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"DORTMUND"

PILSENER BEEK Gaining in popularity, for experts pronounce it excellent.

916.50 per Case of 6 Dozen Pinte

·

H. PRICE. & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

THE ONLY GENUINE

TANSAN

IN BOTTLED BY

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON

BOLL AGENTÍ

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central

No. 14,198 †ASTOR¶# #÷@!#$%+=Q★ HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1903. #6 »E+=A»Æ8*7L02^86 PRICE, $3 PER MONTH RAINIER BEER THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LD.

UNDOUBTEDLY THE FINEST BEER

BREWED IN AMÉRICA."

PER CASE OF 6 DOz. PIKTN $16.50

PER CABE OF 4 Doz, Quarts)

(al584

SOLE IMPORTERS-

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

CUTLER, PALMER

& Co.'8

PRICE $13.00 PMR DOZEN

NET

"SPECIAL BLEND "

WHISKY

Blond

of Selenied Distillations of the Finest Scotch Whiskies

1048

Apply to STEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong. HONG KONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM-

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYH. 7.30 s.4, to 8,00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 8.40 am to 8.30 am... Every 10 minutes. Raum, to 9.30 .....Every 10 minutos 9.30 am, to 11.00a.to....Every 5 minutes. 11.50 to 12-15 p.m....Every 15 minute Filthy

1.15 pm to 1.49. 15 minutes, 1. p.m. to 2.15 pou....Erory 10 minutes, All bum, to 8. Every 16 minuter. 3. pm. to 530 pm....Every 16 minutes, 5.3% po

00 pu....Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CAR very hour.

545 pan, & 9 pr., 9.45 to

SUNDAYS.

800 am to 900 .....Every 15 minutes. 900 to 9:33 a.....Every 30 minutes. 980a.m. to 19,40 a.....Every 15 minuter. 10.603 . to 11 80 s.n...Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to. p.uk....Every

*

10 minutes.

100 p.m. tu hk p.....Every 16 minutes. 5.00 pan, to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes, -.00 pm, to 7.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minute

pan, to 8.00 pm...Every 10

NIGHT CARS is on Week Day". SATURDAYS,

minutes,

Etra cars at 11.80 p.m, and 11.45 p.m. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com- pany's Office, 38 & 40, Queen's Road Co tral,

JAN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Fong song, Eth June, 1003.

[1098 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT. Csks of 375lbs. net $4.75 por Cask ex Factory. Br.ge of 250 lbs. net $2.85 per bag ex Factory,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

"1660 Hogar, 14th August, 1983. VICTORIA OYCLE EMPORIUM

We are Sels Agents for the following:- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTUR, and

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND

KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARC LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED.

ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINDS OF ELROTHICAL WORK AND SOILIKS.

Apply to

#120]

THE MANAGER OF WORKS AT BUNGMOM;

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

OK

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1915.

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEARS.

Their Brands are favourably known all over the Worll,

The following are some of their Stocks with the undersigned :--

¡C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' FORT SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$23.50 PER DOZ. Distinguished by Four Stars on the label.

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

IMPERIAL BRANDY

$12.00 PER CASE,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

PALL MALL,'

THE

$21 FER DOZ.

11 Years old: the finest quality shipped. Each bottle bears an Analyst's certificate.

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

$11.00 PER DOZ.

Very soft, palatable, and mature.

EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS

$21 PER DOZ. This fine Wine is old, soft, antoi grand devour. Bec analysis and certificate by Froforsor Cassali.

DOURO PORT, $15.00 PER DOZ.

A fue, ful, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER DOZ.

A natural and most pleasant wine to the taste

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR--.

D.O.M.,

$41.75 PEK DOZ. QUARTS.

$43.75 PER 2 JOZ. PINTS.

66 MOUNT VERNON

6

PURE RYE WHISKY.

BOTTLED AT THE DISTILLERY AND PURITY GUARANTEED

BY THE

Telephone No. 75

HANNIS DISTILLING COMPANY.

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

(1 STABLISHED 1825.)

Funds

£10,300,000 Claims Paid

21,000,000 Revenue

1,300,000 THE STANDARD is the ONLY British Life Office having a LOCAL BUARD OF DIRECTORS in the Far East with full povers to accept proposals, issue policies, pay Claims and surrenders, and advance loans.

ON THE SPOT without reference home. Attention is respectin`ly drawn to the advan-

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.ess of assuring in a large BRITISH COM-

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG, CHINA AND THE STRAITS,

15, Queens Road,

Henviony, 10th September, 1903.

*935

REMINGTON

TYPEWRITERS

WITH ALL REQUISITES.

