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...2 Doz. Pints 882

HM. Kisa EDWARD VII.

BOLE AGENTS

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12, Queen's Road.

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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

GRAND PRIX PARIS” IKO The Highest Possible Award. JOSEPH

GILLOTTS

PENS.

Of Highest Quality, and having

Greatest Durability are there.

fore CHEAPEST.

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日三初月叁年孩十二赭光 HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 31st, 1903 ±ĦA

THE BEST BRANDS OF

MANILA CIGARS

ARE SOLD BY

STEINWAY, DORNE; AND CHALLEN

A. S. WATSON & CO. CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED FROM

LIMITED

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO., THEIR SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG.

NOTICE !!!

GENUINE FIRST HAND PIANOS

BY THE FOLLOWING LEADING MANUFACTURERS,

COLLARD & COLLARD, BROADWOOD,

號堂十叁月叁年叁零百九仟昼英港香

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LD. ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND KOWLOON.: INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARC LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED..........

ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK AND SUPPLIES.

Apply to

THE MANAGER OF WORKS AT HUNGHOM;

OR

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH

CLUB WHISKY

THE BEST VALUE ON THE

MARKET.

Per Dos,

...$15

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*

CIGAR MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

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CUTLER, PALMER

& CO.'S

PRICE $11.75 PER DOZEN

NET

SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Bloud

of Selected

Distillations of the

Finest Bootch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Mansgere.-

NB.In consequence of the NUMEROUS FRAUDS practised on the Public by Makers

of COUNTERFEIT PIANOFORTES forging the names of the well-known firm of REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS COLLARD & COLLARD upon them, the latter have adopted the precantion of sup REMINGTON

with each Pianoforte a CERTIFICATE of AUTHENTICITY Signed by their Firm, and it is earnestly requested that purchasers TO AVOID imposition will BEFORE PURCHASING insist on its production, and satisfy themselves that the number and description of the instru- ment correspond with the particulars in the Certificate.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

W. BREWER & CO.

WITH ALL REQUISITES.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

SOLE AGENTS,

NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT.

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(67%

23 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD. NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. DAVID HARUM. VERY POPULAR

BOOK

$0.45

The Art of Illustration, by Blackburne...$10.00 A Dictionary of Birds, by Newton... Life of Edmund Keane, by Molloy..... The Love Lettera of Houero de Balzac;

2 Fola.... The Good Queen Charlotte, by Fitzgerald 5,00 Boz-iland-Dickens Places and People, by

3.00 Fitz Gerald*** Some Memories of Paris, by Adolphus... 3.00 NEW STOCK.

13.50

9.30

10.50

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED, WITH GREAT ECONOMY

AS CHEAP AS GAS! FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.

on

SIEMSSEN & CO.

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THE FRANKLIN TYFEWRITER. AMERICAN PLAYING CARDS, TYPEWRITER RIBBONS (LARGE VARIETT),

No. 314 RELIEF PENS. BIBLES AND PRAYER BOOKS. DE LA RUE'S NOTE PAPER AND ENVELOPES.

: SOME OF THE BEST

THAT MONEY CAN BUY:

WATKINS' BALSAMIC COUGH LINCTUS.

4.25

1.75

1.75

0:45

175

The Promotion of Admiral

1.75

Hazelle' Annual

3,00

Whitaker's Almanack

2.10

Har Royal Highness Woman, by Max

as

O'Bell

3.00

How to Make a Dyamo, by Crofts

1.75

Racquets, Tennis and Squash, by Miles... Athlatier, by Thomas

4.25

4.25

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PHOTO

PLATES, PAPERS

GRAPHIC

AND CHEMICALS

EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL.

QALLICURA.

H. PRICE & CO., 12, Queen's Road.

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A First Cines Hotel in every respect.

Elegantly Furnished Reading, Drawing

Masi, & Smoking Rooms.

Private Bar and Billard Rooms for Hotel

residents,

Dining Accommodation for 300 porsens, Private Dining Rooms

Special Dining Room for large parties.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms with European

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Ping-Pong Boom.

Hydraulio Elevators to every finor.

Electric Lighting.

Electric Fans (if required).

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel.

Wines cooled by Hotel refrigerating

machinery.

Hotel Linen mashed on the premises by

machinery.

Bedroom Accommodation--131 rooms.

Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emorgency Exits on every floor.

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CHARGES MODEBATE.

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

KTONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- HWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYB, 1.30 am to 8.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 8.00 am. to. 8.30 aan...Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am to 9.30a.m....Every 10 minutes 9.30 am, to 11.00a.m....Every 15 minut 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes 12.65 p.m. to 1.15pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 p.in....Every 15 minutes, 1.45 pm.

m. to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 2.10 p.m. to 8.00 ..Every 15 minutos,

Every 8.30 pto to 6.00 pm. 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 * 15 minutės.

....Every 10 minutes 7.00 p.m. to: 8.00 p.m.

8.45.p.m.

NIGHT CARS.

15 minutos

p.m. 9 to 11.15 p.m.; very

& hour.

