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"YEBISU "

THE FAVOURITE BEER

OF JAPAN.

Per Caso of 8 Doz.........$16

PURE AND PALATABLE.

SOLE AGENTS ---

H. PRICE & CO,

12, Queen's Road.

Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 14,096 新陛十五響千肆萬賫蛸 日肆初月伍年十二鸫光

WATSON'S

B BRANDY

AN OLD HIGH-CLASS BRANDY MUCH APPRECIATED IN THE COLONY..

PRICE...

1927 reu Case.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 30Tu, 1903.

陸拜襪

號拾叁月五年叁零百九仟壹英鸯香

FIRST-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

KODAKS,

SHIRTS.

COTTAM & CO.

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

W. BREWER

23 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD

CO.

A. S. WATSON & CO. NEW BOOKS BY ENGLISH MAIL, Trantino's Engineers Pocket Book $17.50

LIMITED, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, -

ESTABLISHED 1841,

(81545

VILEK, PALMER

& Co.'s

Parcs $11.75 PED DOZEN

NET

*SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Blond

of Eslooted

Distillations of the

·Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkang. [46 ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- HWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS. 7.300 to 2,00 .....Every 10 minutes. 8.00 am, to 8.30 am....Every 15 minutes, 8.30 am to 9.30 am....Every 10 minutes 15 minuto.

9.50 .. to 11.30 0....Everyminator.

11.80 am to 1374G p.. 12:14 m. to

1.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes.

146 pm to 1.45 p.....Every 15 minutes, 1.45

5pm to 2.15 p.....Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 3.00p.m....Every 16 minutes.

Every

15 minuter. 8.30 pm to 5:00 pm. ....-. 5.60 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 7.00 pm. to 8.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 8.45 p., & 9 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m., very i bour.

NIGHT CARS.

SUNDAYS.

800 aa, to 8.30 am, ...Every 16 minutes. 8.30 am to 0.30 am....Every 80 minutes. 8.30 am. to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am, to 11.30am....Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00.p.to....Every 15 minutes, 5.00pm to 6.00 pas....Every 10 miantes 4.00 p.m. to 7,00 pm....Every 15 minutes 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm....Every 10 minutes

NIGHT CARS

As on

SATURDAYS,

on Wook Days

Extra care at 11.80 px, and 11.45 pm, SPECIAL CARY by arrangement at the Com. pany's Office, 36 & 10, Queen's Rood Contend.

JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managora, --

[1033 Hongkong, Jet October, 1902, UKEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 3751badet 15.00 per Casker Factory. In Bogs of 250 lbs. net 83.00 per bag ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Minnagers.

Ho gknds, 14th May, 153,

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PUBLIC COMPANIES CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIXE SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 14, Des Vous Bead, THIS DAY (SATURDAY) 30th MAY, 1903, at 11 for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 28th February, 1903, and electing a Consutling Committee and Auditors.

D

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th to 30th fast, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 30th May, 1909.

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A. S. WATSON CO., LIMITED.

THE FINAL DIVIDEND for the year T1002, at the rate of Sixty Cents par

Share for Six per Cent. on the Capital of the Company, making Eleven por Cent. for the year) is payable at the HONGLONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, Hongkong, on and after this date, the 9th MAY, 1903, on Warrants to be obtain from the undersigned. Local Bhoroholders are requested to apply at the COMPANY'S OFFICE for their Waicants.

The DIVIDEND is also payablo at the HONGRONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, SHANGHAI, on presentation of Warrants there on and after the same date.

By Order,

GULLAND'S CHINESE FORCE-

LAIN with 48 Illustrations; 2 Vole.$17.50 IN THE TATE OF THE PEACOCK,

by ISABEL SAVORY ...

9.00 The Land of the Boxers: or China Under

the Allies, by Capt. Gordon Cassarly 11.50 The Mercentile Navy List and Maritime

Directory for 1904 Tropical Diseases, by Manson; New and

Revised Edition

Hutton's Work Managers' Hand Book... 12.50 14.50 Hation's Engineers' Hand-Book...

DE LA RUE'S PNEUMATIC PLAYING CARDS. "PHOTOGRAPH FRANES.

FILMS,

PAPERS.

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.

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

$4.50 ACHEE & CO.,

Hutton's Steam Boilers ...

Urgohsia Electric Light

10,00

Urquhart's Dynamo Construction ...

6.30

Every Man His Own Lawyer...

