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CHAMPAGNE

MOET & CHANDÓN'S-

DEY IMPERIAL...I Doz, Quarts $59

14

As supplied to

...2 Doz. Pints 382

H.M. KING EDWARD VII.

SOLÉ AGENTS—

H. PRICE & CO., ̈

12/Queen's Road.

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Hongkong Daily Press.

伍拜疆 號十月肆年叁零百九仟壹英香

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1903.

TIME IS THE TEST

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 14,055

日叁拾月六年十二緒光 骏伍十伍界千肆萬覺第

WATSON'S

FIRST-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

B BRANDY

SHIRTS.

AN OLD HIGH-CLASS BRANDY.

MUCH APPRECIATED IN THE COLONY.

PRIC

897 PER- CASE.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ESTABLISHED 1841..

101515

CUTLER, PALMER

& CO. S

Paion $11.75-FER DOZEN

NET

SPECIAL BLEND WHISKY

Bloud

of Selected Distills tour of the Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong La46

"ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM.

HWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK, DAY8. 7.30 to 8.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 8.00 am to 8.30 am. Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am to 9.30 am. Every 10 minutes. 9.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p

D. McEvery

15 minutes, 12.45 p.sto-1.15-p....Every 10 minutes.

1.15 pm to 1.45 p.m....Every 16 min 1.45 pm, to 2.15 p.m... Every 10 minutes,

2.15 p.m. to 8.00 pm, mil

16 minutes.-

3.00...Every 15 minutes. 3.30 pm to 6.00pm,Every 15 minutes. 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. ...Every 10 minutes. Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00 pre

NIGHT CABS. 8.45 p.m. & § p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 px, vory 1 hour.

BUNDATE

80 to 8.30 am. Every 15 minutes. 30 minutes. 6.90 a. to 9.30 a...Every 9.30 ato. to 10.30a.m...Every 15 minutos, 10.30 am to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Nocu to 1.00 p....Every 10 minutes. ..to 6.00 pm. ... Every 25 minutes 1.00

10 minutes 3.00 p.m. 10

to 6,00 p.m. 50 p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Every ho 7.00 puu. to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minu NIGHT CARS as ph Week Days BATUNDAS INDATE,

Extra cars at 11.50 p.m. and 11.45 pm SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, 38 40, Queen's Road Central. JUHD HUMPHREYS & BON,

Gisteral Managerėj Hangko g. 1st October, 1902.

VICTORIA

CYCLE

EMPORIUM.

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E plonsure of cycling consists in having a Firat-class Machine, and the share Establishment is always leading in this respect. We are Agents for the famous "NEW BOWE" and "MONOPOLE" OYCLES, and waulsc supply Fittings of every description. Bargains can be had in Second-hand Machines. Repairs exponted with promptitude and skill.

Enamelling a Speciality

MOLIRDY&Q0, 43 & 45A, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. Hongkong, 4th April, 1901-

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MACLAREN'S IMPERIAL CANADIAN CHEESE,

IN JARS (MEDIUM Fnd SMALL),

Whole

and Retail from

COTTAM & CO.

WHITE, PRINT, ZEPHYR, AND MÅTT SHIRTS,

SMART DESIGNS. STYLISH FINISH.

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815.

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEARS.

Their Brands are favourably known all over the World. The following are some of their Stocks with the undersigned:-

SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$25 PER DOZ. Distinguished by Four Stars on the label.

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per dos. Lesa old then the store.

IMPERIAL BRANDY $12.50 PER CASE,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE PALL MALL,"

$22 PER DOZ.

11 Years old the finest quality shipped,

eh bottles bears an Analyst's certificate.

C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL BLEND WHISKY,

$11.75 PER DOZ.

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

$22 PER DOZ. This fine Wine is eld, soft, and of grand flavour See analysis and certificate by Professor Cassail.

DOURO PORT, $15.75 PER DOZ.

A fine, full, and fruity wize.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$22 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$18.50 PER DOZ.

A natural and most pleasant wine to the taste.

OF ALL THINGS

A SALE WHICH HAS BEEN INCREASING WEEKLY SINCE FIRST INTRODUCED INTO THIS COLONY, POINTS TO BUT ONE THING. IT MUST NEEDS BE GOOD TO WITHSTAND THE IMMENSE PRESSURE OF

YET DEFY

SMALL COMPARISON. UPRISING COMPETITION MARVEL, THEREFORE, THAT WITH THE ELIGHT OF WEEKS

AND

WATKINS CROWN BRAND

CLUB WHISKY

THE BEST VALUE ON THE

MARKET.

Per Doz.

...$15

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road.

PRICE, $3 PER MONT B

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

(Farned 1895).