8.00 am to 8.30 a.....Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am to 9.30 am....Every 80 minutes. 0.30 am. to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.80 a.m. to 11.00 .....Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 pm. Every 10 minutes. minutes. 1.00 pm. to 5.00 pe 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm

10 minutes Every

15 minutes

8.00 p.m. to 103 Every 10 minutes

7.00 p.m. to 3.00 pakaon Week Days

NIGHT CARS na on

JANVERA BATURDATE,

Extra cam at 11.20 p.m. and 11.45 p.m SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, 88 & 4 Queen's Bend Central.

The Nation's Pictures: Selection from the Finest Modern Paintings in the Public Picture Galleries Reproduced

.. esch 0.50 in Colour My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boar

6.50 War, by General Ben Viljoen... Memoirs of Poul Kragere

10.50 The Scottish Clatie and Tartans

The Man with a White Face

Beaward for the Foo...

Dog Crusco, by Ballantyne

The Fatal Legsoy

-EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

Telephone

No. 76.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN

A. CHEE & Co., 17, QUEEN'S ROAM", HONGKONG,

AQUARIUS

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&C.,

ODONTALINE.

HAIR VITA.

SYRUP OF HYPOPHOSPHITE.

&0.,

WATKINS, LD.,

FOR SALE

“MERE FILTRATION IS, AS PEOPLE AKE NOW BEGIN ONE NEW EDISON (LATEST No. 71)

IN EFFECTUAL FOR UNDERSTAND, QUITE NING TO DESTROYING THE WORST ORGANISMS THAT WATER MAY CONTAIN." DA ILY TELEGRAPH.”

THE AQUARIUS COMPANY USE PURE TREBLE-DIS-

OSCILLATING MIMEOGRAPH, with ACCESSURIES.

Apply to-

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.

1427 Hongkong, 4th February, 1903-

"NOTICE.

TANG HING,

W

JEWELLER,

TILLED WATER ONLY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ALL REMOVED to No. 10, QUEEN'S ROAD

THEIR TABLE WATERS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS, HONGKONG AND CHINA.

Hongkong, 11th March, 1903.

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JOHN HUMPHREYS & BON,

General Managers.

Hongkong, lat October, 1902.

VICTORIA

CYCLE

EMPORIUM. THE pleasure of oygling consiste in Laving T

First-class. Machine, and the above Establishment is always leading in this respect. We are Agents for the famous" NEW HOWE" and "MONOPOLE" CYCLEB, and wo alec supply Fittingond-band Machines. of every description. Bargains can be had in Repairs executed with promptitude and skill.

Enamelling a Speciality..

MOKİRDY & CO., 43 & 4SA, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, Hongkong, 4th April, 1901.

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MACLAREN'S IMPERIAL

CANADIAN CHEESE, -

IN JARS (MEDIUM and SMALL)

Wholesale and Retail from

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815.

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEAKS.

Their Drands are favourably known all over the World.

The following are some of their Stocks with the undersigned a—

SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$25

PER DOZ. Distinguished by Four Stars on the label.

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 par doz. Lew old than the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY $12.50 PER CASE.

LANE CRAWFORD & CO., THE ELITE OF WHISKY

SOLE AGENTS,

Hongkong, ad October, 1902.

(390

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caakeof 875 Iba, net $6 per Cask ex Factory.

THE "PALL MALL,

$22 PEB DOZ.

11 Years old the finest quality shipped. Each bottles bear an Analyst'a certificate.

In Bage of 250 the. nst $3.75 per bag or Factory C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

* General Manageru

Ho gnr. 3rd December, 1902.

CARTRIDGES.

FA3281

NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE. Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting THE BEST NITRO-POWDER IN THE WOBLD, PEICE OF 12-HORK CARTRIDGEN:→

Loaded with With Pyrder

BLEND WHISKY,

$11.75 PER DOz. Very soft, palatable, and mature. EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS

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CENTRAL (opposite Messrs. KELLY AND WALSH) and has also kept his old Shop as s Branch Establishment, named WANG HING & CO.

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1903.

YEE CHEONG & CO.

DEALERS IN

1472

TAR ANISEED and GALL NUT.

CASSIA OIL, ANISEED OIL. BRISTLES, GALANGAL, DUCK FEA- THERS, HUMAN HAIR, ANTIMONY, and every kind of General Export Goods.

No. 2, POTTINGER STREET. Hongkong, 17th March, 1998,

WANTED,

1864

NENTLEMAN (Single) requires FUR-

GENTHED BEDROOM Park District

or Kowloon. Peak preferred. Or would join

Apply to

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

$22 PER DOZ.

This Bne Wine is old, soft, and of grand flavour Bee analysis and certificate by Professor Cassali.

DOURO PORT, $15.75 PER DOZ."

A fine, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$22 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$18.50 PRE DOZ.

A natural and most pleasant wine to the taste.

H. M. Care of Daily Press Office.

(995 Hongkong, 30th March, 1908,

WANTED.

NEACHER

Address-

of SPANISH

SPANISH, Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 27th March, 1908,

WANTED AT ONCE.

&C.

HONGKONG.