STEMSSEN & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

JUST RECEIVED

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BEST YORK HAM

PRIME SMOKED YORK HAM FINEST IRISH STREAKY BACON GENUINE WESTPHALIAN HAM

APPLY TO-

G.

GERMAN CERVELAT SAUSAGE GIRAULT

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THE

ELECTRICAL

LAHMEYER

LONDON,

AND

CO..

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

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

pany

of old reputation. For full Particulars and Rates, apply to--

MESSRS. DODWELL & CO., LD., Agents. (0-1891

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A First Class Hotel in every respect. Elegantly Furnished Reading, Drawing

Music, and Smoking Rooms.

Private Bar and Billiard Rooms for Hotel

residents.

Dining Accommodation for 300 persons. Private Dining Hboms,

Special Dining Room for large parties.

Ladies' Afternoon I on Rooms with Europeaz

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Ping-Pong Room.

Hydraulio Elevators to every flom.

Electric Lighting,

Electric Fans (if required).

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel.

Winns cooled

machinery.

by Hotel

refrigerating

Hotel Linen washed on the premises by

machinery.

Bedroom Accommodation-13) rooms. Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emergony LD.. Exits on every floox.

1213

THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to--

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

FIEST-CLASS QUIFITTERS. COTTAM & CO.

A SIDMSSEN & CO., Hongkong.

TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

SPECIAL OFFER for ONE MONTH ONLY of our Surplus Stock of THIN AUTUMN SUITINGS at the following Exceptional Prices :--

FLANNEL LOUNGE SUITS.... TWEED AND CASHMERE SUITS

BLUE SERGE SAC SUITS WORSTED AND ANGOLA SUITS BLACK TWILL DRESS SUITS

..$20 TO $25

.$30

$40 TO $45 $40 TO $45 .$55

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

•

A MOMENT'S REFLECTION

WILL BOON CONVINCE YOU AS TO WHICH 18 THE BETTER COURSE TO PURSUE, TO LET A SEEMINGLY SMALL AILMENT DEVELOP INTO A SERIOUS TROUBLE, OR EXPEND A SMALL SUM TO RIGHT THE SMALL AILMENT. YOU ARE FEELING WORN AND OUT OF GEAR, OR YOUR BLOOD IS IMPOVERISHED, THEN WE SAY TAKE

TONINE.

NEW PREMIER CYCLES. Beat American IT REMOVES ALL UNWHOLESOME ACCUMULATIONS Muchines in the Market, always on View and

BOX CALF

MEN'S GLACE KID, AND BOOTS AND

YELLOW CALF

TO SPORTSMEN.

SHOES.

436

ARE YOU PREPARING A SHOOTING EXCURSION?

DO YOU LIKE TO RECORD BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND PERHAPS UNIQUE

F SO YOU ONLY NEED TO MAKE YOUR EVENTS IN YOUR FIELD?

OUTFIT 22 OZ. HEAVIER IN THE FORM OF A

NO. 3 FOLDING

POCKET. PRICE $45; MEASURING 7} BY 47 BY 1 5/8-

NO

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

NECESSARY.

KODAKS AND FILMS OF ANY OTHER SIZES ALSO. KEPT.

+

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

ACHEE

& CO.,

WHICH CAUSE

Hongkong, 17th September. 1903.

for Sale. Aleca Large Assortment of SECOND. TROUBLE AND RESTORES THE SYSTEM TO ITS FORMER HEALTHY HAND MACHINES of various makes, VIGOROUS CONDITION.

prices nearly as good as new, at greatly reduced

MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL CARTS. RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGE- OUT. Everything in the trade always kept in Stook: First-class workmanship guaranteed in al branches of the business. Re-enamelling a

McKINDY & CO., speciality,

1336

43 & 34A, Queen's Road East.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. INFORMATION has been received from

PRACTICE will be carried out from Stone- cutters' Inland, on the 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1903, al targets in u Westerly direction, to the South of Chang Hue Jaland.

Practice will commence at about 8.30 .., and end at about 10 A.., if the range is clear.

By Command,

F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

(2678 Hongkong, st September, 1903,

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned have been appointed Sole Agents for the well-known PAINTS aud OILS of JAMES STOREE & CO., LIMITED, Barrowdeld Oil and Colour Works, Glasgow.

TURNER & CO.

[2649 Hengkong, 22nd September, 1905.

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

DENTISTRY.

Dr. M. H. CHAUN,

27, Des Vœur deAD CENTRAL HONGLONG From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 12490 Hongkong, 10th Marok, 1942.

WATKINS, LD., HONGKONG. NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT,

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT 'ECONOMY '.

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC Co.

од SIEMSSEN & CO.

W. BREWER

23 and 25, QUEEN'S BOAD.