Frnds

Claims Paid Ravenne

+4

£10,300,000 £1,000,000 1,300,000 STANDARD is the ONLY British

THE One haring & LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS in the Far East with full powers to accep: proposals, issuo policies, pag claims and surrenders, and advance loans.

pany of old reputation. STONE GINGER BEER

HAS BECOME KNOWN AS-THE-FAVOURITE BEVERAGE OF THIS COLONY.

0371

WATKINS, LD., HONGKONG.

NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT.

-BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY

AS CHEAP AS GASI

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.

OR

SIEMSSEN & CO.

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CHAMPAGNE

1879)

MONOPOLE.”

HEIDSIECK & CO., REIMB.

PURVEYORS TO THE IMPERIAL COURT AT BERLIN.

CARLOWITZ & CO.. Solo Agents.

ON THE SPOT without reference hemė. Attention is respostfully drawn to the advan tages of assuring in a large BRITISH Com. For fall Particulars and Rates, apply to- MESSES. DODWELL & CO., LD., Agents.. 16-1797

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A First Class Hotel in every respect.

Elegantly Furnished Reading, Drawing

Masi, and Smoking Rooms.

Private Bar and Billiard Rooms for Hotel

residents.

Dining Accommodation for 300 persons. Private Dining Rooms.

Special Dining Room for large parties.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms will European

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Ping-Pong Rooin.

Hydraulic Elevators to every floor.

Electrio Lighting.

Electric Fana (if required).

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel.

Wines cooled by Hotel reftigerating

machinery.

Hotel Linen washed on the promises by

minokinery,

Bedroom Accommodation-131 rooms. Fire Extinguishing Maias and Emergency

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO.. LD Fire Extinguishin

D.O.M.,

Very soft, palatable, and mature, EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS

$43.75 PER DOZ. QUARTS. $45.50 PER 2. DOZ. PINTS. THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE

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AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

NOTICE!!!

GENUINE FIRST HAND PIANOS

BY THE FOLLOWING LEADING MANUFACTURERS : COLLARD & COLLARD, BROADWOOD,

STEINWAY, DORNE, AND CHALLEN.

CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED FROM

-

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

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 COLLARD & COLLARD upon them, the latter have adopted the precaution of supplying with each Pianoforte a CERTIFICATE of AUTHENTICITY Signed by their Firm, and it is. earnestly requested that purchasers TO AVOID imposition will BEFORE PURCHASING ianist 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.

REMINGTON

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-

KODAKS,

OR

THE MANAGER OF WORKS AT HUNGHOM;

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

FILMS,

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CHARGES MODRÉATE,

H. HAYNES,

THE

Manager.

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably Situated. Shaltered from the North-East Monsoon and Open to the South-

PAPERS. West Monst on.

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.

THE CHEAPEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE STORE IN CHINA.

ACHEE &

TYPEWRITERS

WITH ALL REQUISITES.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

SOLE-AGENTS.

W. BREWER &

CO.,

17a, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

FEW DOORS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL

PUBLIC COMPANY

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at o

Hongkong, 1st April, 1903.

(67a

CO.

$0.45

6.50 10.50

23 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD,

The Art of Illustration, by Blackburne...$10.00 NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

A. Dictionary of Birds, hy Newton... Life of Edmund Keane, by Molloy.. DAVID HARUM VERY POPULAR

The Love Letters of Houoro de Ealzao; BOOK

2 Vols.... The Nation's Pistures: a Selection from

The Good Queen Charlotte, by Fitzgerald the Finest Modern Paintings in the

Boz-iland-Dickens Places and People, by Public Picture Galleries Reproduced

Fitz Garald each 0.50 in Colour

Some Af emories of Paris, by Adolphus My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boar War, by General Ben Viljoen...

NEW STOCK. Memoirs of Paul Kruger

13.50

3.50

10.50 5,00 3.00 2,00

4 25

1.75

1.75

0.45

1.75

1.75 8.00

2.10

Her Royal Highness Woman, by Mar

O'Bell

1.75 How to Make a Dyamo, by Crotts Racquete, Tennis and Squash, by Miles... 425 4,25 Athletics, by Thomas

10,90 Infratry Training:

3.00

The Scottish Clans Bul Tertane The Man with a White Face" Seaward for the Foo... Dog Crusoe, by Ballantyns The Fatal Legacy

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., The Promotion of Admiral

SOLE AGENTS,

Lengkong, 22nd October, 1802.

Hazells: Annual 2. m In90 Whitaker's Almanack

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375lbs.net 5.50 per Cask ex Factory. In Bage of 250 is. net 33.40 per bag ex Factory.

RHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

Ho gkong, Tat April, 1963.

CARTRIDGES.

123281

NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE. Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting THE BEST NITRO-POWDER IN THE WOSED.