C. LAZARUS & CO.

80 & 61, BENTINCK STREET,

CALCUTTA. Telegraphic Address; "MAHOGANY;" CALOUTTA. A.B.C. Code, 4th Edition, used.

THE STANDARD. INDIAN BILLIARD TABLE

made throughout in Calcutta of thoroughly BOBBoned solid wood and fitted with extra lov cushions. Guaranteed to stand the TROPICAL CLIMATE.

2

PRICE, complete, with accessories for Billiards, Rs. 1,450, packed.

C. L. & Co. take all RISKS against BREAKAGE.

Latest PRICE LIST can be had from "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" Office.

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QUAN WAH & €0, GRANITE MERUHANT CONTRACTOR9, Dealers in

MARBLE

and GRANITE MONUMENTS.

No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. Estimates, Designs & Prices on Application

All descriptions of Granite for Export. Hongkong, 17th October, 1999

HIGH-CLASS

CHRISTMAS

CAKES, decorated

Plain Christmas Cakes...

THE

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably Situated. Sholtered from the North-East Monsoon and Open to the South- West Monst on.

- A COVERED GANGWAY LEADS

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29.

Town Office: 7, DUDDELL STREET.

1a080

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rootos. Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout. "Electrically Lighted.

* Electric Passenger Elevator to each foor.

• Table D'Hote at separate tables.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

MANAGER. Hongkong, 24th October, 1902.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

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FIRST CLASS HOTEL Situated near

the Banks and Principal Offices. Excellent Cuisine and Wines.

Large and Lofty Rooms, Elegantly Furnished Hydraulio Elevator, hot and cold water throughout.

Special Rates for Tourists, Launch Service for Guests.

For Torms, apply to the

28

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 31st October, 1902,

·1a49

from $1.00

0.60

German Sand Cakes... ...from $1 to $5.00

Assorted Pastry Cakes

Scotch Buns

1970

Fresden Stollen

Chicken and Hem Pier

DOCTORS for Coseting Steamers, with

European or British Colonial Diploma. Apply to-

Mince Pies

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

DLUNKETS GAP, The PEAK, near the

Der doza 0.60 PLUNKET'S GAP

... from 1.50 2.00

Tel. 56.

per dozen 2.40

For Tarms, apply to the

from 3,00

2.40

from 5.00

Chicken and Ham Patties.. Game Pies Christmas Paddings, &e., to Order. Please apply to WEISMAN & CO.. 142, Praya East; ANGLO-AMERICANSTORES, 64, Elgin Road; or ROYAL ERATED (975 WATER DEPOT, Ice House Street.

Hongkong. 19th December, 1902,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, 3, Queen's Building, Top Floor. Hongkong, 27th March, 1903.

WANTED.

OR the International Settlement of Kulang, Amoy, a Competent. Man to as SECRETARY and SUPERINTEN DENT OF POLICE. Preference will be given

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-act

D.O.M..

$43.75 PER DOZ. Quarts.

$45,50 PER 2 DOZ.. PINTS, THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

Powder only, and 1 oz of Shot COTTAM & CO.

Primrose Cases...86.25. Pegamoid Cases 6.85 Ejector Brass Cases, 7.50

Apply to

$8.00

8.60 9.25

WM. SCHMIDT & CO.,

Gunmakers,

Hongkong.

1165

Hongkong, Srd July, 1902

FIRST-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

SHIRTS.

WHITE, PRINT, ZEPHYR, AND MATT SHIRTS, SMART DESIGNS. STYLISH FINISH

11-

HING KEE HOTEL.

(ESTABLISHED 1673) MACAO.

to a man with some knowledge of Sanitary HIG First-class and well-famed establish Eagineering. Balory $40 per month. Therement is possintly situated in the contes would be no objection to his accepting ontside of PILATA GRANDE, facing south, with s work, provided the same would not interfere charming view of the ses on the front. Com with his duties. The selected candidate must fortable and well furnished Bed-rooms.

Cuisine Excellent. Prompt Attendance. pass a Medical Examination.

Apply to

Terms very Modemin,

LHING KEE, Proprietor Telegraphic address "HINGRED" VICTORIA HOTEL, SHAMEEN, CANTON, BRITISH CONCESSION.

W. 3. ORE, Chairman, Kalangen hiunicipal Council Atoby, 18th March, 1908.

WANTED.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.

ANTED MANAGER for above

W Institution.

Apply to

HON. SECRETARY. Hongkong, 21st Mareb, 1903.

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100D Accommodation.

GOOD

Excellent Cusine.

Every Convenience for Tourists.

Hongkong, End July, 1900,

MANAGER.

Γαλ

"BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH-

CHINA) MACAO

re-opened under Furopean

Hement and most strict supervision asto food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirona of a few days rest and quiet.

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macac

Macoo is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong One steamer (s. Heungshan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable Address" BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply to

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T. F. DA GRUZ, Manager, Canton, Jet October, 1801.

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THE MANAGER, HOTEL INTERNACIONAL.

FIRE MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL

in Macao, Besutifully sitasted in Prays Grande next to Government House.

Telegraphic Address: "Internacional."

Apply tow

THE MANAGER Hongkong, 4th October, 1902.

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