HONGKONG 2.40bUCTS

VALUE

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

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JUTLER, PALNUR AND CO

WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1815,

Who have consigned their Brands to Hongkong for over half a century.

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Apply to G. C. ANDERSON,

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815,

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEARS. Their Brande are favourably known all over the World, 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 label........

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $15.75 per dos.

Less old than the above,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY:-

THE PALL MALL,

Hongkong, 13, Praya Central C. P. &

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

INQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY

Sau

-The sale of this good. Scotch increases mouth by month. It is of Superb Quality and of

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CUTLER, PALMER & Co. SELECTION.

Sole Agents for it-

LANE, CHAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong...

JOHN WALKER & SONS"

FAMOUS

KILMARNOCK WHISKY.

This World-renowned.

320 PER DOZ.

$20 PER DOZ.

This fine Wine is old, soft, and of grand flavour See analysis and certificate by Professor Cossall

DOURO PORT, $14.25 PER DOZ.

A fine, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

11 Years old; the finest quality shipped.

Each bottles

aan Analyst's certificate.

OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

$10.75 PER DOZ.

D.O.M.,

Very soft, palatable, and mature.

PRICE $24 PER MONTH

Arrivals, Departures and other Shipping

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Intelligenes will be found on pagea 6, 6 and 7-

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

LEMONADE

SODA. WATER..

GINGER ALË.

RASPBERRYÁDE,

LEMON SQUASH,

SARSAPARILLA.

TONIC WATER.

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

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Grant Allen, a Momoir, by Ed. Clodd $350 (The TRIAD SOCIETY, or Heaven and A Popular History of the Church of Eaglund, by the Bishop of Ripon... Rudyard Kipling, A Criticsm, by R. Le Gallienne. With Biography by John Lanc

INSURANCE

THE

TANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

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is one of the largest and best known of the

BRITISH LIFE OFFICES.

Funda exceed Nive Millions Sterling.

Annual Revetne over One Millions One Hundred and Fifty thousand.

For full Particulars, raton, &o, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents.

Hongkong. 9th November, 1900.

HOTELS.

Earth Association, the WHITE LOTUS and other Secret Societies of China, by W: STANTON

......$3.30 Village Life in Chinn, by Rev. A. H.

Smith

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H

ONG KONG

Ꮋ

TOTEĽ

A First Class Hotel in every respect.

Elegtatty Furnished Reading, Musle, and

Smoking Rooma.

Hydraulis Elevators to every floor.

Cuisine of the best.

Hot and Cold Water throughout

8.50

2.50

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$16.75 PER DOZ.

The Giddy Ox, the Story of a Family Holiday, by Harvey Proan, Illustratil The Laws of Bridges by Boaz" and

Budsworth Fécondite. by E. Zola

4.00

2.50

1.75

205

The Motallurgy of Silvor, by H. F. Collins

9.50

$.00!

13.00

America in the East, Our History, Pros

pects, Problems, and Daties in the Pucille Ocean, by W. E. Griffis List of the Higher Metropolitan and Provincial Authorities of Chiuo, Compiled by the Chinese Secretaries H. B. M. Legation, and corrected to March, 1899, by C. W. Campbell

2.50 How England Saved Europe, by W. H.

Fitchett. 4 vols., Cloth, 8,00. Paper 6.00 Little Anna Mark, by S. R. Crockett Boy, by Marie Corelli

3.50

Dining Accommodation for 250 persons.

1,30

Wines and Groceries imported specially from

Europe and America.

1.50

1,50

Electric Lighting in the Biliard Rooms.

1.50

1,50

Wines, &c. cooled by Refrigerator.

1.50

1.50

All Hotel Linen washed on the prevalues by

Machinery.

L

1.80 [30

& natural and most pleasant wine to the taste. The Carolina Lelands Travel in the Sea of the Little Lands, by F. W. Chris- tian

! Innersnest Asis, Travel and Sport in the Pamirs, by Ralph P. Cobbold. Maps and Illustrations.. Russia on the Pacific and the Siberieu Railway, by Vladimir, Maps and Illustrations...

$39.75 PER DOZ.

VERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS; THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE

Fine OLD HIGHLAND WHISELES are shippeil 39a1

by CUTLER, PALMER & 00, und

are obtainable in Hongkong of

G, C. ANDERSON,

No. 13, Praya Central

Hongkong, 26th July, 1897.

VICTORIA

O CLE

EMPORIUM.