PRICE OF 12-BORK CARTRIDGES

Loaded with With Fosder Powder only, and 1 oz. of Shot

$8.00 Pomrose Cases $6.25 6.85 Pegamoid Cases 6.8 Ejector Brass Cases, 7.50

Apply to MR BEAN

2,60

WM. SCHMIDT & CO

Gunmakers,

Hongkong,

1165

Hongkong, Onduly, 1902

AMERICAN

THE FRANKLIN TYPEWRITER. AMERICAN PLAYING CARUS. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS (LARGE VARIETY).

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

TABLE TENNIS SCRAP BOOKS (LARUS VARIETY),

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RYE WHISKY.

“HIGH BALL KENTUCK Y

RYE

SOLE AGENTS FOR

CHINA, HONGKONG AND THE PHILIPPINES,

Neting of the Board of Directors of the Company, held at the Company's Office. Hong- No. 18, Beaconsfeld Arcade, Victoria, kong, on Wednesday, the 8th day of April, 1903, the following Resolution was passed:---

That the faal CALL of FIFTY CENTS For SHARE upon all the Holders of Ord aary Shares in the above Company in respect of all the Shares held by them in the above Company be and the same is kereby mate. Suck Call to be paid to the Company at their Bankers, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. at their Premises, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the 9th day of May, 1903,

[TIGH-CLASS

CHRISTMAS

CAKES, decorsted Plain Christmas Cakes... German Sand Cakes

Assorted Pastry Cakes Scotch Buns ... Freadon Stollen Mince Pies

Chicken and Ham Pies Chicken and Ham Patties Game Pies

39

from $1.00 0.00 from 31' to

... per dozen 0,50 from 1.50 2.00

34

per dozen 2.40

from 3.00

www

2.40 from 5.00

Christmas Fuddinge, &o, to Order. Please apply to WEISMAN & CO., 142, Praya East; ANGLO-AMERICANSTORES, 64, Elgin Read; or ROYAL ARATED WATER DEPOT, Ice House Street. Hongkong. 19th December, 1909.

And NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that in Accordance with Article 24 of the Company's Articles of Association, Interest will be charged as from the said 9th day of May, 1903, at ha rate of $10 per centum per annum, upon all as Cells remaining unpaid after the caid 9th day of May, 1903, up to the actual dates of payment

of the same.

Shareholders are particularly requested to note that aper presentation at the Other of the

Coripany of the Banker's Receipt for payment of the Call, together with the Certificate of the Shares, in respect of which the Call has been psid, en endorsement to that effect will be sande upon the Certificate.

"By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. KERFOOT HUGHES,

Secretary. Hongkong, 9th April, 1003.

LESSONS IN FRENCH.

₤1209

Telephone

No, 75

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. N in for months, mainly by conversation

Hongkong, 1st April, 1903.

16, Queen's Bowl,

BW and easy method of learning French by a Frapebnian. Terms very moderato.

Also Lessons in English by an English Lady.

Care of Office of this Paper..

[503 Hongkong, Bad February, 1901,

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"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

a

'CHINA). MACAO

AB been re-opened under Faropozri imanagement and most strict supervision

to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a bome.

A most pleasant retcent for those desirons of a low days rest and quiet.

Comfortable accommodation for travellers

paying a vin't to the historical and pictaresque colony of Macso.

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong, one steamer (8.8. Heungshan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both

these centros.

THE MANAGER.

Cable Address BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply to 1254]

HOTEL INTERNACIONAL.

T

Grandé next to Government House.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL in Maono. Beautifully situated in Praya Telegraphic Address: "Internacional.”

Apply to

THE MANAGER Hongkong, 4th Cotober, 1802.

A

COVERED

GANGWAY LEADS

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL. Telephone No. 29,

Town Office: 7, DUDDELL STRETT.

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KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea RODZIE.

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted."

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hote at saparate 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 Wices.

Largo and Lofty Rooms, Elegantly Furnished Hydraulic Elevater, hot and cold water throughout,

Special Rates for Tourists.

Launch Servico for Guests.

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER.

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Hongkong, 31st October, 1902.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

LUNKETS GAP, The PEAE, near the

Tram Terminus.

Tel. 56.

For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

MANAGER,

HING KEE HOTEL. (ESTABLISHED 1873)-

MACAO.

نيه

First-class and well-famed establish-

Tmont is pleasantly situated in the southe

of PEATA GRANDE, facing south, with a charming vieg of the ses on the front. Comi-

Cuisine Excellent. Prompt Attendance. fortable and well furnished Bed-roome.

Terms very Moderate.

L BING KEE, Proprietor Telegraphic address " Hiyor"

VICTORIA

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HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON, BRITISH CONCESSION,

GOOD Accommodation.

Excellent Cusine.

Every Convenience for Tourists,

MAT. E. DA CRUZ, Manager.

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Canton, 1st October, 1901.

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