5.95

9.50

Blackie's New Standard Dictionary

0.90

Holmby House, by Whyte Melville

Card and Tabis Games Hookey...

6,50

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

0.00

1.75

0,46 Milroy's Guide Book to the Local Morice

Board Examination...

5.00

1.75 Pears Cyclopædia

FEW DOORS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL

Hongkong, let April, 1903. 0.90

13.00 Robinson Crasos; in Cantonese Colloquial 0.30

9.00

Rulli

0.45 6.50 6.50

INDEPENDENT STYLOGRAPH PENS. THE COMOSTYLE DUPLICATING

*(Can be used with the Typowriter) (33

The Gold Wolf, by Pemberton

Helen Adams, by Lewis Becke

Inman's Navigation Tables

Norio's Navigation Table

即時

Instructions to Surveyors on

Equipments of Steamships Chinese Characteristic by Smith

Village Life in China, by Smith

APPARATUS.

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 Stooks with the undersigned-

SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$25 PER DO2. Distinguished by Four Stars on the label.

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per dus. Less old than the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY $12.50 PER CASE.

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE PALL MALL,"

$22 PER DOZ.

11 Years old the finest quality skipped.

Each bottles bears an Analyst's certificate.

C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

$11.75 PER DOZ. Very soft, palatable, and mature. EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY TREBE ITEMS

THE LAHMEYER

1039.

ELECTRICAL CO... LD..

LONDON,

AND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAHMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT A/M.

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

FIRST AND FOREMOST!

MARTELL'S BRANDIES HAVE A WORLD- WIDE REPUTATION.

V.9.0.P. V.V.S.O.P.

SOLE AGENTS -----

Por Doa

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H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road.

PRICE, $3 PET MONTÍ:

INSURANCE

ECONOMY.

THIS IS A QUESTION

that continually confronts due in this country, when our chief object and endeavour should be to SAVE. There is no better or safer provi- sion to be found than a Polioy_with_

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. For Bates and full Partienlurs, apply to

MESSUS. DODWELL & CO., "LD., Agents.

fa1707-

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A First Class Hotel in every remočk

Elegantly Furnished Reading Drawing

Musir, Smoking Booms.

Private Bar and Billiard Rooms for Hote

residenta

Dining Accommodation for 300 purkons, Private Dining Rooms,

Special Dining Room for large parties. Ladies' Afternoon Tea Roome with European

Motron in attendance.

Ladina

Cloak Room.

Elevators to ovory floor. Electric Lighting.

Hydra Room

Electric Fane (if required). Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel.

Wines cooled by Hotel refrigerating

machinery, Hotel Linen washed on the premises by

machinery,

Bedroom Accommodation-131 room. Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emergency Erits on every floor

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IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE SUCCESS ATTENDING THE INTRODUCTIO

CHARGES MODERATE.

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

THE

[C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' FORT INTO THIS COLONY OF OUR "STONE GINGER BEER" AND THE STILL PEAK HOTEL.

22. FEE OZ. This dins Wine is old, soft and of grand favour Bee analysis and oricate by Professor Cassali.

DOURO PORT, $15.75 PER DOZ.

A fine, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$22 TER DOZ. :

"LA TORRE SHERRY,

$18.50 PER DOZ.

A natural and meet plowsant wine to the taste.

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

D.O.M...

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

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKUNG.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS.

NEW SUMMER GOODS JUST RECEIVED. LINCOLN & BENNETT'S STRAW HATS

AND

GENUINE PANAMA HATS,

ELWOOD'S CELEBRATED SUN HATS,

RAINCOATS, UMBRELLAS,

WATERPROOFS,

SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR,

REMINGTON

SOCKS, TIES. COLLARS.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR

OUR LIST

A OF BEVERAGES

INCREASING DEMAND, WE HA NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from the COMBINATION OF PURE LONDON GIN AND GINGER BEER WHICH WHEN North-East Monsoon and Oper to the Sonth ORDERING PLEASE ASK FOR

"CROWN BRAND STONE GINGER

P71

BEER AND GIN.'

WATKINS, LD., HONGKONG,

| THE CHIN

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 BUNGHOM;

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managersst

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NERNST.

OR

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT,

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

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FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC. CO.