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HE pleasure-of cycling consists in having The Marlins, and the above Es tablishment is always leading in this respect. We are Agents for the famona · NEW HOWE and MONOPOLE" CYCLES, and we also supply fitting of every description. Bargains can be bad in second hand Machines. Repaire exemted with promptitude and akili,

Enamelling a speciality

MCKIRDY & CO.,

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

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT, $5.00 per Cask of 375 lbs. net ex Factory, $3.00 per Bag of 250 lbs.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900,

Ho

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"ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYR COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

7.30 am, te · 8,30 am, ...Every quarter of an hour 8.30 am, to 9,304.m...........Every toppy mutes. 9:30 am to 10:45. Every

1180 am to 8.30pm....Every

AGENTS SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

MANILA CIGARS.

ALWAYS ON HAND THE BEST MARKS

FROM

'LA INSULAR” AND “LA PERLA DE ORIENTE" FACTORIES.

J. M. DE ZUNIGA,

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No, 9, QUEEN's Road CentLAL. Entraues: ICE HOUSE STREET (New Victoria Hotel)

SUMMER DRINKS.

WATKINS FRUIT SYRUP

WITH PLAIN OR AERATED WATER MAKES A MOST DELICIOUS ANE

RASPBERRY,

BLACKBERRY,. LEMON.

PEACH

REFRESHING BEVERAGE.

PINEAPPLE

BANANA.

STRAWBERRY. LEMON SQUASH. ORANGE,

CHERRY, A........ &c.

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

WATKINS, LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

BISMARCK & CO.,

27 & 28A, FRAYA QENTRAL.

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Debts of Houear, by Mauras Jokai 9.00The Green Flag, by A Conan Doyle

Janice Meredith, by P. Leicester Ford... Cease Fire, J. Maclaren Cobban

by With Nangen in the North, by Hjulmar

Johnson, Illustrated Savrola, a Tale of the Revolution in Lurania. by Winston Spencer Churchill

NEW ENGRAVINGS. THE CAVALRY CHARGE AT ELANDS-.

LAAGTE. ORDERED TO THE FRONT (The York- shire Regiment Leaving London).

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY (LIMITED)

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN. AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LTD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H. M. GOVERNMENT.

Bedroom Accommodation-133 rooms.

Fire Extinguishing Mains on every floor

CHARGES MODERATE,

THE

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MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST QUALITIES OF ASBESTOS PACKINGS PEAK HOTEL.

GLADIATOR" Packing for High Pressures, Recognized by leading Engineers to be the hest combination of Matul und ASBESTOS oyer introduced. Reduces friction to a minimizni on Piston and Valve Roda, and is absolutely imperishable."GLADIATOR" and "VICTOR. METALLIC BOILER JOINTS SUPPLIED to H. 3. and other FOREIGN NAVIES. ASBESTOS "SALAMANDER Non-conducting Boiler Covering Composition used exter- sively by the British and American Navies, ABESTOS FIREPROOF COLOUR and City Office: 7, Daddell Street. FUNNEL PAINT. SALAMANDER" Lubricating and Cylinder Oils of the Best Qualities. CAURICEDALE METAL" Anti-friction Plastic Metal, recognized by engineering experts to be the best Metal in the Market.

3707

ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

Chief Superintendent Superintendent

HATCH

...

...THOMAS SKINNER.

ARCHIBALD RITCHIE, DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

Pam Terminas.

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【LUNKET'S GAP, The PEAK, hear the

Tel. 56.

For Terma, apply to the

MANSFIELD Hongkong, 2nd July, 1990.

J

(HATCH MANSFIELD & CO., LTD.) VINTAGE WINE MERCHANTS,

1. COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON, S.W.

DIRECTORS:

E. F. G. HATCH, Esq, M.P., Chairman.

N

TATT CONTRACTORS, SHIP CHANDLERS, PROVISION

Vint COAL MERCHANTS, Hongkong and Port Arthur. CONTRACTORS for the GERMAN | and FRENCH NAVY in. Hongkong. RUSSIAN NAVY, CHINESE EASTERN RAIL- WAY CO, RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS at Port Arthur.

and

CLUB

EARL OF DENBIGH LORD LIONEL CECIL HON. SIDNEY GEEVILLE

Telephone 75.

an hour

hour

880 p.m. to 8.30p.m....Every queen of an hour 6.30 pm to 800 pin, ....... Every ten minutes

Night cars at 8,45 pm, and 9 p.m. and from 9.45 p.m. to 11.13 p., every half hour. SATURDAYS.

Extra Night core at 11.30 and 11,45

p.m. SUNDAYS.

815 am. to 10.15 am. Every haif hote

ten inutes

10:30 am to 11:30am. Every

Noon to 2 pm Every quarter ofan hour

CANADIAN

WHISKY.