LETTS DIARIES 1904. JUST READY.

A Book for the Globe-trotter. From Hongkong to Canton by the Pearl River By Captain C. V. Lloyd, with Maps and Illustrations.

...$.9.20 NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Sand-Buried Rains of Khotan (Chinoso.

Turkestan), by M. A. Stain..$18.50 Chinese Porcelain, by Gulland; 2 Volumen 17,50 Dasa and Charges en Shipping in Foreign

25.00 Ports, by Urquhart, 10th Edition Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, by

Brewer Trantwine's Civil Engineers' Pocket-Book;

18th Edition

My

Voux; 2 Vols. Service in the Colonies, by Des Tayler's Cold Storage

& CO.

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS,

TEMPORART SHOW-ROOMS, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

(1ST FLOOR, ABOVE MESSRS. PRICE & CO.).

MADAME FLINT & CO.

LA MODE DE PARIS.

MILLINERY and DRESSMAKING

CONNAUGHT HOTEL, Rooms 4 and 5,

FEW MEN CAN BE SURE

can

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

35 Bedrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to sach room.

and Cuisine

1639

under striet

Dining-room F2545

supervision.

European and American Wines, Spirita, and Beers.

Lhat their old age will be free from the free cares of poverty. But most men themselves from such cares by investing in a fa70 Instalment Eudorment of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, which will provide an absolately certain and permanent incomo of from

NEW STOCK.

CRICKET BATS. CRICKET BALLS. DOHERTY AND E. G. M. TENNI RACKETS.

DEMON RACKETS. HOCKEY STICKS. RACKET PRESSES. TENNIS NETS.

EATTING AND WICKET-KEEPING

GLOVES.

SANDOW'S OWN DEVELOPERS,

SANDOW'S GRIP DUMBBELLS. GENTLEMEN'S WHITE BOOTS,: TENNIS SHOES. 9.00 WINSOR AND NEWTON'S DRAWING ·

PAPER DOES NOT SPOT IN 17.50

DAMP WEATHER 15.60 TRACING LINEN, TRACING PAPER. 13,50

$200 to $20,000 a Year for their maturer yours, without sluking mach capital to secure the income.

And moreover, in case of premature death, the income commences AT ONCE to the family. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. (JENEY B. HYDE, Founder.)

1848).

F. KIENE, Malager.

VICTORIA

HOTEL.

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

CONCESSION.

BRITISH

(OOD Accommodation.

GOOD

Excellent Cusine.

Every Convenience for Tourists.

file.

POOL AND BILLIARDS. English, American and Manila Newspapers on

Terms: $4 to $7,00 par day; 375 to $120 per month. JAS. D. M. CAMERON,

Manager.

Hongkong, 6th May. 1908-

To2220

"BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA) MACAO

AS been re-opened under Europea Hagemant and most geriet super eun as to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

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

Comfortable accommodation for travellere paying a visit to the istosical and picturesque

of Macao.

ΟΣ

Macso 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 centros.

Cable Addresa" BOAVISTA.' For Terms, apply to

[633

'T. F. DA CRUZ, Manage Cantor, 1st Octuber, 1901

1977254)

THE MANAGER.

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CHARGES MODERATE.

II. HAYNEB"

THE

Monoger.

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from the North-East Monsoon and Open to the Senth- West Mona BIL,

A COVERED GANGWAY LEADS FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29.

Town Office: 7, DEDDEIA STREET.

1032

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

LUNKETS GAP. The PEAK, near the

P Tran Terminas.

Tel. 56.

MANAGER..

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For Terms, apply to the Hongkong, ad July, 1900.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

ALEIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooz18 Private Bar and Billiard-Rooman. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Electrically Lighted. Electric Fans (if

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Tahle D'Hote át soparale tables.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

MANAGER, Hongkong, 10th June, 1903.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

[#2106:

A FIRST CLASS HOTEL Situated near

the Banks and Principal Offices,

Excellent Cuisine and Wines.

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

Special Rates for Tourists. Launch Bervice for Quests. For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 31st October, 1902,

MACAO HOTEL (LATE HING.KEE HOTEL).

THIS favourite and long-established Hotel is situated on the sag-front, ermmanding a magnificent view of the barbour and adjacent islands, and i open to the coolsoutherly breezes.

in summer.

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

pean supervision.

Picnic, Boating or Shooting Parlies specially catered for. A commodious and comfortable stern-wheel Houseboat, with sleepiny accommo- dation for six passengers and every convenience, provided for the use of visitors, at reason-

rates.

A Military Band plays in the Gardens, close to the Hotel, three times a week.

Sea Bathing.

teamers to and from Macao every mora- ing and afternoon.

WM. FARMER, Proprietor and Manager.

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