TYPEWRITERS

WITH ALL REQUISITES.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

AQUARIUS

MINERAL WATER

BILENT WATER

TONIC WATER

[1570

GINGER ALE

A. H. MANCELL, Seoremy. Hongkong, 29th May, 1903. THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE STATUTORY MEETING of the

Tabors Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 4. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, on SATURDAY, the 6TH JUNE, at NOON..

J. WHEELEY,

"General Manager. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1908

(1511

Telephone

No. 75

LITHIA WATER

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GINGER BEER (STONE BOTTLES).

All the Company's Waters are mauulectured from TREBLE STILLELS water-nothing can be parer. Mero FILTRATION IS QUITE INEFFECTUAL for destroying the worst organisms that water may contain, a SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. 16, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 27th May, 1903,

PER CASE 8 DOZ. PINTS

West Mons on.

A COVERED GANGWAY LEADS FROM THE TEAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29.

Town Ofoo 7, DUDDELL STREET.

· [v1 82 KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms.

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

Electric Passenger Elevator to each Boor. Table D'Hote at separate tables.

For Termit. Co., apply to the

·MANAGER.

Honghong, Pit April, 1903.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

A

SIEMSSEN & CO.

fa70

ASAHI. THE CELEBRATED BEER OF JAPAN.

PER CASE 4 DOZ, QUARTS

THE ONLY MINERAL WATER BOTTLED WITH ITS OWN "NATURAL CARBONIC ACID GAS."

PATEONISED BY B.LH. THE CROWN PRINCE OF JAFAN.

MITSUYA

HIRANO WATER

PER CASE 48 PINTS. PER CASE 109 -PINTS

G. GIRAULT. AGENT.

ZETLAND LODGE, No. 525, E.C.

REGULAR MEETING of

810.00 14.00

$6.50

9.59

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"BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA) MACAO

AZETLAND LODGE will be held at TAS been re-opened under European

the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street,

on TUESDAY, the 2nd JUNE, at 8.30 for as

P.M. precisely. Visiting Brethren cordially invited to attend

Hongkong, 29th May, 1903

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON,

35 Bedrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to each room.

Lining-room Kupervision.

sad Contine under

management and most strict supervision food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place. All smforts of a home.

Pro

A

most pleasant retreat for those desirous of [1564 a tow days rest and quiet..

strict

Furopean and American Wines, Spirits, and

BALTA.

FOOL AND BILLIARDS. English, American and Manils Newspapers on file. Terms: $4 to $7.00 per day; $65 to $120 per

[a1265

FIRST CLASS HOTEL Bitanted near

the Banks and Principal Ofces.

Excellent nisins and Wizes.

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

Special Eates for Tourista.

Launch Service for Guesta.

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER.

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Hongkong, 31st October, 1902.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

DÊUNKET'S GAP, The PEAK, near the

Pram Terminus

Tel. 56,

For Terras, apply to the

MANAGER

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

[50

MACAO HOTEL (LATE BING-KEE HOTEL).

favourite and long-established Hotel

Trond on the son front, commanding

a magnificent view of the harbour and adjacent islands, and is open to the cool southerly breezes

ja saminer.

The Bedrooms are large, cool, airy, well ventilated and handsomely furnished The Cuisine is

andor dirost Euro- is excellost and ie pean enpervision.

Fionic, Roating or Shooting Parties specially

Comfortable accommodation for travellers catered for commodious and comfortable stern-wheel Houseboat, with slooping seromme- paying Macao

visit to the istorical and picturesque cation: six passengers and every

solony of

Diseas is 20 miles south-west of Hongkong, One steamer (na Heungshan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both

these centres, JAN

Cable Address" BOAVISTA? For Terms, apply to 12541

THE MANAGER

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN, CANTON, BRITISH CONCESSION.

NOOD Accommodation..

GLOOD

Excellent Cusine.

Every Convenience for Tourists.

£35

month JAS. D. M. CAMERON,

Manager. Hongkong, 6th May, 1903.

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T. F. DA OBUZ Manager.

18139 Canton, 1st October, 1901:

is provided for ihre Lies of visitor convenience. ablo rated.

A Military Band plays in the Gardens, close

to the Ectel, three times a week,

Ben Bathing.»

ing and afteracon

Eteamers to and from Macao every morni

·E G. JORDAN, Manager.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

(01573

HOTEL INTERNACIONAL.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE. HOTEL in Macao. Beautifully situated in Praya Grande next to Government House.

Telegraphio Address: Internacions)."

Apply to

THE MANAGER. Hongkong, 4th October, 1902,