EIRAM WALKER & SONS, LIMITED.

The most popular RYE WHISKY in the Far Eust.

SOLE AGENTS-

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CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

15, Queen's Road.

COTTAM &

HONG KONG HOTEL

CO.,

245 p.m. to 8 p.m. Every quarter ofan kour OVERLAND TRUNKS, LEATHER KIT HAGS, SUMMER UNDERWEAR fin

Night cars at 9.10 p.m, and 3pm and from $45 p.m. fo 11.15 pzas every half bour, s SPECIAL CARS by arrangement of the Com pany's Offer; 39 & 40, Queen's Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers,

Hongkong, 1st May, 1880,

HOTEL

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

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HIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL having

Ten thorughly ritvated, and a was

specially bailt † Storey wing added to it, now afforça splendid Accommodation for 40 to 30 Visitors

The Bed Rooms are airy and comfortably furnished and the Dining and Sitting Rooms pre spusions and repleto with every conveniones for Tourists,

Excellent CUISINE and best Wines,

The Hotel's Best bounds all Steamers on

their arrival and departure

Telegraph sildress VICTORIA, Canton."

A. B. Cand Al Codes used Y AR

MADAR & FARMER,

Proprietors

TE DA CRUL..

Hongkong, 10th November, 1800,

Manager.

SILK INDIA GAUZE), AND WHITE CANVAS BOOTS and SHOES, &o. &e.

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FRENCH ISIGNY BUTTER.

FRESH SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED

IN PRIME CONDITION

PRICE PER 1 LB. TIN

80.80

$1.59

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS. EASTMANS KODAKS. FILMS AND ACCESSORIES DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN. A. CHEE & Co,

17, QUEENS ROAD, HONGKONG.

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HON. A GROSVENOR HON. JAMES MANSFIELD HON. FITZROY STEWART

C. J. FORHES, Esq

VITAL POINTS FOR WINE BUYERS.

IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE WINE GROWN?

WHERE WAS IT GROWN?

HOW WAS IT GUARANTEED?

The Hatch Mansfield Price List contains a completo list of Vintages, based on the accepted verdict of coumoisseure, and charly distinguishing the good from the Bad or Indifferent Vintages. The authenticity of every wine and spirit quoted is guaranteed Independently by the best known growers, shippers, and distillers,

"Hongkong, 9th August, 1900,

PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION.

PER CASK OF 10 DOZ. EINTS

MANAGER.

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THE WAVERLEY HOTEL. ICE HOUSE STREET; HONGKONG.

A

FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Handsomely Furnished and Exceedingly Spacious Room

Very MODERATE TERMS to FAMÄÄ

LIES by the DAY WEEK, or MONTH.

SINGLE ROOMS from 84 a day, inclusive of BOARD and ATTENDANCE. [45

THE CONNAUGHT

HOTEL.

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

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

Special Attention paid to the Comfort of Gueste,

Chisine excellent under Experienced Ma-

nagement.

Ternis Moderuts.

Honkong, 1st December, 1809.

A. FONSECA,

Manager,

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AGENTS, HONGKONG.

(2173a

BOA VISTA”

MACAO.

HOTEL

$25.00

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

BLATZ.

THE STAR MILWAUKEE BEER.

H. PRICE & CO.,

12. QUEEN'S ROAD. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE SPECIALLY PREPARED MODELS

OF ALL THE FAMOUS MAKERS

AMERICAN, ENGLISH AND GERMAN. BVERY PIANO SOLD BY US 18 FULLY GUARANTEED BOTH BY THE MAKERS AND OURSELVES.

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.

THE only FIRST CLASS HOTEL in the Colony. Molerate terms by the day or mouth European Manegarient

MACAO is distant 40 miles Wert of Hong- kong and the journey is made each day (Sun- days excepted) by the MagalleontTM Saloon Steaiver HEUNGSHAN bu 3 Jours, learing Hongkong at F.M., and Macao st 8 A.M.

Connection made by Company's Stenner to and from Canton

TOURISTS should not miss the chance of visiting this famous old City,

Fer Terms, upply

J. H. CHESNEY,

Manager. Teisgraphic Addrese, “Boarista. "--

HING KEE HOTEL.

(ESTABLISHED 1873) MACAO:

[HIB.First class and well-famed establish-

is pleasantly situuled in the

of FRAYA GRANDE, facing with, with a charming view of the sea cu the front. Com- fortable and well furnished Bed-roomne

Cuisine Excellent. Prompt Attendance.

Terms very Moderate.

L HING KEE, Proprietor; Telegraphic address" HIKEE

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SOLE AGENTS-

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